Penguin Portal : YSU Student Portal Login | YSU admission
Penguin Portal : YSU Student Portal Login | YSU admission
Penguin Portal : YSU Student Portal Login | YSU admission. Penguin Portal. Courses, Grades, Payments. The Youngstown State University Portal is an Academic Directory that enables students to easily register for courses, access important announcements, Emails and view course or assignment grades.
https://penguinportal.ysu.edu/ student portal can be access using a web browser (Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox) on either Smartphone or Laptop.
How to Activate a New Penguin Portal Account
How to activate a student, faculty, or staff Penguin Portal account for the first time? Use the steps below to activate a Penguin Portal account:
- Navigate to the YSU Password Self-Service Options site by clicking https://mypassword.ysu.edu/
- Select Activate New Account within the list.
- Enter the information as requested:
- Banner Y ID: Your unique YSU Banner ID number (e.g. Y00123456). This will be provided to you as part of your acceptance information and is also printed on the front of your YSU ID card.
- Login ID: This is the beginning of your YSU email address before the @ symbol (e.g. username@student.ysu.edu or username@ysu.edu).
- Last 4 digits of SSN: The last 4 digits of your Social Security Number (SSN).
Note: International students will receive a “4-digit code for activation” to use in place of the SSN.
Date of Birth (YYYYMMDD): Your date of birth in the format YYYYMMDD (i.e. 19550224 for February 24, 1955).
- Check the I’m not a robot checkbox.
- You may be prompted to complete a CAPTCHA. If so, please follow the instructions presented on the screen to continue.
Click Activate. - Click Continue if the activation was successful.
Note: If unsuccessful, verify that all information was entered correctly and in the correct format, or refer to the bottom of this page for additional assistance. - Enter your desired password into the New Password and Confirm Password fields and click Change Password.
Note: Be sure to follow all password requirements at the top of the page or the new password will not be accepted. - Wait for the password change to complete and click Continue.
- Select three different security questions from the drop-down menus, enter valid responses for each of the questions, and click Save Responses.
Note: The system will not allow you to use the same answer for multiple questions. - Click Continue when the system notifies you that your questions were successfully saved.
- Close your browser tab or window upon receiving the You are now logged out message
- Your account is now activated and ready to be used.
How to log into the YSU Student Portal Portal?
- Go to https://penguinportal.ysu.edu/ Website
- You will be directed to the YSU Student Login Screen
- On the Youngstown State University login page, Sign with your Student username and password.
Penguin Portal Account: Activation Issues
YSU Penguin Portal account passwords expire every 180 days (~6 months) and must be changed to ensure continued access into the account. All new YSU students, faculty, and staff are required to activate their YSU Penguin Portal account to set their initial password and configure their 3 security questions.
Youngstown State International student applying for the first time or a international transfer student
You are applying to Youngstown State for the first time with citizenship from outside of the United States.
YSU Undergraduate Students Admission
You’re considered a “new freshman” applicant. You are in high school or a filling out a college application for the first time.
For 2024 Entry Terms: to begin, click “Create Account” to access the Admissions Dashboard. Once complete, click “Create a New Application” to apply.
New freshman applicants must submit the following:
- Completed Undergraduate Admission Application.
- Application Non-refundable $45 application fee.
- Official high school transcript.
- Official copy of ACT or SAT exam results*
- Official copy of your General Education Development (GED) test results, if applicable.
- Proof of passing all sections of the Ohio Graduation Test (OGT) – Ohio residents only.
Homeschooled applicants must submit the following:
- Completed Undergraduate Admission Application
- Application Non-refundable $45 application fee
- An official transcript showing documentation of coursework completed of grades 9-12 and indicating date of completion of studies or graduation must be sent to Admissions.
- Official copy of ACT or SAT exam results*
- A copy of academic assessment (i.e. Iowa Basic Skills Test, California Achievement Test, etc.) reports submitted to the appropriate superintendent of school pursuant to Section 3301-34-04 of the Ohio Administrative Code must be received by Admissions.
- A copy of the Superintendent’s Exemption Notice showing the student is excused to receive home schooling.
