Changing Your MyCWU Password

Here is some quick information about the CWU Passwords for Students, Faculty and Staff:

• Your Password expires every 180 days/6 months
• The same password works for MyCWU, CWU Outlook email, Canvas accounts, and WiFi Access across campus. 
  • This is what Central Washington University refers to as the Single Sign On or SSO.  

     

Step One: Navigate to https://wildcatpassword.cwu.edu. 

Alternatively, you can reach the account management page by clicking the Self-Service option at the sign in page you are accessing. From the CWU Self-Service Portal, select Reset Password.

NOTE!

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Step Two:  Select Change your Password.
 

Step Three: Enter your MyCWU username and current password. Please make sure you follow the guidelines for creating a new password.

Step Four: Enter a new password. Keep in mind that the following password requirements must be met to be accepted by the system:

• Password is case sensitive.
• Must be at least 14 characters long.
• Must not include your name or any part of your name, birth date, username or any personal info like street addresses or phone numbers.
• Must have at least three types of the following characters:
  • Uppercase (A-Z)
  • Lowercase (a-z)
  • Number (0-9)
  • Symbol (!, #, $, etc.)

Once a new password has been entered correctly, you will receive a message saying the password has been changed successfully.