Obtaining an AccessNet account

Prospective Undergraduate Students

Complete the form on Temple's Undergraduate Admissions Request Information page. Select U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents or Foreign Nationals and Non-U.S. Citizens and choose a category. Usually within 24 hours, you will receive an email with account information.

Prospective Graduate Students

Complete the form on the Graduate School Prospective Students Information Request page. Usually within 24 hours, you will receive an email with account information. Note that this process may vary for Temple’s professional schools and some graduate programs.

Non-Degree Seeking Students

See the Temple Bulletin site on Non-Degree Seeking Students for information on how to obtain an account.

New Faculty and Staff

After your paperwork has been processed by Human Resources, you will be issued an AccessNet account. Usually within 24 hours, you will receive an email with account information.

Retirees

If you officially retire as an employee from the university, you will no longer retain your AccessNet account upon retirement.

Emeritus/Emerita

If you are a faculty member with the official university designation as Professor Emeritus/Emerita, you will automatically retain your AccessNet account after retirement. For information about emeritus status, please see the Temple University Faculty Handbook.

Alumni

For information about alumni AccessNet accounts, see the Alumni website.

Guests

A "Guest" is defined as an individual who is not a current Temple University employee, faculty member, or student. Guests can include but are not limited to employees of the Temple University Health System, visiting faculty, visiting scholars, contractors, vendors, volunteers, volunteer faculty who are not considered "faculty of record," temporary agency employees, and summer program participants. For more information, see Granting Systems Access and Guest Cards to Guests.

- Eligible sponsors can request access for a guest by completing Guest Access Request Form on TUportal under TUapplications.

- If you are a TUHS employee, contact the Technology Support Center at 215-204-8000. A consultant will work with TUHS Security to submit and review the request.