Guide to Logins and Passwords for Students
Introduction
This guide will:
List and outline the purpose of the
various secure University websites used by
students.
Illustrate how to create accounts for each
of these sites, set passwords, and access
resources via these websites.
Identify to whom questions about the
websites should be directed.
Website Overview
The Johns Hopkins myJHU Portal
(my.jhu.edu): The Johns Hopkins
University portal that allows access to
email and general university-wide
services.
The Bloomberg School of Public
Health MyJHSPH Portal (my.jhsph.edu):
A secure portal for all unique JHSPH
information. It provides access to JHSPH
Office and Department information, data
storage, personal JHSPH network storage
space, and custom JHSPH software.
CoursePlus (courseplus.jhsph.edu):
Online courses and material for oncampus classes.
The myJHU Johns Hopkins
University Portal
(my.jhu.edu)
The Johns Hopkins Enterprise Directory
Login ID (JHED ID) is used to access
myJHU and is your unique identifier that is
required for class enrollment.
Your JHED ID is used to access these
portal tools through myJHU:
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JHU Email - my.johnshopkins.edu or
my.jhu.edu
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ISIS Self Service- isis.jhu.edu/sswf
Library Resources - jhsph.edu/officesand-services/libraries/index.html
#libraries
myJHU centralizes access to Johns
Hopkins university provided online
services.
University-wide announcements, events
information, and tools, based on individual
user institution and department affiliations
are available via the customizable portal.
Accessing Your my.JHU Account
for the First Time
1. Gather your Johns Hopkins Login ID
information
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Sent via email to students
matriculating in the Summer and Fall.
Individuals with a prior JHU affiliation
will not receive this communication.
Note your JHED ID.
The JHED ID is a series of letters and
numbers, most often the first letter of your
first name, combined with the start of your
last name, followed by a number (e.g.
jdoe12).
2. Go to my.jhu.edu and select the First
Time User? link.
3. To verify your identity, follow the
provided instructions. Once verified,
you will be prompted to create a JHED
Password. The password is case
sensitive and must be at least eight
characters long and contain at least one
character from three of these four
categories:
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Uppercase A through Z.
Lowercase a through z.
Number 0 through 9.
Special character.
Students without a US government
issued Social Security number should use
their assigned student ID number, which
starts with “988“. This information can be
found on the Student Data Form under Stu.
ID, or obtained by emailing
JHSPH.Registra@jhu.edu.
Your JHSPH account is created
automatically upon completion of your
myJHU portal account setup and
acceptance of the myJHU portal Terms
of Service. Your JHSPH ID and temporary
password will be sent to the default email
account entered into your myJHU.
4. Upon completing setup, check your
profile by selecting the myProfile icon
on the left-hand side of the screen.
5. From here you can determine what,
information you would like displayed on
the intranet (i.e., within the JHU
domain) and internet views.
myJHU help is available at
my.jh.edu/portal/group/help or at
(410) 955-HELP or (410) 735-HELP
The MyJHSPH School of Public
Health Portal
(my.jhsph.edu)
Your JHSPH ID is used to access the
following tools through MyJHSPH:
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Personal team site – mySite.
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Custom JHSPH software.
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Secure, web-based network storage.
JHSPH Offices and Department team
sites and group calendars.
jhsphwpa secure wireless network
(available at all JHSPH locations).
Research tools.
5. A confirmation page will appear when you
have successfully changed your
password.
After the successful password change,
go to https://my.jhsph.edu to login using
your JHSPH ID and new password.
MyJHSPH account help is available by
calling the help desk at (410) 9553781 or by visiting them in W3014
Public printers.
A JHSPH ID and password are used to
login to MyJHSPH.
CoursePlus
(courseplus.jhsph.edu)
Your JHSPH ID and temporary password
are issued and distributed by JHSPH IT.
Your CoursePlus account is used to access
CoursePlus, the School’s learning
management system.
Register MyJHSPH Account and
Reset Password
If you enrolled in Introduction to Online
Learning before you came to the Baltimore
campus, you already have a CoursePlus
account. You do not need to create
another one.
1. Go to https://accounts.jhsph.edu and
click on the Password Registration icon
and click on Continue.
2. If your computer is not logged on to the
JHSPH network, you will be asked to
enter your user name (JHSPH ID) and
password. For user name, enter the
domain (sphad\) immediately followed by
your JHSPH ID. (It should look like this:
sphad\JHSPH ID).
3. Enter the password provided to you. Click
on Next.
CoursePlus Account Setup
1. Go to courseplus.jhsph.edu and select
Create a CoursePlus account.
2. Complete the online form
To change your JHSPH account password:
1. Go to https://accounts.jhsph.edu and
click on the Password Reset icon.
4. Create and enter your new password and
click on Next.
A confirmation email will be sent to the
default email you input when completing the
online form.
4. Open the confirmation email from
jhsph.ctlhelp@jhu.edu that was sent to
your default email account.
5. Click on the embedded link to complete
the second phase of the setup process,
and confirm the creation of the JHSPH
CoursePlus account.
CoursePlus help is available at
http://ctl.jhsph.edu/help/
Points to Remember
Your JHSPH account will not be created
until you accept the JHU portal Terms of
Service in the myJHU account setup.
Different Login IDs are required to access
different resources.
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Use your JHED ID to access University
provided resources (email, ISIS).
When creating the CoursePlus account,
your name, JHED ID, and an email
address are required.
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Use your JHSPH ID to access JHSPH
resources (printing, network
resources).
An email address is necessary to send
CoursePlus communications (system
notices, class information, etc.).
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Use your CoursePlus username to
access CoursePlus.
We strongly recommend you use your
JHU email address to ensure that all
University communications go to the same
mailbox.
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A JHED ID is required to ensure that
University systems can identify your
unique enrollments in classes at
JHSPH.
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If a JHED ID is not entered in your
CoursePlus account as part of setup,
you will not have access to any of the
2. Enter your JHSPH ID and click on Next.
3. Enter the answers to three of the security
questions you selected when you
registered. Click on Next.
3. Select Create to finish the first phase of
the setup process.
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4. Choose and answer at least five security
questions from the list. Click on Next.
5. A confirmation page will appear when you
are successfully registered.
class sites in courses for which you
registered.
Use your JHU email address across all
accounts to ensure University, JHSPH, and
CoursePlus communications reach you.
JHSPH Help Desk
615 N. Wolfe Street, Room W3014
Baltimore, MD 21205-2179
Phone (410) 955-3781
Fax (410) 614-6160