All students, faculty, and staff receive Oak accounts automatically. Student accounts are created soon after your registration for classes is completed. Faculty and staff accounts are created at new employee orientation when receiving your Ohio University Photo ID.

Before you can use your Oak account or access any of its related services like on-line course scheduling, grade reports, or software downloads, you must activate it. If you are a faculty or staff member who is enrolled for classes, you will have both a student and staff account. These must be activated separately.

Oak accounts and Oak IDs are unique and will remain the same, even if you leave the University for a period of time. Student Oak accounts become inactive after 2 consecutive non-Summer quarters. Faculty and Staff accounts become inactive 12 months after the date of employment ends.