OSD Instructor Portal

Log in with your MyCalStateLA ID and password.

Review the confidentiality information and select Continue to View Student Accommodations.

On the Overview page, you will be able to review the names of students in your courses and the accommodations assigned by our office.

NOTE: If a student asks you for an accommodation not visible anywhere in the portal, contact our office. 

View Accommodation Letter 

Select View next to a student’s name to access their notification letter listing all their accommodations. 

Filter by Category

On the left-hand side, select an accommodation category for a list of students who have requested these accommodations.

Filter by Course

To filter by course, select Refine Search and inserting the class on the page that follows.

Specifying Your Alternative Testing Agreement 

Select Alternative Testing from the left-hand menu.

Option 1 – I Will Accommodate and Proctor My Own Exams

If you will be proctoring your own exams, or if there are no exams for your course:
Click Courses without Alternative Testing Agreement.

Find the course you are searching for, then select Specify Alternative Testing Agreement.

Make the appropriate selection, select Confirm to Proceed, then click Submit Your Selection at the bottom of the page. 

Option 2 - Exams Proctored by OSD Alternative Testing Center

If you would like the OSD Alternative Testing Center to proctor exams on your behalf, complete and submit the Alternative Testing Agreement for the course. This template provides our office with proctoring instructions, including the best way to contact you/the instructor, and/or TA for questions during the exam, standard class time and exam dates, allowed materials, and other exam-related instructions for our office.
Completion of this template is required at minimum 7 days in advance for students to test with the OSD Alternative Testing Center.
Only one Alternative Testing Agreement per course per semester is needed. The system generates a copy of this template for all students registered in the course who request to use testing accommodations.
If the template was previously filled out by following the link provided in the Notification of Academic Support Services letter, then you do not need to complete it within the online portal.
Select your response and enter your phone number:

Specifying Exam Dates

You can enter all exam dates for your course in a calendar format. When students enter their exam requests, they will have the option to choose from your list of exam dates or to enter their own dates.
Note: Students requesting to take an exam at an alternate date or time must provide written approval from you (the instructor).

Select the allowed materials for that exam. For specific instructions, add them to the Additional Comment section. 

The Alternative Testing Coordinator will follow up if any additional information is needed.

Reviewing the Alternative Testing Agreement and Students’ Exam Requests

If you have selected Option 3, you can then use the portal to review the submitted Alternative Testing agreement and make any necessary changes.  Visit the Alternative Testing Agreement section of your instructor portal, find the course, and click View/Modify Alternative Testing Agreement.

You can also review student exam requests and upload exams for specific exam dates. To upload an exam, go to Alternative Testing > Upcoming Exams > Upcoming Exams Scheduled > Upcoming Exam File Upload. Select the checkbox for the corresponding students and exam date, and then click Upload File. 

Note: If you receive the message Unable to Find Courses in Current Term when you select Alternative Testing, it means that students have not yet made any exam requests for your course. Please keep in mind that this may change as the semester progresses.
If you run into any issues or need assistance, please reach out to the Alternative Testing Coordinator at OSDTesting@calstatela.edu.