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Service Catalog
An AccessNet account enables you to log in to the majority of Temple University’s online resources and services, including TUportal, TUmail, and Blackboard. The resources available to you depend on your designated role within the university: Prospect, Applicant, Student, Employee, Alumni, or Guest.
To obtain an AccessNet account, you must be affiliated with the university in one of the following designated roles: Prospect, Applicant, Student, Employee, Alumni, or Guest.
The particular resources available to you depend on your role with the university. For example, employees have access to different resources than students.
The method for obtaining an AccessNet account depends on your designated role within the university: Prospect, Applicant, Student, Employee, Alumni, or Guest.
- Prospect
As part of the student recruiting process, you may receive an e-mail invitation to join TUportal. To receive this invitation, you can also:
- Go to the Undergraduate Admissions website, click Mailing List, select the prospect type, and complete the form.
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- Go to the Graduate Admissions website and, under Admissions, click For More Information, select the school or college, and complete the form.
The e-mail invitation contains a link directing you to the TUportal account creation page. After you complete the steps on this page, your AccessNet account will be created.
- Applicant
If you did not receive an e-mail invitation to join TUportal as described under Prospect, you can apply for admission on the Temple University Admissions website. To do this, you will be prompted to create a login ID and PIN. Note that this account is temporary and is used only for the application process.
After paying the application fee, you will receive an e-mail invitation to join TUportal. The TUportal e-mail invitation contains a link directing you to the TUportal account creation page. After you complete the steps on this page, your AccessNet account will be created.
Note that your AccessNet account will enable you to check your application status and pay your tuition and housing deposits.
- Student
Temple University considers you a student if any of the following apply:
- You were admitted to the university and paid a tuition deposit or graduate matriculation fee, unless you received a waiver.
- You registered for the current semester.
- You are enrolled in the Intensive English Language Program (IELP).
After you become a student, you will automatically receive an AccessNet account which you must activate. If you obtained an AccessNet account as a Prospect or Applicant, you also need to activate your account.
To activate your account, go to the Account Management website and click I am a new student, new employee or new authorized guest and would like to activate my AccessNet account.
Note: Your AccessNet account enables you to access all of Temple's student resources such as TU Gmail and Blackboard.
- Employee
Within 24 hours after your paperwork is processed by Human Resources, you will be issued an AccessNet account. To activate the account, go to the Account Management website and click I am a new student, new employee or new authorized guest and would like to activate my AccessNet account.
- Alumni
If you are an alumnus/a, you can renew your AccessNet account on an annual basis. This will enable you to continue using your TU Gmail account. If you never had a Temple e-mail address, you can obtain an annually renewable AccessNet account as well. For more information, refer to Obtain an E-Mail Account.
- Guest
In accordance with the Granting Systems Access and Guest Cards to Guests guidelines, a
“Guest” is defined as an individual who is not a current Temple University employee, faculty member, or student. Guests can include, but are not limited to employees of Temple University Health System, visiting faculty, visiting scholars, contractors, vendors, volunteers, volunteer faculty who are not considered "faculty of record," temporary agency employees, and summer program participants.
Any full-time Temple University employee can request that a guest be granted access to Temple resources in order to conduct official university business. To make this request, the employee (or sponsor) logs in to TUportal and clicks Guest Access Request System under TUApplications on the left.
All requests are subject to approval by a Temple administrator with Level 1 or Level 2 signature authority. When the request is approved or denied, an e-mail notification is sent to both the sponsor and guest.
To obtain an AccessNet account, you must be affiliated with the university in one of the following roles:
- Prospect
- Applicant
- Student
- Employee
- Alumni
- Guest
An AccessNet account is created within 24 hours after verifying your role as Prospect, Applicant, Student, Employee, or Guest.
If you are an alumnus/a, an AccessNet account is renewed or created within 24 hours after you apply for "Free TUmail" on the myowlspace website.
This service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week except during periods of system or network maintenance.
There is no cost associated with this service.
In most cases, AccessNet accounts are created automatically, as described in How do I use this service?. If you did not receive your account information, please contact the Computer Services Help Desk at 215-204-8000 (1-8000).
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