new student programs
Transfer To-Do
List
Step 1: Activate NetID
Deadline: Now
Contact: Student Computing Services - 410-704-5151 |
Towson will communicate with you using your NetID. Your NetID provides you with access to:
- Campus computers
- Your Towson email account—Webmail Powered
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- Network file storage and Web publishing space
- Towson Online Services for bill payment and
online to-do lists
- Blackboard for online courses
- Off-campus access to library databases
It is imperative that you check your Towson email
account regularly for important information about
your transition to TU, including To-Do List emails
and other university communications.
To activate your NetID, you will need your seven-digit
TU student ID number, which is found on your
Offer of Admission letter. If you cannot locate your
TU ID number, contact University Admissions, 410-
704-2113.
How to Activate Your NetID
- Launch your Web browser to Current Students website.
- Click the Account Tools link to the right side of
the page to open the Account Tools page.
- Under the heading Student NetID (Account)
Management Tools, click Activate Your NetID.
- Read the page.
- Enter the requested information. Your TU ID
number is found on the Offer of Admission
letter you received with this Enrollment Contract
Package.
- Create a password. Enter it in each of the two
password boxes and then click Next.
- Select a security question from the question list
or write a custom question. Be aware that when
you enter an answer in the next step, it will be
visible to onlookers; be cautious as you continue.
- Enter the answer to your security question in
the answer box and click Next. (If you ever
forget your password, you will be able to reset
it yourself by correctly answering your security
question.)
- The account activation system will display your NetID and email address. (You may print this
page for future reference, but be sure not to
write your password on it.)
How to Access Your Student Email
Account
- Open http://webmail.towson.edu.
- Enter your NetID and password.
- Click Log In.
Students should check their TU email account
regularly for important information from a variety of
campus departments. You may set up an automatic
forward to another address if you wish. Also, be
aware that some professors require students to use
the TU email account for correspondence.
If you need to change your password or have forgotten it:
- Launch your Web browser and open the Current Students website.
- Click the Account Tools link on the right side of
the page to open the Account Tools page.
- Under the heading Student NetID (Account)
Management Tools, click Change Your
Password or Reset a Forgotten or Expired
Password, as appropriate.
- Follow the on-screen instructions.
If you have difficulty activating your account, or for
other technical issues, please contact the Student
Computing Services Desk at scs@towson.edu or
410-704-5151, or visit SCS’s TechOverture Online, a site designed to introduce
you to Towson’s computing systems and services.
Sign in to verify that you have activated your NetIDcorrectly, and check your TU email regularly for
important information about your transition to TU.
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