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HuskyNetID Activation Requirements

Student Requirements

Students are able to activate their HuskyNetID (username) if you are enrolled in classes for the current semester or if registered for classes for a coming semester.

  • If you are a new student or a transfer student, you must already be registered for courses before you can activate your HuskyNetID through this site.
  • If you have been admitted to SCSU but have not yet registered for classes, please see the information in section for newly admitted students.
Quick tip

The HelpDesk can assist you if you are having problems activating your HuskyNetID. Contact the HelpDesk at (320) 308-2077, helpdesk@stcloudstate.edu or in Miller Center B43.

NOTE: Students enrolled through the Center for Continuing Studies might experience registration processing delays. You will not be able to activate your HuskyNetID until your information is fully entered into the SCSU registration system. If you are a student enrolled through Continuing Studies and are unable activate your HuskyNetID, please contact Continuing Studies to check on your status.

Your SCSU ID and Password

Students will need to know your Password to activate your HuskyNetID. Your Password is the six-digit number you use mainly for course registration at SCSU.

  • If you have not changed it, your Password is set by default to be your birthday in the form yymmdd (yy = last two digits of birth year, mm = two-digit month of birth and dd = two-digit day of birth)
  • It is also possible that your Password could be set by default to the last six digits of your Social Security Number.
  • If you don’t know your Password, Records and Registration must reset it. Please call the Registration office at (320) 308-3936 or stop in Administrative Services Room 118.

Your SCSU ID is the eight-digit sequence on the lower-left corner of your Campus card.

Newly Admitted Student Requirements

You are considered a newly admitted student if you have been accepted to SCSU but have not yet registered for courses. The SCSU Admissions Office will mail your HuskyNetID and activation code via postal mail to the address you provided on your SCSU application. You can expect to receive them within a few weeks of your acceptance.

Faculty and Staff Requirements

Faculty and staff can request activation of their HuskyNetID (username) once you have received your employee ID from Human Resources. Online HuskyNetID activation for faculty and staff is not available.

Faculty and staff: To get your HuskyNetID, you must fill out and submit a paper form available from the campus HelpDesk in Miller Center B43 (lbasement).

Alumni and Visitors

The SCSU Alumni Association can keep you connected to SCSU with tis E-Mail for Life service. You will find details on the Alumni Association site. HuskyNet services are not available for alumni.

All other visitors and guests should contact the HelpDesk at (320) 308-2077 or Miller Center B43 (basement).