Below is a list of accounts available at BGSU and information about obtaining them. A BGSU E-mail account is account available to all current and admitted BGSU students, faculty, and staff. You must get that account before you can apply for any other computer account at BGSU. As part of the BGSU E-mail account creation process, you will be issued an account on eLearning (the Blackboard server) and the Windows XP domain server. The time when your eLearning (Blackboard) account is available will depend on the time your BGSU E-mail account was created. For details, click here.  You will use your BGSU userid and password for MyBGSU, to login to a Windows XP computer, and whenever you are asked to authenticate to gain access to protected resources at BGSU.

The links below will take you to instructions or an online application form to apply for that account. Note that some accounts are only available to individuals or groups that meet certain criteria. If you need information about account passwords, see the Password Self Help page.

Authentication userid and password
Same as your BGSU account userid and password.

BGSU E-mail Account (Outlook Web Access (OWA), Outlook, Entourage)
I have a temporary ID card. How to I activate my BGSU email account? 
I have my BGSU ID card. Where do I go to activate my BGSU E-mail account? 
Account will be created at the top of the hour.

BGSU Office Account (for offices/departments, faculty/staff groups and registered student groups)
Application form 

BGResearch Account
BGResearch Account Information
Account will be created within 72 hours of receiving a valid request.

BGUnix Account
Obtaining a BGUnix Account
Account will be created at the top of the hour.

Classwork Account - (accounts for web development requested by teaching faculty for a specific semester's class; accounts deleted at end of each semester)
Obtaining Classwork Accounts
More information about the Classwork server
Takes approximately 3 days to process account requests.

CICS Account
Obtaining a CICS Account 
After the required forms are received by the TSC, it will take approximately 24 hours to create the account.

Content Management System (CMS) Account
Accounts are issued to University Employees building their office or department web sites using the Content Management System. Contact the Web Development Office at webdev@bgsu.edu for more information.

eLearning (Blackboard Account)
Your MyBGSU account is requested automatically as part of the BGSU E-Mail Account Creation process.  The time your account is available depends on the time your BGSU account was created.  Click here for details.

ePortfolio
To access ePortfolio, use a web browser and enter http:// yourBGSUuserID.with.bgsu.edu as the URL.
If you do not already have an account, an account registration page will be displayed. The username for all e-Portfolio accounts will be the same as each account-holder's BGSU username.
More info about ePortfolio ...

Focus - use CICS account userid & password

Listserv Account
Listserv Registration Form
Takes approximately 2 or 3 days to process the request.

MyBGSU portal - use BGSU E-Mail account userid & password

Myfiles Account- use BGSU E-mail account userid & password

MyVPN Account - use BGSU E-mail account userid & password plus SecurID token
Getting a BGSU MyVPN Account

PageCenter Web Access - use CICS account userid & password

Personal Web Server Account
Obtaining a Personal Web Server Account
Account will be created at the top of the hour.

Podcast Server
Podcast Server Account Request
Takes approximately 2 or 3 days to process the request.

SGI Workstations - (instructors request an account for students who need one)
Administrative or Class Account Requests
Takes 2 - 3 days to process an account request.

Voicemail (Audix) Account
Students -->  Voicemail Assistance
Faculty/Staff -->  Change Telephone Display and/or Voicemail Request Form

Windows XP Domain Server Account
Automatically created when your BGSU E-mail account is created.

Web Server Account Information
Web Server Access for Student Organizations
Web Server Access for Faculty Courses

Web Server Access for a Personal Web Page
Web Server Access for University Employees