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There are different stages of the application process, and each stage will provide you with additional access or remove some access.
Domestic Students
For domestic students, when you apply you create the passphrase and then we send you a computer UPN account username. The It looks like an email address but it is not. This UPN username will work on the PCS Student Portal and the MyAdmin site.
Once you are officially “Registered” for a Credit program, you will get an email confirming that you now have an email address. This also means that your UPN account now works across all systems.
International Students
For International students, you create your MyAdmin account, and this is the ONLY place you can currently log in unless you register for a separate PCS computer account.
Once a domestic or an international student is officially “Registered” for a Credit program, you get an email address and your with your new SAM username and a temporary password. Your SAM computer account now works across all systems.
If you do not see this email, please check your junk folder. If you still cannot find it, please contact Computer Services using one of the methods at the bottom of this page.
For both
Please note that 2 weeks after your scheduled convocation, your account account is closed, and you only have access to the PCS Student Portal.
What is a MyAdmin vs SAM (Academic Account) vs UPN vs Email
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MyAdmin Account - This account is completely separate. You will always be able to log into this account with your personal email address and whatever passphrase you setup when you applied. This account never expires.
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UPN (or User Principal Name - Look like d4brown@royalroads.ca) - this is your SAM account + with @royalroads.ca added to it. This makes the UPN look like an email address, but it is not used in this way. It is the SAME password as the SAM account above. It is used to log into sites like:
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