Guest Account Request Process
Guest Account Creation Process to be Completed by University Employees
- Navigate to my.osu.edu and log in using your Ohio State credentials
- Using the menu on the left of the home page, select “Add New Guest”
- Read over the Ohio State Guest policy
- After reading the policy, click “Continue” on the bottom-right corner of the page
- Complete the Requested Guest Information All fields are required
- Relationship Role: Contractor/Vendor/Other
- Detailed Role: Select the appropriate from the below options
- Facilities Design and Construction (Badge FDC Only)
- University Contractor - Facilities Operations and Development (FOD)
- University Contractor - BuckID Not FOD (used for all vendors not affiliated with FOD or an FDC project)
- First Name
- Last Name
- Email Address (Non-Ohio State)
- Start Date: Earliest date you would like the contractor to be authorized to receive a BuckID
- Expiration Date: Must be within 365 days – You will receive a notification when this is set to expire asking if the account should remain active
- Note: This will NOT automatically extend any assigned access – It only serves to keep their record active. Access must continue to be coordinated with the delegated administrative area that manages access control for your unit
- Primary Sponsor: Your Name.#
- Alternate Sponsor: Another member of your unit/department/division that should also have access to manage this request
- Guest Administrator: Select the correct administrator for your unit/department/division
- See - list of Guest Administrators by unit/department/division
- Click the “Next” button on the bottom-right corner of the page
- Complete Request a Sponsored Guest Identity – Page 2
- Supplier Company Name: Name of the company the contractor/vendor is working for
- Campus: The Ohio State campus where the contractor/vendor will be working
- Title: Contractor’s title
- I.e., Superintendent, Electrician, General Laborer, Delivery Driver
- Business Reason: The reason the contractor needs a badge
- I.e., Project name/project number for project related requests and description of why the contractor/vendor requires a badge for all others
- Click the “Next” button
- Review the information you entered on the Review Your Guest Request page
- Click the “Create Request” button
- After completion, the request will flow to your supervisor for approval
- Upon approval, the contractor will receive notification at their provided email address for all remaining required personal information
- Once the contractor provides the required information and all required approvals are completed, you will receive an email notification that the account has been created
- Once you receive the account creation message, you can then notify the contractor / vendor that they can schedule with BuckID to receive their guest / contractor BuckID