Centre Password

Change my password
Reset my password
Forgotten password
Password and account recovery
Adding security questions
change my recovery options
Setting password for first time users
Change my Password

To begin the process of changing your password, click this link. Login with your Centre username and password. You will be taken to the Account Recovery Settings page. On this page, click the blue button at the top that says “Click Here to Change your Password” (see image below)

Screenshot of the Change Password link
Reset my Password

Click the reset my password link to begin the process of resetting your password.

Forgotten Password

If you have forgotten your password or it has expired:

  1. Open a web browser.
  2. Go to CentreNet
  3. Click the Login button in the upper right. 
  4. On the login page, click the “Forgot your password” link (in the bottom left under the “Login” button.)
  5. Enter your Centre College username, not your email address (firstname.lastname)
  6. Choose “Use Security Questions”, “Send me an email” or “Send me an SMS” (text message to your phone) 
  7. After verifying the information you will be allow to set a new password for your account. 

NOTE: Answers are case sensitive and need to be entered exactly as they were submitted.

NOTE: Your password must be 8 characters long and contain characters from three of the following four categories:  Capital A – Z, Lowercase a – z, 0 – 9, and non-alphabetic characters.

If you do not remember your security questions and have not provided a personal email or phone number: Please contact the Help Desk at (859) 238-5575 or send an email to helpdesk@centre.edu. Make sure to include your CentreID# and a detailed explanation of the issue you are having in the body of the email. We will reach out to you as quickly as possible.

Password and Account Recovery Options

Centre College’s Single Sign-On (SSO) service provides a one-stop location for password management, password reset and Multi-Factor authentication.  This service provides multiple security features:

  • It will be used to establish your initial account.  After you validate who you are, you will be able to set up a password that only you know.
  • These notifications will allow you to reset the password if you don’t remember it but will also provide a means for the system to let you know if there are any changes to your password.  
Adding Security Questions, secondary Email and Authenticator

You will be able to set answers to challenge questions provided or you can set your own challenge questions.  You will also be able to set an alternate recovery email address or set-up authenticator so the system can send a recovery code. 

  • Login to Centre College’s Single Sign-On (SSO)
  • It is important that you read the Account Recovery Settings information at the top of the page. 
    • Security Questions and Email Recovery options are required. Authenticator is optional.
  • You will need to choose or create four questions and provide answers. 
    • You can select from the provided question list by clicking on the down arrow to the right of –Please select a question–
  • If you would like to provide your own question, you can click on the pencil and paper edit icon to the right.
  • Once you have completed all four questions click the Submit button. 
  • Choose the Email Recovery tab.
    • Enter your personal email address (the system will send a recovery code to this email if you select that option.)  It is very important that you do NOT use your @centre.edu email address! 
    • Click the Verify button and you will receive an email in your personal email address with a recovery code.
    • Enter the code in the popup box to verify this email address.
Change my Recovery Options

To change your recovery options, click this link. Login with your Centre username and password. You will be taken to the Account Recovery Settings page (see image below), where you can modify your security questions, add a recovery email, or add a recovery phone number.

Screenshot of Centre Account Recovery settings
Setting Password for First-Time Users

As a new user, you should have received a notice from Centre College with your full name, Centre College ID number and account name.  With this, you can set your password using the following procedure.

NOTE: This will only work once. If you have forgotten your password, please review the instructions above on forgotten password.

  1. Open a web browser and go to CentreNet
  2. Click the Login button in the upper right. 
  3. On the login page click the “First Time User” link in the bottom left under the “Login” button. 
  4. Enter your Centre College ID number. 
  5. Enter your Date of Birth in the format mm/dd/yyyy (example:  01/02/1985)
  6. Enter your First name as it appears in your account name with proper capitalization. 
  7. Enter your Centre College account name as provided.  (firstname.lastname, all lower case) 
  8. Enter your Lastname as it appears in your account name with proper capitalization. 
  9. Enter a new password:
    • Must be at least 8 characters long
    • Contain at least one capital A – Z,
    • At least one lowercase a – z,
    • At least one number 0 – 9,
    • And at least one special character !@#$%^*
  10. Click Submit. 

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