NSU Account Information

Your NSU Email Name is created automatically when you become a new student, faculty, or staff member of NSU. Your NSU Email Name will also be your SharkLink ID with the @mynsu.nova.edu/@nova.edu (e.g. NSU email: shark@mynsu.nova.edu where SharkLink ID is "shark").

Your Sharklink ID can be used to log into:

• WebSTAR
• SharkLink Portal
• SharkLearn - Canvas
• Library

Enabling security access to various other NSU Web Applications

Your SharkLink ID is created automatically upon acceptance at NSU. Your SharkLink ID also known as the “username” which can be used to access:

• SharkLink
• SSB/WebSTAR
• SharkMail
• SharkLearn - Canvas
• Library
• Wireless access
• and other NSU Web applications and portals.

If you are a current student who has misplaced your NSU ID or a new student that has never accessed the system before, please go to to retrieve your NSU ID online.

"User" is the first part of your NSU email address in the below samples:
Faculty/Staff - user@nova.edu
Students - user@mynsu.nova.edu

After setting up new password, please wait three minutes for the password to sync with systems

To set up your account, passwords require:

1. A password not used in the past
2. Minimum of 8 characters in length.
3. Maximum of 100 characters
4. Contain a mix of:
   1. uppercase letters
   2. lowercase letters
   3. numeric digits
   4. At least 1 special character(s) from these options '-!#$%&()*,./:;?@[]^_`{|}~+<=>
5. Can not contain:
   1. any part of name
   2. email
6. To be created two days after Acceptance Letter

Helpful Links

• Set Up/Reset Your Password
• Change Password
  • To change your password if the current password is known