All matriculating students must create a PennKey and a LawKey. Your PennKey is your login which is required to access many critical electronic services at the University, including WiFi, Canvas, and financial, health and library systems.

Your LawKey is required for accessing your Penn email account.

Create your PennKey.

• Students who have made a tuition deposit will receive an email from the University with a PennKey Setup Code and instructions on creation of a PennKey. Emails will be sent in the first week of May to those incoming students who have submitted both their Commitment to Matriculate form AND their tuition deposits. Thereafter, emails will be sent to incoming students within one week of receipt of the Commitment to Matriculate form and the tuition deposit.
• Your Setup Code will be sent to the email address you used in your Penn Law application, unless you updated it through later correspondence.
• It is important that you follow the instructions in this email. If you do not see this email in your inbox, check your spam or junk folders.
• The PennKey username that you select will also be used for your email account PennKeyUsername@pennlaw.upenn.edu (or PennKeyUsername@penncareylaw.upenn.edu for students entering JD ’25 and later)
• For more information on PennKey, visit the PennKey site.

Activate your LawKey and Email Account.

• The LawKey is your login for select Law School electronic resources including your email account. Please be sure to read the email overview page.
• LawKey activation emails will be sent 2-3 days after you have setup your PennKey. Your LawKey is required for accessing your Penn Law email account.
• Please be sure to read the email overview page for details on your account, how to login, setup mail forwarding, etc.
• Your LawKey activation will be sent to the email address you used in your Law School application (same as your PennKey).
• It is important that you follow the instructions in this email. If you do not see this email in your inbox, check your spam or junk folders.
• Once you have created your LawKey, you can start using Law School online resources immediately! Please continue with the Quick Start Guide.

Once you have your PennKey/LawKey

• Check if you missed any email notifications at the mailing list archives.
• Read the current Law School Announcements: On the Docket.

Important requirements and purchasing info are on the laptop recommendations page. Please note that Windows Starter, Home, and Home Premium editions do not work with the network printers.

• Update your contact information in the Law Directory, accessible after PennKey/LawKey creation.
• Visit ITS Online, our online help center with guides on everything you need.
• Learn about printing here in the Law School.
• Login to Canvas. Find out if you have any assignments. Browse all courses (during the add/drop period).
• Browse the Student Commons, for the academic calendar, etc.
• Read the Acceptable Use Policy which applies to your use of digital resources.
• Read the overview of what ITS does and does not support in the Where to Get Help page.
• Learn about our Study Rooms: you can study in rooms with 46” LCD screens and 63” plasma screens.
• Follow us on Twitter for systems status and alerts.

• Configure AirPennNet wireless internet on your laptop.
• Add the Network Print Queue (Mac or Windows) to your laptop.

All incoming students will receive a full Office 365 email account. New students will receive an email in late May/June (after activating your PennKey) with instructions for activating your LawKey and email account (more information). Please be sure to read the email overview page for details on your account, how to login, setup mail forwarding, etc. 

If you have your set up code, PennKey registration is an easy process:

1. Log in to the PennKey application and follow the prompts to register your PennKey and password.
2. Once you’ve registered your PennKey and password, you can test it. 

You may be able to solve the problem yourself after reviewing descriptions of several common registration errors on the PennKey website.

Unfortunately, Penn does not allow students to choose their system login beyond the list presented in the PennKey Web application. Often these are undesirable, since all the “good” ones are taken. Consider that these must be unique forever, across all students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Few of us get login names that seem ideal.

Note: The PennKey username that you select will also be used for your email account PennKeyUsername@pennlaw.upenn.edu (or PennKeyUsername@penncareylaw.upenn.edu for students entering JD ’25 and later)

Parking permits begin September 1st. They do not sell out ahead of time, so there is no hurry to get yours. If you wish to have a permit for this summer, you can go to the Penn Parking office and pay by credit card; you do not need a PennID or PennKey.

To keep this page simple we have kept most of the PennKey related questions on the PennKey FAQ page.

Please see the thorough Campus Express FAQ.