Accounts and Passwords

First Time Account Setup

Before you are able to use your University account:

You must log into Office 365 to change your default password. Please follow these instructions to setup your student account.
Create a new password.
Setup account recovery options in Office 365. You will only be required to setup your account recovery options the first time you log in. Setting up account recovery options will help with self service password resets.
You will need to complete the Duo enrollment steps to complete the account setup process.

Find your student ID number: My User ID

Fall 2025 Semester Account Info

For this Fall 2025 semester, you will continue to login with your current UHV student ID and password to access University resources both UHV and A&M-Victoria. Employees will use their current UHV credentials.

Branding and logo changes will be rolling out in stages across our many university web sites, login pages, and other online resources.

We understand that these changes will appear confusing as websites, URLs, and branding might contain both UHV and A&M-Victoria (TAMUV) on the same page.

When in doubt login with your UHV student ID and password for now.

Helpful Direct Links

Forgot your password - Request a new password. You must have setup your password recovery options to use this feature.
Change your password – You must know your current password in order to change it
Change your password recovery options – You must know your current password in order to change these options
Check Your Account Status - Check for an expired password or account expiration
Find My User ID (Student ID #) - Use to get your University Student ID if you have forgotten it. You will be required to enter in your full name, date of birth, and email address.

Password Informational Links

New Password Policy

Our current password policy will change on May 27th.

For current Students and Employees, when your current password expires on or after this day, this new password policy will need to be followed.

The new password policy will consist of passphrases.

Passphrases must be at least 16 characters long
While not required, it is recommended to use capitalized and lower case letters, special characters, and numbers

Student sitting at a desk and writing in a notebook.

Benefits to Passphrases

Easier to remember
Passphrases will not expire unless your account is compromised
- Forced resets are required if there is an unrequested Duo push or unauthorized activity on your account

Tips for Making Passphrases

Make it personal! Consider using a combination of personal words or phrases. Make it something unique to your thoughts.

Example: Jax loves the color red and soccer. He might come up with KickRedSoccerBallsGoal.
He could strengthen this password by adding numbers and special characters to be something like: K1ck15RedS0ccerB@llsGoal!

You can also get creative with the spelling of words.

Example: instead of using 'my', you can spell it meye (m+eye)

1SEVENteyegars!OMeye!
Moor!P3pp3rs0Npeeza

Not advised for passphrases:

Personal information such as phone numbers, address, birthday, your pet's name
Popular phrases or sentences

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