Frequently Asked Questions
General FAQs
I cannot
login to CourseWeb. What is the problem?
When you login you have two authentication options, UCLA
or SEASnet.
UCLA Logon
The UCLA logon type of authentication uses a campus
authentication service called
ISIS. You can login using your Bruin Online account (BOL).
If you are having problems with your BOL account, please contact
consult@ucla.edu or call (310)825-7452
option 1.
SEASnet
You must have an active SEASnet account. If you are having
problems with your SEASnet account please read
http://www.seas.ucla.edu/seasnet/Docs/accounts.html.
If you're current with your payments, please call (310)
206-6864, or visit 2684 Boelter Hall.
Google Web Accelerator and other software
If you use
Google Web Accelerator or other caching or cookie blocking
software, you may need to disable it in order to login properly
to CourseWeb.
Suggestion: Try clearing out your cookies
If you are using IE, please clear out your cookies by going to
Tools > Internet options > delete cookies.
If you are using FireFox, you can delete the specific
authentication cookie by going to Tools > Options >
Cookies > View Cookies > search for the cookie
"edu.ucla.isis4" and all cookies with that name.
Other Login Problems
If you have any other problems related to CourseWeb logins, please
email courseweb@seas.ucla.edu
and please indicate the login method(s) you tried and any error
messages given or describe the login problem.
Problem
with your or with applying for a UCLA's Bruin On-line (BOL)
account?
Resetting a Forgotten Password:
If you have a BOL account and have a valid University ID, but
have forgotten your password, you need to reset your password
using one of the following methods:
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Reset your password at
https://www.bol.ucla.edu/cgi-ssl/accounts/passreset/ if
you have established a Challenge/Response phrase previously.
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Stop by the BOL Help Desk located at Kerckhoff
Hall, Suite 124. You will need to bring a photo ID in order
to verify that the BOL account belongs to you.
If you do not have a BOL account and you have a valid University
ID, you may apply for a BOL account at
https://www.bol.ucla.edu/cgi-ssl/accounts/newuser/
For Instructors:
If you had a BOL account and have recently been reappointed OR
if you don't have a BOL account and are newly appointed, you
might not be able to reset your password or apply for a new
account because your University ID may not be valid yet.
Please do the following:
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Call the BOL helpdesk at (310) 267-4357 option 2 to find out the
standing of your University ID and your eligibility.
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If the BOL helpdesk reports that your University ID is invalid,
contact your departmental MSO,
http://courseweb.seas.ucla.edu/public_files/mso.htm.
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If you must have access to CourseWeb before the problem with
your University ID is resolved, you may apply for a SEASnet
account at the SEASnet Helpdesk, 2684 Boelter Hall. You
will need to bring a photo ID AND a letter from your MSO.
You must circle STAFF on the application form (not Faculty, which is for ladder faculty).
Other Concerns:
Please contact Bruin Online
(
http://www.bol.ucla.edu/) if you have any other concerns or
problems.
Telephone Technical Support:
(310) 267-HELP (4357) option 1
Email Technical Support:
consult@ucla.edu
Walk-in Consulting:
Kerckhoff Hall, Suite 124
Problems
with Internet Explorer Accepting the SEASnet Certificate
While logging in with your SEASnet account and using Internet
Explorer (IE), you may receive an pop message with the following
statement:
The Certificate Issuer for this site is untrusted or unknown
What is a security certificate?
The message has to do with the security certificate that enables
the Secure Socket Layer capabilities needed for SEASnet
authentication.
By accepting the SEASnet certificate you will be adding SEASnet
to the list of trusted certificating authorities your computer
acknowledges and approves.
Installing the SEASnet security certificate
In order to get IE to accept the SEASnet security certificate
please follow the instructions given below to install the
SEASnet root certificate.
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Using IE, download the
root certificate. (Right-click and select "Save Target
As")
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Go to where you saved the root certificate and double-click
the certificate to install.
For more information, please refer to:
http://www.seas.ucla.edu/seasnet/webmail/index.html
Student FAQs
How do I
change my email address listed on CourseWeb?
The CourseWeb database has both your SEASnet and the email
address you entered through URSA, if available.
Both of these contact methods are available to the instructor.
When an instructor emails his or her students they indicate
whether to have the email address sent to the your SEASnet
or URSA email accounts.
If you would like to have your SEASnet emails redirected to
another account please follow the instructions here:
http://www.seas.ucla.edu/seasnet/email/
Remember to not leave a copy of the message in the account.
I am
enrolled. Why doesn't CourseWeb indicate this?
Have you paid your fees?
Students that are delinquent with either registration fees or
HSSEAS IEI fees will not be able to access any SEASnet
resources, including CourseWeb, until the payment has been made
in full. Details are available at
http://www.seas.ucla.edu/seasnet/Docs/accounts.html
Did you just enroll?
Information on CourseWeb is updated four times a day with
information from the Registrar at the following times: 7AM,
10AM, 1PM, 4PM, 7PM and 10PM.
If any of your undergraduate classes is not listed and you have
waited a day for the system to be updated, please contact
courseweb@seas.ucla.edu to report the problem.
I am not
enrolled. How can I access a class website?
Please ask the Instructor or TA to add you to "AUDIT" the class.
Instructor/TA FAQs
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What if I
want to have software installed on the SEASnet instructional
computing machines?
SEASnet asks that you work with us at least one quarter prior to
your class for any new software installations. Additional
details on the use of the SEASnet labs along with information
about our instructional computing lab can be found on the web
here:
http://www.seas.ucla.edu/seasnet/classes/resources/
How do I
obtain PTE numbers for class?
PTE numbers are handled by a service provided by My.UCLA. Login
to My.UCLA
using your UCLA Logon account. The PTE link will appear in the
row of links for your class on the "Classes" page of MyUCLA. You
will see the row of links (Email, Roster, Gradebook, PTE,
Textbooks and TurnItIn) for each class appearing just below the
course title.
Once you have clicked on the PTE link for the class, a list of
the PTE numbers will appear with an assign link for each one.
Simply click the assign link for the desired PTE number then
enter the student's 9 digit UID into the box provided. This will
send a notification to the student's My.UCLA page for the next
time he or she logs in.
For any questions or problems, please email
MyUCLA@college.ucla.edu.
How do I
fix incorrect TA information for my course?
TA information for CourseWeb is downloaded from the Campus
Registrar. In order to fix any incorrect information, you will
need to contact your
Department MSO. Once they update the Campus Registrar, the
information will appear in CourseWeb in a few short hours.
How do I
change my email address listed on CourseWeb?
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Login to
courseweb.seas.ucla.edu.
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Go to [My CourseWeb] page.
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In the "My Profile" box on the left, click on the "View
Profile" link.
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Update your "Display Email".
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When you're done with the update, click "Edit Profile
Information" button at the bottom to save your change.
How do I
make Matlab or other additional resources available for my
class?
The flash tutorial,
Requesting SEASnet resources, will visually show you how
to request additional SEASnet Resources for your class.
If you do not have flash installed, the following are the
instructions to request additional SEASnet Resources.
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Login to
courseweb.seas.ucla.edu.
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In your "My CourseWeb" section find the box labeled
"Instructor of" or "TA of" in the left-hand side.
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Click on "Resources: Not Activated" for the class you want
to request additional resources.
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You will see a form to fill out. Please enter in the needed
information.
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Once you are done filling out the form, click on "Submit"
and your request will be sent to SEASnet in order to be
processed.
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You will receive an e-mail when the request has been
processed.
Note: The above instruction does not require you to activate the
class website; you can activate other class resources without
activating the class website (they are separate). If you're using
EEweb, follow the same instruction.
A student
is not enrolled. How can he/she access a class website?
You may add students to access the website by doing the
following:
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Login to
courseweb.seas.ucla.edu.
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Go to the class website.
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Click on "Swith to Admin Mode".
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Under the "Class Admin Tools" section, click on "Manage
Users".
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Click on "Add Guest".
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Enter in the student's UCLA UID number and select to add the
student with the access type of "AUDIT".
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Then click on add. Finally confirm that the UID is the
correct student and confirm to add the student to the
website. If there are any problems please email
courseweb@seas.ucla.edu
How do I
make class sections public/private?
You may make any section of the class website either closed so
that only enrolled students may view the contents, open to
anyone logged in, or open to the public. by doing the
following:
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Login to
courseweb.seas.ucla.edu.
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Go to the class website.
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Select one of the following class sections: Syllabus/Info,
Announcements, Calendar, Materials, Assignments/Submit,
Forum, or Other Resources
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Click on "Swith to Admin Mode".
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Once in "Admin Mode" you may change that specific class
section's View Access by clicking on the tab called
"Settings".
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For the "Access" setting, you may change the view permission
to be open for either "Only Enrolled Students and Guests",
"Any UCLA student" (login required), or "Anyone" (no login
required)
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When done making changes, click on "Save Changes" and you
are done.
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