User ID/Email

Your username, or User ID, is one of the first things you’ll receive from UMKC. A User ID, also reffered to as a single sign-on (SSO), allows you to access to many student resources and systems.

Access Granted

Your User ID grants you access to university email where you'll recieve university related information and communications, and Pathway, the system you'll use to access information about your courses, grades, financial aid and more. 

Email

Getting Started

As a new student, you'll receive your User ID in an admission letter sent to your personal email. This process will include steps for setting up your User ID password, which will allow you to set up your email account.

Activating Your Email Account

  1. Navigate to accounts.umsystem.edu.
  2. Log in with your User ID and previously created student information system password.
  3. Make a note of your email address location just above the Office 365 account box.
  4. If you do not see the Office 365 account box, click "Self Service" at the top of the page.
  5. Click "Reset Office 365 Password" in the Office 365 account box.
  6. Enter a new password. It must meet the criteria listed on the page.
  7. Enter the same password in the “Confirm New Password” field.
  8. Click “Submit.”
  9. Wait for the message that your password was successfully reset.
  10. Choose "Click here to log into your O365 account" or navigate to https://portal.office.com.
  11. Enter your Office 365 email address you noted earlier: username@umsystem.edu and click "Next."
  12. Enter your new password and click "Sign in."
  13. Finish your Office 365 account setup following the onscreen instructions.

Using Your Email Account

Make sure to check your email account regularly as all university-related information and announcements will be sent to your univeristy email account. When accessing your email from new devices, be aware that a security certificate must be downloaded from the Webmail site the first time you log in.

Communicating with University Faculty and Staff

Use your university email anytime you need to communicate with faculty and staff regarding academic issues as they are not permitted to reply to non-UM System accounts.

Experiencing Issues?

Please email Information Services or call 816-235-2000 for assistance.