Establish Access

WUSTL KEY, WEBSTAC, AND STUDENT EMAIL

Your WUSTL Key is the set of login credentials (login ID and password) you’ll use to access WebSTAC and many other WashU online services.

All entering first-year and transfer students receive an email notification from the University Registrar with information about their WUSTL Key, WebSTAC, and their university email address.

WUSTLkey.wustl.edu; WebSTAC.wustl.edu; email.wustl.edu

Use your @wustl.edu email. It’s very important that you start using your WashU email address once you have it. It’s the main way you’ll receive a lot of information from the university. Remember to check it several times a week!

WEBSTAC.WUSTL.EDU

Web STudent ACcess is an online WashU platform where you register for courses, see your grades, request official transcripts, review billing information, check your meal plan points and Bear Bucks activity, and more.

PREFERRED NAME

Washington University recognizes that many students prefer to use names other than their legal names to identify themselves. Any student on the Danforth Campus may choose to identify a preferred first name in addition to their official name of record. Students can add or change their preferred name on WebSTAC.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Please check your WebSTAC account to make sure your mailing address and cell phone number are listed correctly. It’s also good to make sure your parent and family member contact information is up-to-date, including mailing addresses, home and cell phone numbers, and email addresses; this will ensure they receive important university communications and emergency notifications.

You can make mailing address and phone number updates yourself in WebSTAC. To change the listed family member email(s), please visit families.wustl.edu and select “communications,” where you will find a form to update this record.

PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION

The privacy of your student record is protected by law under the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Certain pieces of “directory information” on your record may be publicly available, such as your name, mailing address, and phone number, unless you have placed an information restriction on your record, which is your option under the law. You can remove yourself from the public directory via WebSTAC.

DUO: WASHU 2FA TWO-STEP AUTHENTICATION

WashU 2FA—a two-factor (or two-step) authentication service provided by Duo, an industry leader in cybersecurity services, adds a second layer of security to your WUSTL Key account when accessing the many WashU systems, which may contain sensitive personal information. By verifying your identity through the use of a second device, hackers and identity thieves are prevented from logging in these systems, even if they know your WUSTL Key ID and password. Through Duo, you’ll be alerted immediately if someone tries to log in using your credentials. Learn more at it.wustl.edu.

STUDENT ID CARD

Your ID card is not only proof of being a student at WashU, but it also holds your points for your meal plan, gives you access to buildings and computer labs on campus, and much more. You will receive your student ID card when you arrive on campus.

JUNE

Activate your WUSTL Key

Activate your WUSTL email account

Review and edit your WebSTAC User Profile

Send a head-shot to Campus Card Services for your student ID

ONLINE RESOURCES Visit newstudents.wustl.edu for more information about how to complete each checklist item.