Texas Tech University

 

Having Trouble Logging In?

  1. Login with the Username you received in your Welcome Letter Email.
  2. You should have received an email with your Password when your account was created.
  3. Click the Login button.
  4. If you did not receive your password email or you do not know your password, click the Forgot Password link.

TTU K‑12 login screen showing Username and Password fields, a "Forgot Password?" link, a Log In button, and a boxed note about account lockout with password reset and support contact information

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Forgot Password

Try Again to be sure you entered your Username and Password correctly.

If you continue to see the Permission Denied message, Click the Forgot Password link.

TTU K‑12 login screen showing Username and Password fields, a "Forgot Password?" link, a Log In button, and a boxed note about account lockout with password reset and support contact information

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Use the Email Address On Your Account

Once you click the Forgot Password link, you will be asked to enter the email address on your account. This could be an email you provided when you created your application or one your school provided for you.

Password Recovery Page with email address submission box

If the email entered matches the email address on your account you will receive an email with a link to reset your password.

IMPORTANT: Each user must use a separate email address. Users cannot use the same email address for multiple students.

Parents, if you created multiple student accounts using a single email address, you will need to contact our support team via ttuk12@ttu.edu to update the email address for each student.

Return to Focus Login Screen after providing email address for password recovery

Password Reset Email

The email you receive will contain a link to reset your password.

Example email with simulated text to help identify required information and reset links.

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New Login Credentials

When you click the link in your email it will ask you to click the button to view your new temporary credentials.

Password Recovery page with link to enter new random generated password.

The Username should match what was sent to you in your Welcome Email. The Password displayed is a temporary one-time-use password. You will be asked to change your password on the next screen.

Password Recovery page showing the new temporary password.

Password Recovery page highlighting EXAMPLE new temporary password.

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Change Your Password

Use the temporary one-time-use password from the previous screen as the CURRENT password.

Create a new strong Password.

Please note: for security reasons, passwords must meet the following requirements:

  • must be at least 12 characters long,
  • must contain a mix of upper- and lower-case characters,
  • have at least 1 numeric character,
  • have at least 1 special character.

Focus Portal page to enter new temporary password into the current password box, and create and confirm a new password.

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IMPORTANT: Remember to SAVE your password before leaving this screen!!!!

The password-change dialog will display a  Valid Password  message when the typed password meets all the requirements.

Be sure to update any saved passwords in your Browser because your old password and the temporary password will no longer work.

Portal page showing Valid Password Example

Password Change Successfully Saved

Once you have successfully changed your password, you can click the Portal link to be taken directly to your main portal page.

Portal page showing link to log back into the Focus portal after a password reset.

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Main Student Portal Page

Your Portal page may look differently depending on the program you are enrolled in.

Example Focus Portal showing Example alerts and other student information..

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Sign in to Canvas

How do I access the course within the Learning Management System? To access the course in the Learning Management System, please click on "Canvas" on the portal page.

Focus Portal Page showing the Canvas Link Location

Upon logging into Canvas, you can see a list of the courses that you are enrolled in by clicking Courses on the left-hand menu:

Showing an image of the Canvas Dashboard