All students and faculty have TWO (2) accounts at CUA

The first account is your Cardinal Station account, for use exclusively at cardinalstation.cua.edu.
The second is your network logon account that is used is for everything else: lab computers, e-mail, home.cua.edu, and more.

Your Cardinal Station Account

Cardinal Station is the web-based system that allows you to register for classes, check your grades, change your contact information, and a wide range of other activities related to your academic records at the University. You can access Cardinal Station using Internet Explorer from nearly anywhere in the world where you have a public Internet connection.

For new students, your Cardinal Station User ID and password were sent to you via postal mail when you applied to the University.

Your student Cardinal Station User ID is typically the first four letters of your last name followed by four or five numbers.

If you forget your password or have difficulty logging on to Cardinal Station, please contact the Information Center.

Your Network Logon Account

Your CUA network logon account allows you to log onto any machine in the student labs, and gives you access to your CUA e-mail, your "M" drive (for storing files on a protected, backed-up network server), free antivirus software, and more.

For new students, your network logon account is created when you matriculate. Your network logon username and first time, temporary password can be found by logging onto Cardinal Station and navigating to Portfolio -> Your Email and Network Login.

Your student CUA Network account username is composed of two digits plus your last name (or part of your last name, depending on length and conflicts with similarly named people!). Your password must be changed at least every 90 days, and should be hard to guess. To change your password, log on to home.cua.edu and navigate to the "Change Password" link. You can change your password by this means even if it has passed its 90 day age limit.

If you forget your password, or have difficulty accessing your network account, please contact the Information Center.