UAccess Instructor Center User Information

The Instructor Center is the primary gateway for accessing essential resources including class schedule, student photos, class rosters, and grade rosters. This resource guide is designed to assist University of Arizona instructors in navigating into Instructor Center on UAccess and highlights access requirements.

Accessing courses from previous, current, and future scheduled terms facilitates effective course management and planning, allowing instructors to organize their teaching responsibilities across different terms. This guide provides direction on locating and moving between terms from the UAccess Instructor Center dashboard. 

The Class Roster is the listing of all students who have signed up to take a specific class. Viewing the Class Roster gives access to various student details and provides a way to communicate with students or complete administrative actions. This guide provides instructions for viewing which students are enrolled in the class and how to view or print a class roster with photos.

Students who fail to attend classes may be administratively dropped from the class per the Class Attendance and Participation Policy or the Change of Schedule (Add/Drop) Policy. This resource guide outlines the procedure for administratively dropping or administratively reinstating a student. 

Instructor Center has the option to send email communications directly to students on the class roster and contact the Registrar in reference to the class or a student in the class. This resource guide gives direction on notifying individual students, groups of students, or all the students in the class. With the same process, the Registrar can be contacted. 

There are various processes in the UAccess Instructor Center for assigning grades for individual students, multiple students at once, and managing the Approval Status of the grade roster. This resource guide covers those functions and, also offers guidance for assigning failing grades, and explains the implications of different Approval Status options. 

This guide provides instructors with the necessary steps to document engagement activity on the grade roster, with a specific focus on classes incorporating a To Be Determined (TBD) engagement component. This guide assists instructors in customizing engagement for each student, ensuring accurate recording of activity and competency data. 

To submit grades, instructors can import grades from outside Instructor Center into UAccess. This resource guide provides instructions for two methods: importing grades from Brightspace and importing grades from a file. The guide emphasizes the importance of ensuring accurate data entry and provides specific steps for each method, along with formatting requirements for failing grades. Additionally, it informs instructors about the Office of the Registrar's process for handling missing grades and offers support contacts for further assistance.

At times, instructors may need to adjust posted grades during the Open Grading Period and after. This resource guide outlines steps for requesting grade changes, modifying grades, and submitting them. Additionally, it covers the process for changing final grades due to miscalculation errors, including necessary approvals and notifications.

Students who have engaged in an honors contract for a non-honors course require additional notation on the grade roster. This resource guide provides instructions on grading students who have fulfilled an honors contract, as outlined in the Grading Students policy. Instructors use the grade roster to designate whether requirements are "Satisfied" or "Not Satisfied". Instructors edit the column before final approval, ensuring accurate recording of honors contract fulfillment, and access all relevant information conveniently on one tab.

The grade of Incomplete (I ) may be awarded only at the end of a term when all but a minor portion of the coursework has been satisfactorily completed and the student is unable to finish due to extenuating circumstances. The  I  grade is awarded if it would be possible for the student to earn a passing grade once the remaining coursework is completed, per instructor determination. This guide has instructions on how to assign and manage the Incomplete grade. 

At times, instructors may need to post their grade roster while one or more students on the roster have active academic intergrity violation investigations. This resource guide outlines guidance on grading the roster in this situation. Additionally, it covers the process for changing the grade once the investigation has concluded.