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UCSB GOLD: How to Access UC Santa Barbara Portal 2023

At UC Santa Barbara, students utilize UCSB GOLD, an online registration system, to register for classes, verify pertinent enrollment details, look up deadlines on the academic calendar, and look for classes. “Gaucho On-Line Data” is the abbreviation for GOLD. You must have your U-Mail and UCSBnetID accounts enabled in order to access GOLD (Gaucho On-Line Data System). For additional information about the Useful Guide to the UC Santa Barbara Portal 2023, please see the section below.

Logging Into UCSB GOLD

Visit my.sa.ucsb.edu/gold.
Enter your UCSBnetID.
Enter your password here.
To access your dashboard, click Login.

About Your UCSBnetID

Your UCSBnetID is a permanent identify that you will use for the entirety of your time at UCSB.
To perform university business, every new student must have a UCSBnetID and a UCSB U-Mail account. You may access the majority of online services, including UCSB GOLD and GauchoSpace, with your UCSBnetID.
All formal correspondence is transmitted via U-Mail, the student email service provided by UCSB.
Students are required to constantly monitor this account since all University correspondence will be sent to it once it is authorized.
You can select to forward U-Mail messages to another account.
Your U-Mail password is the same as your UCSBNetID password, and your U-Mail address is your UCSBnetID followed by @ucsb.edu.
Your UCSBnetID and U-Mail account can be activated a few days after you submit your SIR. Log in to UCSB Identity Manager to accomplish this.
Your UCSBnetID and U-Mail accounts will be activated via the Identity Manager service.
If you run into any difficulties activating your account, the UCSB Student Support Center is here to help.

Activating Your UCSBnetID

Please visit im.ucsb.edu/idm/manage.
“A New or Current Student with a Perm Number” should be selected.
Under “Last Name,” enter your family or surname.
Your permanent number must have seven digits and not contain a hyphen or dash.
Please enter your birthdate using the following format: MM/DD/YYYY.
Use 0000 if you don’t have a Social Security number.
Students who are enrolled through UCSB Extension or the Open University use the “A Student” radio option. Under “Last Name,” they type their family or surname.
The format for their birthdate should be MM/DD/YYYY. moreover, an Extension Student ID that is not a permanent number.
Observe the directions given on the activation system.
You will have access to a number of online services on campus after your UCSBNetID and U-Mail have been authorized.
Please be aware that it might take up to 24 hours for your UCSBNetID credentials to function properly with all services.