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Faculty QuickAccess for using Access.SMU

Registrar's Office

GETTING STARTED: Login, Changing Password and Preferences
To login…

Step 1: Enter the web address https://access.smu.edu.

Step 2: Scroll to "Instructor", using your mouse, place the cursor on it and click.

Step 3: On the login panel, enter your SMU ID number without dashes and your confidential Password. Keep your Password confidential as it is your electronic signature.

To change your password…

Step 1: Enter your current password, then your new Password. You will need to enter your new password again as confirmation. Keep your Password confidential as it is your electronic signature.

Step 2: You can Logout and re-enter, OR you can continue by just going to the menu on the left hand side of the your browser window.

To change your preference settings…

Your preferences are simply values that will default into search boxes when using the system. These values can be permanently changed or can be changed in search boxes as you work in the system.

Step 1: On the menu, go to "Your Portfolio", "User Preferences".

Step 2: Select your institution, "Southern Methodist University", click on Select Career.

Step 3: Select the "Career" of the students that you deal with most. i.e. Undergraduate, Graduate.

Step 4: Click on Select Term.

Step 5: Select the current "Term", you should change this each semester. Click on Select Aid Year.

Step 6: Click on Save new values.

CLASS ROSTERS: Viewing and Printing
After you login to Access.SMU…

Step 1: On the left hand side menu, click on "For Instructors".

Step 2: Click on Class Roster.

Step 3: In the term field, type in the term code (see below for term codes). Click Search.

Step 4: Use the right scroll bar to find the class. Click anywhere on the row for that class.

Step 5: Your class roster appears. You can print this roster by clicking on the print icon.