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Overview
Your Purdue career account is essential for connecting with resources and information at Purdue.
Instructions
Account setup for newly admitted undergraduate students
Follow the instructions provided by the Admissions Office under "Activate Your Career Account & Purdue Email."
Newly Admitted Graduate students
For graduate students, your PUID number is provided in your online admission decision letter. Your PIN was sent to you via email from the Graduate School's Admissions office after you reviewed your online admission decision letter.
- If you are a graduate student and have not yet reviewed your online admission decision letter from the Graduate School, please do so to find your PIN. If you have reviewed your online decision letter from the Graduate School, but have not received an email, try checking your spam or junk mail folder. The email will be from gradinfo@purdue.edu.
How To Activate Your Account
If you have any questions regarding how to set up your Career Account, call (765) 494-4000 or click the "Submit IT Request" button. Please be prepared to provide any Career Account information (PUID, PIN or login name) you may have.
1. Once you have the documents providing your PUID and account setup password (PIN), proceed to the Purdue Career Account activation site at www.purdue.edu/accountsetup. This tool will provide you with your Purdue Career Account username and allow you to set up a password of your choice. Your Purdue Career Account will be used to access most online tools while at Purdue like your @purdue email services, the myPurdue web pages, computer labs, and more.
2. Enter your PUID number, date of birth, and PIN in the appropriate blanks. Be sure to follow the formatting guidelines provided. Click 'Continue' to proceed to the next step.
3. The next page provides you with your Purdue Career Account username, and prompts you to setup a password for this account. Enter your desired password in the first blank, then retype your password in the second blank for confirmation. Please be sure to memorize your Purdue Career Account username and password since you will be using it to access Purdue services. Click 'Continue' to proceed to the next step. The page will display an error if your password does not meet some of the listed requirements.
4. The career account username and password you created will be used to sign into Purdue email. To connect to your Purdue email:
- To log into your email, go to https://outlook.office.com and log in using your @purdue.edu email address and Password. Please note: It can take sometimes 30 minutes to an hour after setting up your Purdue Career Account for your password to sync to Microsoft.
- After logging in, you'll be required to set up Microsoft MFA authentication on your account (see below) by following the instructions on the screen. Or see the instructions here: How to set up Microsoft multi-factor authentication (MFA)
Caution: Email that is forwarded to an external email address will be subject to your personal email spam filter. To ensure that all official Purdue email communications are received, use Purdue's Office 365 email service.
5. Next, you will setup password challenge questions to be used in the event that you forget your password. Please select the check boxes and provide answers to at least 3 of the questions. Click 'Save Changes' to proceed to the next page.
NOTE: The answers you provide are case sensitive.
6. Choose to opt-in or opt-out of receiving text messages regarding public safety emergencies in the campus area. Click 'Save' to proceed to the next page.
7. Choose whether you would like account change notifications to be sent to an additional email address. Major account change notifications are automatically sent to your Purdue email address. Click "Save' to proceed to the next page.
8. You have now completed the account setup process. Your career account username is provided again for your records.
Troubleshooting
If you are having issues accessing the Purdue Career Account activation site, remember that the career account setup password is case sensitive and should be entered into the field exactly as it is listed in your acceptance document. Also be cautious of characters and numbers that may resemble each other (examples include 'O's' and zero's, 'B's' and eights, 'l's' and ones and 'G's' and 'Q's').
What do I need to do after Account Setup?
Email:
- To log into your email, go to https://outlook.office.com and log in using your @purdue.edu email address and Password. Please note: It can take sometimes 30 minutes to an hour after setting up your Purdue Career Account for your password to sync to Microsoft.
- After logging in, you'll be required to set up Microsoft MFA authentication on your account (see below) by following the instructions on the screen. Or see the instructions here: How to set up Microsoft multi-factor authentication (MFA)
Duo Mobile:
- In order to log into Purdue websites, you must set up Duo Two-Factor authentication. You will be prompted to set up Duo with the on-screen instructions. You can also view our instructions on Duo here: Article - How to use Duo authenticati...
Recommended Duo Authentication Methods
When setting up Duo, we recommend using the Duo Mobile app or a hardware token as your primary authentication method. While Duo may offer options like Face ID or fingerprint recognition, these biometric methods are device-specific. That means they only work on the device where they were originally set up. If you have not set up Duo Mobile or a hardware token and try to log in from a different device that doesn’t have those biometrics configured, you won’t be able to authenticate using that method. If you lose or replace that device and had not set up the app or a hardware token, you may be unable to authenticate and will need to contact support.
Preferred primary methods:
- Duo Mobile app (push notifications or passcodes)
- Hardware token (available upon request)
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You can still use biometrics as a convenient secondary method, but please ensure you have a preferred method like the Duo app or token set up first.
For full setup instructions, see:
How to Use Duo Authentication: Article - How to use Duo authenticati...
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