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This guide is designed to assist district administrators in setting up access to Varsity Tutors using Microsoft Teams Single Sign-On (SSO). While a fully automated integration isn't available at this time, access can still be granted through a simple manual process. Important Note: User access via Microsoft Teams is managed through a manual upload process. There is no synchronization or ongoing integration available.

How to get set up

  1. Confirm you will use MS Teams/Microsoft EID as SSO with your Technical Implementation Specialist.
  2. Share a roster of your students.
    Note: Currently we only sync teacher accounts in Clever or Classlink.
  3. Follow the format below for the roster or simply access the Student Roster Template that your Onboarding Specialist shared with you.

  1. Send the roster to your Onboarding Specialist to manually upload.
  2. Students can simply log in through this portal and choose Microsoft Teams. https://www.varsitytutors.com/login-for-schools

 

Azure Admin Portal/Console Admin Guide - Add Varsity Tutors to App Launcher (waffle)

This section is only for users who have district Azure Admin Portal/Console access.

Use Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) to enable SAML-based single sign-on for Varsity Tutors and pin the app directly in Teams.

  • Register Varsity Tutors in Entra ID
    1. Log in to the Azure Portal (https://portal.azure.com) as a global or application admin.
    2. Navigate to Azure Active Directory › Enterprise applications.
    3. Click + New application and choose Create your own application.
    4. Enter Name: Varsity Tutors and select Integrate any other application you don’t find in the gallery (Non-gallery). Click Create.

  • Configure SAML SSO
    1. In the new application, select Single sign-on from the left menu, then choose SAML.
    2. Under Basic SAML Configuration, click Edit and enter:
    3. Click Save.

  • User Attributes & Claims
    1. In User Attributes & Claims, ensure you have:
      • Name ID: user.mail (or user.userprincipalname)
      • FirstName: user.givenname
      • LastName: user.surname
    2. Add or edit claims as needed, then Save.

  • Assign Users & Groups
    1. Go to Users and groups, click Add user/group, and select the users, groups, or roles who need access.
    2. Click Assign.

  • Obtain SAML Configuration
    1. Download the Federation Metadata XML or copy the Login URL, Azure AD Identifier, and Logout URL from the SAML Signing Certificate section.
    2. Provide these values to Varsity Tutors for any backend setup (if required).

  • Pin Varsity Tutors in Teams
    1. In the Azure Portal, select your Varsity Tutors enterprise app, then click Properties.
    2. Toggle Visible to users to Yes and Show this application in the Azure AD Access Panel.
    3. In Microsoft Teams admin center (https://admin.teams.microsoft.com), navigate to Teams apps › Manage apps.
    4. Click Upload and select the custom Teams app package (provided by Varsity Tutors) or choose the enterprise SAML app if available.
    5. Once uploaded, go to Setup policies, edit the Global (Org-wide default) policy, and under Pinned apps, click Add apps, then select Varsity Tutors.
    6. Click Save. This ensures the Varsity Tutors icon appears in every user’s Teams left rail.