The different login accounts needed to access a variety of systems on and off campus can get confusing so here is a breakdown of the different key accounts
York College Student Mail Account
This is your York Email account generally provisioned by Microsoft after a committed status to the school and especially when registering and signing up for classes
The format for your email account is: firstname.lastname@yorkmail.cuny.edu
The format for your email password is : Your DOB (Yc + MMYYYY + LAST 4 of SSN) (This is a temporary password and you will be asked to change it on first login attempt)
For more information on your york mail account go to: Email for students
For information on setting your york mail on a mobile device go to: MyOutLook
Note that your york mail account is provisioned sometime after you commit. You should receive a communication from the York Admissions Office indicating what your york mail account name is and how to activate it. If you did not receive this communication, check that everything is ok with your application before contacting Information Technology.
York College Student Network Account
This is the account that allows you to access student computers on campus for example the Library student computers, student VPN, YCWIFI, Parking Permit online system, Library printing, scanning and copying services when on campus as well as remote logins via VDI systems. This account is generally activated a few days before the start of the Fall semester with a temporary password which you will be forced to change on initial login.
The format for your York Network account is: FirstInitialLastName (also known as the campus login or campus network account)
The format for your York Network account is: Your DOB (Yc + MMYYYY + LAST 4 of SSN) (This is a temporary password and you will be asked to change it on first login attempt)
CUNYfirst ID
Your CUNYfirst ID is used to access the student information system. This is the system you are introduced to when you go through the application process. You received two unique ID's from this system. One is based on your name and the other is numerical. CUNYfirst is the system you will spend a lot of time on and if you are a freshmen has a checklist that should be reviewed constantly. The CUNYfirst ID is also used to access Blackboard, FACTS, DegreeWorks, Office 365, Teams, Dropbox and many other University single sign-on enabled systems.
The format for your CUNYfirst login account is: Firstname.LastnameNN@login.cuny.edu, where “NN” is the last 2+ digits of your CUNY EMPLID
Students are prompted to activate their CUNYfirst account during the application process and your password would have been set at that time. The login page has options for resetting forgotten passwords.
For more information go to: https://www.cuny.edu/about/administration/offices/cis/cuny-login-faq/