Step 1:

Obtain a Student ID. You will need a USF student identification card in order to sign up for your USF NetID that is necessary to access a Blackboard course.

Step 2:

Obtain a USF NetID. This is necessary to gain access to the USF Portal and your Blackboard class. To activate your NetID visit University Network Access. Then...

1. Click "Activate your USF Net ID
2. Click the primary identification item you wish to use:
   1. USF ID# is your student ID which will look like U123456789.
   2. USF ID card number which starts with 6400. Then press the Continue button.
   3. USF NetID if you were provided a NetID and personal code for activation.
3. Enter Birth date
4. Enter Last 4 of your SSN
5. Click "Activate NetID"
6. Select a security question and answer
7. Follow the instructions for the rest of the screens. When asked to enter a password keep in mind that this must be from 6-8 characters and cannot contain any word recognizable by a dictionary. It is recommended that you use a combination of numbers and letters.
8. Verify your email address within your netid. This should reflect a USF email address. If it does not have a USF email address for you, contact Academic Computing at 866.974.1222

Step 3:

Log-in to the My USF Portal using your new NetID and password you obtained in step 2. Then...

1. To find your course, click on the tab at the top of the page which reads "Courses".
2. All course correspondence will be routed through your USF email account specified by your NetID, unless you forward it to another location.

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