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My Cal Poly Portal - QuickStart


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My Cal Poly Portal - QuickStart

Find quick links to campus apps like Canvas, manage your personal information, access email & calendar, and receive important campus notifications. Students must log in to My Cal Poly portal to register for classes and pay tuition.

Using the portal

Log in to the portal

The My Cal Poly Portal will prompt you to re-enter your Cal Poly username and password after 30 minutes. 

  1. Go to the My Cal Poly Portal.

  2. Enter your Cal Poly username (do not include @calpoly.edu) and password.

  3. Click the Login button.

My Apps menu

The My Apps menu, on the left side of the portal, links to applications you will use at Cal Poly.  If you aren't seeing a link, click on Hide/Show Links, check the box for the link, then click the Save button. Uncheck a link to remove it from the My Apps menu, then click the Save button.

Screenshot of Apps menu items. Hide Show Links is outlined in red.

Search for content

Use the search box at the top of the page to search Cal Poly’s directory, website, and portal to find people, department or club information. 

Tabs

Explore the tabs across the top of the page and the portlets located within each tab. The Home tab contains portlets that you'll use regularly. Customize your portal layout by adding a tab then adding portlets to the tab. Some tabs like Home, Personal Info, etc. can't be moved or removed. 

From the top menu, click the green + button at the top right of the page.