Creating & Using SHU Accounts
Setting Up Your SHU Account
One of your first steps will be to set up your Sacred Heart University network account and SHU Outlook 365 email. Before you can use University resources and prepare for the start of the semester, you need to activate your SHU account. Once your SHU network account is activated, it will become your access to the University’s online services and resources.
MySHU Portal
The portal features direct access to Sacred Heart University’s most popular online tools and services. They have brought all those services under one roof with an intuitive and easy to navigate website. You can access the MySHU Portal by clicking on MySHU link from the main Sacred Heart University homepage (From the menu key if using your phone, and in the lower portion of the main screen if on your laptop)
Please note that this site, your MySHU portal, is Powered by Blackboard, however, your classes are offered in Blackboard Ultra. Take time to review all the links. Special attention is given below to access your SHU Outlook 365 Email, Blackboard Ultra, and Student Planning and Advising (SPA) portal, however you can look for free software downloads, pay your bills, change your contact information, see events, and update your health records, all from this portal. Take time to look at all the links, they were curated to make your life easier. Please read on.
Checking Your Email
To check your email, visit your MySHU portal. After logging into the MySHU portal, click on the Office365 (EMail) icon on the Launch Pad to access your email. The first time you log in to your email, you will be asked to set up the language and the time zone. Log in using the credentials you activated and authenticated. You can also add the Outlook App to your device. If you have any questions or problems, email tech support at techsupport@sacredheart.edu or call 203-365-7575 during their hours of operation.
Blackboard
Blackboard Ultra is the portal to your individual classes. Here is where you would look for your assignments, upload or download material, see your grades, as well as interact with others in the class.
Student Planning & Advising (SPA)
Student Planning & Advising (SPA) is found within your MySHU portal. The Student Planning & Advising link offers the following:
- Plan your courses
- View your schedule and classrooms
- Review your academic progress
- Register for classes
- Add/Drop classes through the add/drop period
- Send emails to your advisor
- View your final grades by semester
- View your profile
Below is a video created for graduate students walking through the steps needed to plan your next term’s classes in advance, select sections, approve conditions, and then enroll in your planned courses once the graduate student registration cycle opens for the next term.