College of Engineering and Computer Science - Undergraduate Programs

Undergraduate: Academic Support: PID & NID

Your PID is your Personal Identification, which is used to identify UCF students/faculty/staff in the PeopleSoft student information system. The PID and a password are used to authenticate users to the system and let you perform authorized functions (registration, fee payment by credit card, withdrawal, grades, admissions status, etc.). Your NID is your Network Identification, which is used to identify UCF students to several central computing systems for LAN access (public computer labs), email and web pages (Pegasus) and Web CT for web classes. Your NID will be the same for each system, but the passwords for each system are maintained by each separate system. It is important to write down and remember your PID and NID.


How to get your PID and NID

  • Point your browser to MyUCF.
  • Beneath the login button, click on the link "Click here to get your PID and NID".
  • On the next screen, enter your Social Security Number and birth date in YYMMDD format. For example, July 4, 1979 would be 790704.
  • Click on Submit.
  • Your PID and NID will appear on the next screen.
  • On the same page is information about your default password. Your default password is the capital letter "P" followed by your date of birth in YYMMDD format.
  • Click on Return to Login.
  • On the next screen, enter your PID and default password.
  • Click on Login.
  • You will then need to change your default password. Follow the instructions to set a new password and password reminder clue.
Academic Affairs Office - Graduate Programs - CECS - UCF