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When you enter the SOLAR System, you can...

• Access and download class rosters in real time
• Enter grades
• Update your personal information
• View academic records if you’re an advisor
• View catalog and schedule information

1. In the Stony Brook ID field, type your Stony Brook ID.
2. In the Password field, type your password.
3. You will be prompted to change to a new password during initial login.

If you are an Employee, including Faculty, and you do not know your SOLAR password click this link https://adam.cc.sunysb.edu/solarpwd.html.
After you validate your identity, instructions on how to construct your password will be sent to you by email.

• Class Roster View and Download Instructions
• Grade Roster and Grade Submission
• Using the Downloaded Class Roster for Grade Submission
• Viewing the Instructor Schedule and Instructor Schedule Grid

1. Go To – Manage Classes
2. Select Class Rosters
3. Select Appropriate Term
4. View List of Assigned Courses “Select Class Roster”
5. Click on select course class roster to view student listing.
6. View listing of enrolled students
7. Also available on this panel is a “Camera Icon” to view photo of student.
8. Instructors have the option of viewing the class roster for Enrolled Students, Students on Waitlist, Students who Dropped the course after the semester began.
9. Instructors also have the option of sorting class roster by Last Name, First; Academic Level, Grade, Units Taken (useful for variable credit courses)
10. Links at bottom of page Return you to Previous Page to select from other rosters, Select a Different Term, “or” go to the Top of the Page and return to HOME.

1. Go To – Manage Classes
2. Select Class Rosters
3. Select Appropriate Term
4. View List of Assigned Courses “Select Class Roster”
5. Click on select course class roster to view student listing.
6. View listing of enrolled students.
7. Click “Class Roster Download” to download roster
8. Click the "Okay" button and the downloadable roster will appear in a spreadsheet in csv format.

• Log into the SOLAR System at: http://www.stonybrook.edu/solarsystem
• Under "Manage Classes", Select "Grade Students”
• Click, the link for the term desired to enter grades
• Click “Search” and select appropriate course title for which you want to enter grades
• Click course to be graded.
• Input grades (Tab from field to field.)
• SAVE
• Change “Approval Status” to “Submit Grade”
• SAVE

• Select (click on) the appropriate course title for which you want to enter grades.

• Grade Roster Panel Shot: Enter the appropriate grade for each student in his/her respective grade Input field WHILE THE APPROVAL STATUS IS IN “NOT REVIEWED”.

• If you are not sure what the valid grades are for the class, select the Lookup button to the right of the Grade Input field. The screen shot below will appear. Click on the Lookup button.
• The appropriate grades will appear below the buttons. You can select the appropriate grade from the Search Results list.
  Be sure to SAVE your grade roster while in NOT REVIEWED frequently, especially if you have a large class. The Save button is located on the button left side of the page. (Alt 1 Enter). To use the shortcut of Alt 1 and Enter 1 you must use the number 1 located over the letters on the keyboard. The number 1 on the number pad will not work.
• After you have entered all the grades, Save. If you are a TA in a course or if you team-teach, click the drop down arrow next to the Approval Status and change the status to Ready to Review.
• If you are the Primary Instructor of the course for the purposes of grade submission, you will have access to change the Approval Status to Submit Grades from the dropdown menu, Save.
• If you attempt to Save a grade roster when all grades are not submitted, you should get an Error message. If this happens, select NOT REVIEWED and continue entering your grades to the Grade Roster.
• When changes have been entered, hit SAVE, select Submit Grades from the dropdown menu, SAVE again.
• If you are entering the grades only and are not submitting them hit SAVE.
• Change the approval status to "Ready for Review" then SAVE.
• If grades have not been posted and the instructor needs to correct a grade, then simply change the approval status from "Ready to Review" back to "Not Reviewed", hit SAVE, enter the correct grade, then hit SAVE again.
• Once you have finished, you will again change status to "Submit Grades", then SAVE.
• After the Registrar’s Office has posted the grades to the student’s record, the Grade Input field will no longer be available to you. If you need to change the student’s grade after it has been posted, you will need to file a grade change form with the Registrar's Office.
• This illustration is your grade roster after the grades have been posted.
  

1. Go To – Manage Classes
2. Select View Class Schedule to see list of courses assigned
3. Select the appropriate term (Fall/Spring/Summer)
4. View assigned course load “View My Class Schedule” which list all related course information.
5. Instructor may also view “Class Schedule” in a grid format. Instructor must first select the first day of the semester (As of Date field). Tab out and then select the GO button. You will then be able to view class schedule assignment in the grid format.
6. To return home, GO TO top of page and select “Home”