Employee User Accounts

Learn about your Active Directory Account, including profile and password information.

Employee User Account

An employee will be given an Active Directory Account after the employee's official start date. The employee will receive an email with activation directions. This email will be sent to the personal email address the employee used during the application process. The APS user account is used to authenticate and authorize a user and allows them to:

Log into a computer on the APS domain
Use an APS Email account
Receive/send business emails
Open a password protected email to view your pay stub
Access district supported systems

Activate Account

You must change the password in order to activate you employee user account. Follow this process once you receive an email notification that your employee user account has been created.

Change Password

New Hires and Rehires, you must change your password before you can access your email account.

Go to pwreset.aps.edu.
Click "Change My Password."
Type in the user name and password provided in your email.
Click "Logon."
Enter a 12-character password that contains at least 1 letter and 1 number.
Confirm the password by entering it again.
Click on "Change Password."

Edit Profile

Profile questions can be used to rest your password or unlock your account.

Go to pwreset.aps.edu.
Click "Edit Profile."
Enter your username and password.
Click "Logon."
Choose/type in three questions.
Enter an answer for each question.
Click "Update."

Other Functions

pwreset.aps.edu
Reset Password: Use this to reset your forgotten password, if you have previously answered the security questions.
Unlock Account: Use this to unlock your account, if you have previously answered the security questions.

Login to APS Gmail, Google Calendar, and other apps!

APS uses Gmail for email and calendars. View resources on how to login to Google with your APS credentials.
Links to other apps are available on the APS Intranet.

Having Problems: Contact the Service Desk

Contact the Service Desk with questions by calling (505) 830-8080. Have the following information ready:

Your name
Your employee ID number
Your department location number