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Basic Information About Your Account

For basic information about your Piedmont Account, your Email Address and how to log in to Single Sign-On (SSO) for the first time, please choose the link for your current status.

When you've finished reading the section that pertains to you, please click one of the Go to SSO Login Instructions links conveniently located after each section.

Students
Employees

Students

All current students must log in to their SSO before using other Piedmont sites and services.

Your Email Address and Username:

Your email address is made up of the first initial of your first name followed by up to 13 letters of your last name (not including spaces, hyphens or other punctuation marks), the month and day of your birth, and @lions.piedmont.edu at the end.

The birthdate will always be 4 digits. whether it's 0106 (January 6th) or 1217 (December 17th).

Your Piedmont username is the local part of your email address. That is, the part that precedes the @lions.piedmont.edu.


Example: The user jsmith0106@lions.piedmont.edu, has the username jsmith0106.


Your Password:

Initial passwords have been set to the last four digits of user's SSN with 'Piedmont' at the end. The 'P' in 'Piedmont' is capitalized.

Example:
If the last four digits of your SSN are 1234, your password is 1234Piedmont.

If you don't have an SSN or your password isn't working, please Contact Us.

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Employees

All current employees must log in to their SSO before using other Piedmont sites and services.

Your Email Address and Username:

Your email address is made up of the first initial of your first name followed by your complete last name and @piedmont.edu at the end.

Your Piedmont username is the local part of your email address. That is, the part that precedes the @piedmont.edu.


Examples:
The user jdoe@piedmont.edu, has the username jdoe.


Your Password:

Passwords are now synced with Faculty and Staff domain user account passwords. That is, the password used to log in to your office computer.

If you are a new user, your initial password has been set to the last four digits of your SSN with 'Piedmont' at the end. The 'P' in 'Piedmont' is capitalized.

Example:
If the last four digits of your SSN are 1234, your password is 1234Piedmont.

If you don't have an SSN or your password isn't working, please Contact Us.

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Need More Help?

If you have any trouble, please Contact Us.

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