Accessing Your Eagle Access Account for the First Time (Claim Your Account)

Your acceptance letter from FGCU titled "Welcome to FGCU" will contain instructions on how to access your account for the first time. 

Start Here:

Visit https://www.fgcu.edu/myaccount and click on the claim account option:

Step 1: Enter your user information: (Figure 1)

Enter the requested information to identify yourself to the system.
NOTE:  Please use the first and last name that were in the email you received from FGCU when filling this out.

• • First name
  • Last name
  • The UIN listed in the email you received from FGCU
  • Enter your birthday
  • Solve the CAPTCHA
  • Click "Submit"

Step 2: Review and accept terms of use (Figure 2)

1. Read FGCU's Technology Acceptable Use Policy
2. Accept if you agree

Step 3: User Details (Figure 3)

The system will display your EagleAccess ID.  Please write this down as you will use this to log into many of FGCU's systems

Click Next

Step 4: Manage security questions (Figure 4)

You will be asked to enter your security questions that you can use in the future to change or reset your password.

1. You can change each question by clicking on the pencil next to the question, or use the default questions (Figure 5)
2. Answers have to be a minimum of 3 characters long
3. Click "Submit" when you are done

Step 5: Create and confirm your new password (Figure 6)

1. Set your password following the policy on the right
2. Click "Reset Password" when you are done
3. If your password does not meet the password standard, the system will show you why it did not work so you can make the necessary adjustments (Figure 7)

NOTE - If you start this process and do not finish it, you will need to call the University Help Desk to finish your setup.

Figure 1 - Entering your user information

Figure 2 - Acceptable Use Policy

Figure 3 - User Details

Figure 4 - Manage your security questions

Figure 5 - Change security questions

Figure 6 - Create your password

Figure 7 - Password policy