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ÀÇÓÑÉçÇø username and password

Your ÀÇÓÑÉçÇø username and password affect most of your accounts at ÀÇÓÑÉçÇø (ÀÇÓÑÉçÇø Google email, Workday, Canvas, computers labs, library tools, wireless access, etc.).

New to ÀÇÓÑÉçÇø? New students and employees receive a username and initial password in separate emails when admitted or hired by ÀÇÓÑÉçÇø.

Change your ÀÇÓÑÉçÇø password

Be aware that changing your ÀÇÓÑÉçÇø password will affect most systems at ÀÇÓÑÉçÇø (ÀÇÓÑÉçÇø Google email, Workday, Canvas, computers labs, library tools, wireless access, network access, etc.)

  • If you know your ÀÇÓÑÉçÇø password and want to change it, . If you need more details, visit the . 
  • If your ÀÇÓÑÉçÇø password has expired, contact the Service Desk at 651-523-2220 and give us your current contact information. An agent will contact you to help you change it.

Password guidelines

Your password must:

  • Be a minimum of 15 characters long. Passphrases (longer and easier to remember sequences of words) are strongly recommended.
  • Be fewer than 64 characters long.
  • Not use repetitive or sequential characters (e.g. ‘aaaaaa’, ‘1234abcd’).
  • Not use context-specific words such as the name of the service and username.
  • Be changed at least once per year (365 days). 
  • Be unique to the last 24 passwords used.


    Once your password has expired, your account will be disabled until you reset your password with the CSD. You will receive warnings at two weeks, three days, and one day to change your password. Please change your password before it expires.

User guides available

ÀÇÓÑÉçÇø Google email

Students, staff, and faculty have ÀÇÓÑÉçÇø Google email addresses in the format of username@hamline.edu. Log into your ÀÇÓÑÉçÇø Google email at www.hamline.edu/mail with your ÀÇÓÑÉçÇø username and password (above). Please note when using the regular Gmail login page (mail.google.com), you must use your full ÀÇÓÑÉçÇø Google email address (username@hamline.edu) and your ÀÇÓÑÉçÇø password to login.

New to ÀÇÓÑÉçÇø? Google email accounts are created for degree seeking students upon registration. Non-degree seeking students are not assigned a ÀÇÓÑÉçÇø email account. Staff and faculty receive their ÀÇÓÑÉçÇø email when hired.

User guides

  • For help using your ÀÇÓÑÉçÇø Google email and other Google Apps, please visit the ITS services page.
  • ÀÇÓÑÉçÇø requires all Gmail users to activate two-step verification for their accounts. For more information and to set up two-step verification, please .

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