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Accessing Minerva

Need help? Select one of the following tabs, or refer to the troubleshooting section below.

Students

Current students must refer to the 2FA information provided on the IT Website. Former students who did not complete a degree should refer to the "Other Users" tab.

Alumni

For Alumni who do not have two-factor authorization yet, they can use the password reset via the .

91˿Ƶ Alumni Association
Email:info.alumni [at] mcgill.ca
Tel.: 514-398-5000
Toll-free in North America:1-800-567-5175

Other Users

"Other Users" include former students (including IUT and exchange students), postdoctoral fellows and research trainees, guests and applicants of 91˿Ƶ's School of Continuing Studies (All other applicants should refer to ).Staff must contact Human Resources for assistance.

Once you’ve applied, a confirmation of your application, including a 9-digit 91˿Ƶ identification (ID) number, will be sent via e-mail between 24 to 48 hours after submitting your application. This 91˿Ƶ ID number will provide you access to where you will be able to track your application and upload supporting documents as needed. Remember to check your trash and spam folders for this email from 91˿Ƶ IT.

Graduate applicants who applied in the past but never enrolled in courses will also need to submit a new application via the graduate web application.

Graduate applicants will only obtain access toonce they accept an offer of admission.

1. I do not remember or never received my 91˿Ƶ ID number.


On the click Forgot ID.

Forgot ID functionality

On the Forgot ID page, enter the email address, it must be the same email address that was specified on your application to 91˿Ƶ.

screenshot of Forgot ID page showing enter email field

You will receive an email from 91˿Ƶ with your ID number. Remember to check your trash and spam folders for this email from 91˿Ƶ IT.

2. You know your 91˿Ƶ ID number but do not know your PIN

On the , enter your ID number and click on Forgot PIN.

Forgot PIN functionality

Answer your security questions or click on Forgot Answer to have a new PIN sent to you by email.

Still having trouble?

You can fill out this form to obtain your Minerva login information.

Troubleshooting Tips

My PIN was reset, but every time I enter a new PIN I receive the message “PIN has expired”

This means that the new PIN you tried to create did not conform with the PIN rules. Your Minerva PIN is a combination of 6-to-18 numbers and letters of your choosing. Please try again, ensuring you follow the rules exactly.

I'm receiving a "You're not authorized to access Minerva" error message

If you have applied to 91˿Ƶ in the past but never enrolled in courses, you will have to submit a new application via the web application rather than through .

I don’t remember my login credentials to access Minerva

You can access Minerva using either your 91˿Ƶ username and password or your 91˿Ƶ ID number and PIN. Your 91˿Ƶ ID was emailed to you when you originally applied to 91˿Ƶ. If your 91˿Ƶ ID is a 7-digit number, simply use the same ID but add “11” to the beginning.

Still having trouble?
You can fill out this form to obtain your Minerva login information.


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