To get started you will need to complete your Bearcat Bound Card.  Please print this page or use the one from the inside cover of the Quick Start or Bearcat Bound brochure.  This will put, at your fingertips, all your personalized access information that you will need to register for Orientation and access all your placement tests.  Take a few minutes now and follow the step by step instructions to fill out your UC Bearcat Bound Card.  You may choose not to record your passwords on your card, in this case, please be sure to commit your passwords to memory so that you will have them when you are asked to supply them. 

You may cut out your Bearcat Bound Card and keep it in a safe and accessible place.  Please bring it with you when you come to campus as you will need this information during Quick Start and Bearcat Bound Orientation. 
 

Getting your UC Central Login Username and UCID Number

• Go to http://www.onestop.uc.edu
• Under “MY INFORMATION” click on  “get my Username”
•  Fill in the form.  You will need the last four digits of your social security number.
• Click on “Find My Username”
• The next page will display both your Username and your UCID number.
• Record this information on your Bearcat Bound Card.

Helpdesk contact information: (513) 556-HELP (4357) or helpdesk@uc.edu 

Activating Your Bearcat Online Email (BOL) Account 

• Go to http://onestop.uc.edu
• Under “OTHER RESOURCES” click on “bearcat online email”
• In the box locate the sentence “If you do not know your BOL account information you can find it out here”  and click on “here”
• Fill in the form.  You will need your UCID number.  Click “Submit”.
• Record your Username and Password on your Bearcat Bound Card

Helpdesk contact information: (513) 556-HELP (4357) or helpdesk@uc.edu

Your Blackboard Account

Your UC Central Login username and password is also your UC Blackboard username and password.

• Go to www.onestop.uc.edu
  NOTE: Blackboard can be accessed directly by typing in blackboard.uc.edu.
• Under "Other Resources" click on "Blackboard"
• If you are logging in to the Central Login for the first time, look for the phrase "Is this you first time logging in? Start here" and click the work "here," then read and follow the instructions.  The initial password will be Uc!mmddyyyy where "mmddyyyy" is the full date of your birth.

Blackboard Support: (513) 556-1602 or email the helpdesk at blackboard@uc.edu