Student Login Information
- Your Username
- Your Password
- College Network, Computers, and Web Applications
- BucksMail - Student Email
- Self Service
- Other Learning-Related Systems
- Getting Help With Logins (including password resets)
Your Username
Your username is the same for all Bucks systems. It's made up of your last name and first initial and in many cases the second letter of your first name or a string of numbers to make it unique. Examples: John Doe - doejo; Jane Smith - smithj83617; Joseph Rodriguez - rodriguezj24877
In most systems you will use your email address which is username@live.bucks.edu to login.
NOTE: If you forget your username, you can retrieve it by using our Find Your Username Form. Enter either your social security number or your student ID number and your last name, then click Submit.
Your Password
Your password expires every 180 days and will require you to change it within that timeframe.
- Please go to the Bucks Identity Page
- Click the Forgot Password link
- Enter your Bucks email address - username@live.bucks.edu - the system uses your live.bucks account to match to your personal email and sends the link to that personal email - it will provide a hint that shows which email it is using. Unless you changed it, your personal email is the one you used when you applied to the college or reactivated your account
- Click the email button on the Select Authentication Factor Screen - after you click the button it will show the hint mentioned in Step 3.
- Open the personal email account
- Click on the reset password link in the email you received from OneLogin
- Set your password using the following rules:
- at least 8 characters
- at least one upper case letter
- at least one lower case letter
- at least one number
- at least one special character
- no more than 128 characters
- Common words and names are not permitted to be used as passwords.
- Do not use anything related to your name or birthday
- You cannot re-use any of the last five passwords previously used.
A good way to come up with strong passwords is to use a phrase or song lyric and take the first letter from each word. For example, "Will you still feed me when I'm 64?" would become "Wysfmwi64?" If you don't remember your personal email please contact the Help Desk - helpdesk@bucks.edu or 215-968-8191.
Your password expires every 180 days and will require you to change it within that timeframe.
Your password will need to meet the following criteria:
- At least 8 characters in length
- Mixes letters and numbers
- Mixes upper- and lower-case letters
- Contains at least one special character (such as !, @, #, or $)
- Does not contain any part of your name or date of birth
- Avoids words that can be found in the dictionary
A good way to come up with strong passwords is to use a phrase or song lyric and take the first letter from each word. For example, "Will you still feed me when I'm 64?" would become "Wysfmwi64?"
College Network, Computers, and Systems
A single "active directory" login is used for access to most College resources:
- On-Campus computer network (all computers on campus)
- Canvas learning management system
- MyBucks portal and mail
- Web-based college applications (Admissions online forms, advising signup forms, etc.)
- Library and proxy resources, including access to all library databases
NOTE: If you have forgotten your password. you can click on the Forgot Password link on the Bucks Identity sign-in screen. It will send an email to the personal account we have on file for you.
BucksMail - Student Email
BucksMail student email - Outlook365 - can be accessed directly or through the MyBucks (Portal).
Student Self Service
You will use Self Service to plan, register, and pay for your courses and to see your class schedule. You will also use it to enter or look up your Financial Aid information.
Other Learning Resources
Some instructors use Course Compass, iTunesU, or other sites to deliver content to their students. Your instructor will provide you with login instructions for the specific systems or resources that you will be using, and can direct you to support for those resources.
Login Assistance
Self-service password reset can be done through the steps described here 24 hours a day.
Need Help? Login assistance is available by calling the hotline at 215-968-8191.