Accounts and Passwords
You’ll use your PNW username and password to access a range of digital services! Learn more about creating and changing your accounts.
Change Password with Boilerkey
Your username and 10-digit PUID number are assigned to you as soon as you are admitted to the university and can be found on your letter of admission.
New Students
Choose the “Account Activation (New Students Only)” option. You will need your 10-digit PUID and username, found on your letter of admission.
Current Students
If you have forgotten you password, you can create a new password online if you filled out your security questions. You will need your 10-digit PUID, username and date of birth.
You will need your Career Account Username and Password to:
- Log in to computers on campus
- Access Eduroam Wifi
- Make online service requests to the Customer Service Center (CSC)
You will need your Career Account Username and BoilerKey to:
- Access myPNW (with single sign-on access to BrightSpace, Financial Aid and other online resources)
- Access Gmail, your campus e-mail account
- Access your online courses
You will use your Career Account Username and Password to:
- Access campus office computers
- Access Outlook web access
- Make online service requests to the Customer Service Center (CSC)
- Access Webfiles
You will use you Career Account Username and BoilerKey PIN and Password to:
- Access myPNW
- Access OnePurdue
