UBC Campus Wide Login (CWL)

CWL stands for Campus Wide Login and is maintained by the UBC IT department. All Regent students are required to get an Affiliate CWL account in order to link their Compass Card to the U-Pass BC scheme, to use the UBC Library's online resources, to access the eduroam Wi-Fi network or to request a UBC card via their online service portal. 

Affiliate CWL

Regent students can sign up for an Affiliate CWL account in order to link their Compass Cards to the U-Pass BC scheme.

Note: Students who have previously been issued a CWL other than an Affiliate account (e.g. a Basic, Guest or Student account) will need to upgrade to an Affiliate CWL in order to link their Compass Card to the U-Pass scheme or gain access to other UBC resources. 

Once students have an Affiliate CWL, they will be able to:

• Load their U-Pass if they are eligible.  The U-Pass allows the students to use a U-Pass-enabled Compass Card on Vancouver's public transit services

How to sign up for an Affiliate CWL

As an affiliated student of UBC, you will need to provide:

• UBC Student Number: 8-digit UBC ID provided by Regent College

• Personal email address: the email address you have in your REGIS profile

1. Find your UBC Student Number in REGIS

a) Login to regis.regent-college.edu

b) get your UBC ID (an 8-digit number) from the bottom left corner on the home screen (as shown below).  If you don't see your UBC ID, contact the registration office by emailing registration@regent-college.edu.

2. Open the CWL website at https://it.ubc.ca/services/accounts-passwords/campus-wide-login-cwl/how-create-account#affiliate (it is recommended to close all the windows that are accessing any UBC websites and open a new window)

a) Follow the on-screen instructions under section Affiliate Accounts (CWL Account Upgrader) to create an Affiliate CWL.

b) Click on the CWL Account Upgrader link in Step 2.

c) Choose the bottom option to Login with SecureLink , then choose Student, Applicant, External Student Portal on the Request your SecureLink screen. 

d) Enter your Email (as in your REGIS profile) and your 8-digit UBC ID as Student Number and the Captcha code on screen.

e) Follow the prompts and on screen instructions and verify your email address.

d) Provide the CWL Login Name, Password, and Security Questions and click Finish to complete.

Using your CWL to access UBC's Library resources

There are two ways to access UBC's Library resources with your CWL:

1. To access UBC Library's online resources — e.g., online journal articles and databases —  you'll need to sign into UBC's OpenAthens service. To do so:

   1. Open https://openathens.library.ubc.ca/ and sign in with your CWL credentials. (Note: you must use the CWL login option to sign in. The bar code option won't work.)

   2. UBC movie resources can be found on Criterion on Demand and Kanopy Streaming.

   3. If you cannot login to UBC openathens, make sure that your affiliate number is associated with your CWL. 

      1. Login to https://www.myaccount.ubc.ca/myAccount/ and check if there is an affiliate number associated with your account

      2. If not, you can add your affiliate number to your CWL following these instructions: https://it.ubc.ca/services/campus-wide-login-cwl/how-add-employee-or-student-number-your-cwl-account

      3. You may need to contact UBC Help desk support to do this. 

2. To access your UBC library account (e.g., to check out and renew books online), you'll need to sign in with your UBC Card bar code and PIN. Here's how:

   1. Open the login page for My Library Account

   2. Scroll down to the Standard Library Login option and enter your UBC Card barcode and PIN.

UBC alumni & previous CWLs

If you are a UBC alumnus, please follow the same process described above to upgrade your CWL to an Affiliate CWL.  Your student profiles at UBC will need to be merged so that your CWL will be associated with your Regent profile.  Otherwise UBC wilI not be able to verify your eligibility for the U-Pass or any other access. 

If you encounter issues with loading your U-Pass or accessing the online library,  you can check your account with the following steps:

1. Sign into https://www.myaccount.ubc.ca with your UBC CWL

2. Scroll down to the grey Affiliations box (see screenshots below).  If you don't see your UBC ID shown as an affiliate_number, contact UBC's IT Help Desk. They will merge your student profiles for you. 

Accessing UBC Wi-Fi

You can use the eduroam Wi-Fi network with your CWL followed by @ubc.ca as shown here:  cwlusername@ubc.ca

More information can be found here: https://it.ubc.ca/services/email-voice-internet/wireless-internet-access/eduroam-wireless-network

You can connect to the ubcvisitor Wi-Fi network without a CWL. Please click here for more information: https://it.ubc.ca/services/email-voice-internet/wireless-internet-access/ubcvisitor-wireless-network

UBC Interchange email end-of-life

UBC Netinfo/Interchange Email service is now end-of-life, due to aging hardware and lack of vendor support. The new UBC email forwarding service is only available for UBC students and alumni, not Regent students.

CWL does not entitle the purchase of Microsoft Office University edition

The Affiliate CWL does not entitle Regent students to purchase Microsoft Office's University edition. However, you can purchase the Home and Student edition, which do not require an official ".edu" email address.

• To learn more about the Microsoft Office Home edition, please visit: http://office.microsoft.com/en-ca/buy

• To learn more about Microsoft Office for Mac, please visit: http://www.microsoft.com/canada/mac/buy

Should Regent alumni extend their Guest CWLs once they expire? 

In short, no.

The long answer:

1. Guest CWLs do not allow access to the UBC research databases. Even if they did, companies like EBSCO would not allow UBC's alumni to access their their database. There is a contractual limitation which limits access to current students, staff and faculty.

2. UBC Wi-Fi has a visitor network that doesn't require a CWL.

Who is eligible?

Regent students are eligible for Affiliate CWLs, but can no longer obtain Guest CWLs.  Students may check out books using their UBC card within the term they are registered for courses, and may use the ubcvisitor Wi-Fi network.

If you have any questions, please email: help@regent-college.edu