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Your UCLA Logon ID

In order to use UCLA's Bruin OnLine services, you must have an eligible UCLA Logon ID. Individuals can obtain a UCLA Logon ID at https://logon.ucla.edu.

Selecting a UCLA Logon ID

Your UCLA Logon ID is the username which you will use to authenticate to BOL services. It also forms the first part of your e-mail address. Once created, your UCLA Logon ID is permanently assigned to your 9-digit UCLA ID number.

Your UCLA Logon ID must:
  • contain between 2 and 15 lowercase alphanumeric characters
  • consist of only lower-case characters
  • begin with a letter

A word of caution: When selecting your UCLA Logon ID, remember that it is part of your e-mail address, which you will be providing to students, faculty, colleagues, employers, and anyone else with whom you wish to communicate via e-mail. Your UCLA Logon ID is permanent. Something that seems cute and clever today may not be cute or clever later on when you need to share it with professors or potential employers.

Selecting a Password

Your password protects your online identity, maintaining the privacy of your e-mail messages and preventing other users from posing as you while performing malicious or illegal activities. You may change your password as often as you wish.

Your UCLA Logon ID password must:
  • contain between 6 and 16 lowercase alphanumeric characters
  • contain at least one letter
  • contain at least one number

Select a password which will be easy for you to remember but difficult for other people to guess. A good password consists of a combination of letters and other characters, often with unusual spelling and/or capitalization. To keep other people from guessing your password, do not use words such as your favorite color, the names of friends, family members, or pets, or numbers such as your birthdate or telephone number.

Creating Your UCLA Logon ID

To create a new UCLA Logon ID, visit https://logon.ucla.edu.

  • You will be asked to specify your University affiliation and agree to the Acceptable Use Policy.
  • You will then be asked to enter your last name, date of birth, and 9-digit UCLA applicant/student ID number or employee ID number. This information is required solely to verify your identity.
  • You will then select your UCLA Logon ID, which must contain between two and fifteen characters. Your UCLA Logon ID is permanent.
  • The program will ask you to select a password. Your password must contain six to sixteen (6-16) lowercase alphanumeric characters, of which there must be at least one letter and one number. You will be asked to enter your password twice; it will not show up on the screen as you are typing.

Once you have completed the process, you may use your UCLA Logon ID immediately.

If you have encountered any problems creating your UCLA Logon ID, please see below.

Problems Creating a UCLA Logon ID

Solutions to the most common problems you may encounter while attempting to create a UCLA Logon ID are noted below.

Eligibility

Only the following individuals are eligible for a UCLA Logon ID and BOL services:

  • Currently enrolled UCLA students
  • UCLA faculty and staff on the UCLA payroll

Note: Visiting scholars are not automatically eligible for a UCLA Logon ID and access to BOL services. If you are a visiting scholar, you must submit the necessary paperwork to the BOL Help Desk before a UCLA Logon ID can be created. For more information regarding visiting scholars, access the Services for Temporary-class Users page.

Emeriti professors and retired staff should contact the Emeritus Center at (310)825-7456 to determine eligibility requirements.

The following individuals are NOT eligible for Bruin OnLine services:

  • UCLA Extension students (except for concurrent enrollment)
  • UCLA alumni

Applicant/UCLA ID Number Missing from Database

If you are eligible for a UCLA Logon ID but the program refuses to allow you to create one, your UCLA ID number may be missing from the database. The following individuals are most likely to encounter this problem:

  • New employees (it may take up to 10 working days for an employee to appear in the database after being entered into the UCLA Payroll System)
  • Incoming freshmen
  • Incoming transfer students
  • Students on a leave of absence

If you fall into one of these categories and are encountering difficulty in creating your UCLA Logon ID, contact the Bruin OnLine Help Desk.

Incorrect Date of Birth

If you are an eligible student or employee but are unable to create a UCLA Logon ID, your date of birth may be listed incorrectly in the database. If you believe that your date of birth is incorrectly listed, bring a valid photo ID to the Bruin OnLine Help Desk, located at Kerckhoff Hall, Suite 124.