Ohio University

Your OHIO ID and password are your keys to most online services at Ohio University. If you are new to the university, returning after an extended absence, or if you do not yet have any secret questions set, you will need to activate your OHIO ID.

Please follow the appropriate instructions below:

Current Students, Faculty and Staff

If you are already using your OHIO ID but have yet to set your secret questions, you can do so here:

• Set your secret challenge questions
  

• • Detailed instructions & password complexity requirements (PDF)
    

New Students

Before following the activation link below, make sure you have your PID. This number can be found on your letter of admission.

• Activate your OHIO ID

If you have any problems activating your OHIO ID, please contact the Service Desk at 740-593-1222 or servicedesk@ohio.edu.

New Faculty & Staff

Employee OHIO IDs must be activated in person. Please bring a photo ID to one of the following locations to verify your identity and activate your faculty/staff OHIO ID:

• Service Desk - 3rd Floor, HDL Center
• Eastern - Eastern Campus Lab Annex - 227 Shannon Hall
• Zanesville - Learning Advancement Center - Elson Hall
• Lancaster - Computer Lab, 215 Herrold Hall
• Chillicothe - Computer Lab, Bennett Hall
• Southern - Open Computer Lab, 210 Academic Center Building

If you are a faculty/staff member who is also enrolled for classes, you will have both a faculty/staff OHIO ID and a student Oak ID. To avoid missing any class-related messages, you should activate your student OHIO ID.

If you need help, please contact the Service Desk at 740-593-1222 or servicedesk@ohio.edu.