Penn State Access Account

Activating a Penn State Access Account

Your information

  • USER ID: (Your initials, followed by 3 or 4 numbers)
  • PASSWORD: (You can change this at accounts.psu.edu)
  • PSU EMAIL ADDRESS: (userid @ psu . edu)

Resetting Your Password

You’ll be required to change your password every year, or it will expire. You can do so within the year by going to https://accounts.psu.edu and clicking the “Change password” link.

  • If you forget your password, you may reset it by visiting accounts.psu.edu and clicking on “Forgot Password”.
  • If it has expired, you may reset it by visiting accounts.psu.edu and clicking on “Change Password”.
  • You also have the option of calling the helpdesk and have a reset password link emailed to your personal email account on file.

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