ONLINE CREDIT COURSES

WELCOME NEW STUDENTS! 
Before activating your Wake Tech key account, review the information on this page.

USERNAME FORMULA:

In lowercase characters, the username formula includes:

1. First letter of first name
2. First letter of middle name (omit if no middle name)
3. Last name

EXAMPLE:

Suzie Q. Public’s key account username would be sqpublic.

EXCEPTIONS:

• Omit the hyphen for hyphenated last names.
• Married female students may need to replace the middle initial with the initial of their maiden name. Mrs. Suzie Q. Student Online would log in with sqsonline.
• Sequential numbers will be automatically added to duplicate usernames.

PASSWORD FORMULA:

Passwords must include at least 8 characters. DO NOT USE the following symbols, $ ! <> & { } * ~ " ‘ < > + = [ ], or more than 2 consecutive letters from your name.

Include 3 of the following character types:

• Uppercase letters, A through Z
• Lowercase letters, a through z
• Numbers, 0 through 9
• Acceptable symbols, @ # % ; : -

ACTIVATE YOUR KEY ACCOUNT

1. Go to the student portal, my.waketech.edu.
2. Click the red Activate-Account button.
3. Follow instructions.

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