Accessing Blackboard and ePermit through the CUNY Portal

http://www.cuny.edu

In order to access Blackboard you will have to login to the CUNY portal. If you have already registered for the portal, login with your portal username and password. The Blackboard link will appear in the “SSO Applications for Students” box on My Page. The ePermit link is located in a module called CUNY ePermit.

If you have never registered on the CUNY Portal do the following:

Step 1. Click the “Log-In” link on the left navigation bar. This will bring you to the Portal Login page.

Step 2. Click on the “Register Now!” link.

Step 3. Select the option that best describes your current affiliation with the University: e.g., Student, Faculty, Staff.

Step 4. On the User Validation screen enter your Last Name, Social Security number and Date of Birth.

Enter your Social Security Number without spaces or dashes: nnnnnnnnn

Enter your Date of Birth in the following format: mm/dd/yyyy

Step 5. Click then confirm the information you entered by clicking

Step 6. Now you will get a screen where you can change your username, create your password and enter an e-mail address. Your username should follow this format: First Initial of First Name + Last Name + Last 2 digits of SS#. Please note this is not the default that CUNY provides to you, so you MUST change it. Your password should be the last 6 digits of your SS#.

Be sure to list an accurate e-mail address. This is the means by which we communicate a new password to you if you ever forget your password.

Make sure that you write down your username and password and store it in a safe place. You will need them each time you login to the portal. After you’ve entered all the required information click the “Save” button.

Step 7. You will be brought back to the Portal Login screen with a message stating:

“You have successfully completed the registration process. Now you can log into the portal.”

Step 8. Enter your username and the password you’ve created and click

Step 9. “My Page” will open and you are now logged onto the CUNY Portal.

Portal Registration Problems

I enter the information requested but I get:

“One or more fields below did not exactly match the data we have in our records. Please try again.”

Some of your information may have been entered in an incorrect format:

· Social Security Number – have you entered it in the format 123456789 with no spaces and no dashes?

· Date of Birth – have you entered it in the format 01/01/1970?

If you have entered your information in the required format and are still having trouble registering, please contact the appropriate office to verify that your information has been entered into our system correctly:

· Staff and Faculty – contact your human resources office

· Students – contact your college registrar’s office

If your HR office or Registrar confirms that the information entered is correct and you are still unable to register,

please click on the Portal Help link on the left navigation bar and click on the link.

Fill out the online form and send the following information:

Your Full Name (including middle initial or hyphenated last name…etc.)

Date of Birth

Campus affiliation e.g. student, staff or faculty

Campus e.g. Baruch, LaGuardia...etc

Your email address

Phone Number

Portal Login Problems

· I am registered but I forgot my password. - Click on the Forgot Your Password? link on the Portal login page. A new password will be sent to you via e-mail at the address specified in your portal profile.

· I type in the username and password but I get :

“Authentication failed. Please enter a valid username and password.”

Note: Passwords are case sensitive. If you are still unable to log in please click on the “Portal Help” link on the left navigation bar and then click the link. Fill out the online form and send the following information:

Your Full Name (including middle initial or hyphenated last name…etc.)

Date of Birth

Campus affiliation e.g. student, staff or faculty

Campus e.g. Baruch, LaGuardia...etc

Your email address

Phone Number

Portal Username

I know my password but forgot my username - Click on the “Portal Help” link on the left navigation bar and click on the link. Fill out the online form and send the above information

‘My Page’ on CUNY’s Portal

Now that you’ve logged into the Portal you can customize your “My Page” by editing the modules on this page. Here you can add bookmarks, add text or html, create a task list and access your SSO (single sign on) links. SSO links are accessible depending on your campus affiliation. (e.g., Student, faculty or staff). You can access eSims, Blackboard, Epermit and E-journals and Reference Databases. Here is a view of “My Page” with the different modules.

8. The Apply to CUNY module has a link to: CUNY’s Online Center for Admissions and Financial Aid

You will see your name once you’ve logged in.

6. You can also change the location of the modules on you My Page by clicking Move Content.

7. You can also create a task list. Just click on Add Task and add them one at a time.

5.You can add and edit the modules on your My Page by clicking Edit Content.

3. Click this link to access ePermit.

This is a SSO module for a Student. You can not add links to this module. The links accessible are predetermined based on your campus affiliation. e.g., eSims, E-journals, CPE Reading Material and Blackboard are applications registered students would need.

UUID number

Note: How to tell if a user isn’t logged into Blackboard even though her sees the above screen?

The UUID at the bottom of the screen will start with the year the user enrolled into college. If the UUID starts with (123123123….etc) then the user is not actually logged into blackboard. If this happens then the user should close the window and try logging back into the portal and then click on the blackboard link again.

If the user is still unable to connect to Blackboard - please click on the gray web support link at the lower right of the page then the link. Fill out the online form and click . Please include your full name, Date of Birth, and a contact phone number.

Accessing ePermit

3. Here you can check Pending Permits or Create A New Permit

5. You can check your Student Information or Sign Off.

Note: If you haven’t completed you ePermit you can always come back and pick up where you left off.

4. Access the CUNY Website, TIPPS Website and Schedule of Classes.

2. By clicking on the ePermit link another page will open so that you can enter your CUNY Portal id and password, click Login to access the application.

1. This is the ePermit link