Computer and Email Accounts

Learn how to set up your student login accounts, get your @ucsd.edu email, connect to the UC San Diego network, or find help with any of these tasks.

Set up your student account

If you're a new UC San Diego student, you'll be issued a campus username and email account shortly after accepting an offer of admission.

• Follow the steps to confirm your identity and activate and access your new student account.
• You'll use the same username and password to access other campus resources such as the Canvas Learning Management System, WiFi, etc.
• Undergraduate student accounts may take up to 24 hours before mailbox access is possible, while graduate student accounts may take up to 7 business days.

Access ucsd.edu email

• Undergraduate students, access your UC San Diego email 24 hours after creating your account with these instructions: Check UCSD Gmail from the Web.
• Most graduate students are provided Gmail mailboxes within 2–3 business days, which may be accessed following these instructions: Check UCSD Gmail from the Web.
• More info: How to read your email

Access your course websites

• Canvas

If you live on campus, connect to the UC San Diego network

• Connect and register your computer