> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://app.simcare.ai/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# View as Student

> Impersonate any student in your program — read-only, audit-logged, and time-boxed to 30 minutes.

**View as Student** lets coordinators and admins see FieldX exactly as a specific student sees it. It replaces the old sandbox-account workflow with one-click impersonation that's safe, audit-logged, and never affects student data.

## When to use it

* Walking through a student's clearance issue without asking them to screen-share
* Confirming a recurring assignment is showing up on the right day
* Testing a new cohort, form, or report from the student's perspective
* Onboarding new staff by showing them what students see

## Starting a session

You can launch View as Student from several places:

1. **My Program → Members → Students** — actions menu on any student row → **View as Student**
2. **Cohorts → cohort → Members** — actions menu on any student row → **View as Student**
3. **Student Details modal** — the **View as Student** button at the top

A confirmation toast appears, then SimCare opens the student's Field Experience dashboard in your current window.

## The amber banner

While impersonation is active, a sticky amber banner stays pinned to the top of every page. The banner shows:

* The student's name
* A live **countdown timer** (default 30 minutes)
* An **Exit Student View** button — click to return to your coordinator account immediately

You'll see the student's data exactly as they would — same tabs, same urgent badges, same locked screens if they haven't completed clearance.

## What's read-only

View as Student is a strict read-only mode. You can navigate freely, but **you cannot**:

* Submit a form on the student's behalf
* Log hours
* Send a join request
* Approve, reject, or sign anything
* Modify the student's profile, sites, or supervisors

If you try, the action is silently blocked and a small toast explains why.

## Audit log

Every impersonation session is recorded in your **Activity Log** (My Program → Activity Log):

* Who started the session
* Who they impersonated
* Start time, exit time, and pages visited
* Whether the session timed out or was exited manually

Coordinators can review past impersonations to satisfy security or accreditation requirements.

## Session lifetime

* **Auto-expires after 30 minutes** — the session ends automatically and you're returned to your coordinator account
* **Single active session** — starting a new impersonation ends the previous one
* **Browser-tab scoped** — the impersonation cookie applies only to the tab you started it in

<Tip>If your 30 minutes runs out and you still need to debug, just click **View as Student** again on the same student. A fresh session starts.</Tip>

## Faculty and supervisor accounts

For site supervisors, use the dedicated [View as Supervisor](/docs/fieldx/view-as-supervisor) flow from **Members → Supervisors**. There's no dedicated "view as faculty" — faculty have a lighter dashboard you can test by joining a cohort as faculty using the cohort join code.