Do you have a Pearson Education account?

Your Pearson account identifies you for access to your registered online products. An account includes your name, email address, school, login name, password, and a security question.

You have a Pearson account if you have ever used one of our online courses, such as MyMathLab, MasteringPhysics, MyItLab, MyPoliSciKit, MathXL, MyEconLab, MyPsychLab, MyHistoryKit, MyNursingLab, GOAL, or another Pearson website. You can use this account to register for any Pearson course.

See the topic that applies to you:

You can also watch a video on providing your account information.

To use an existing account:

  1. Under Do you have a Pearson Education account, click Yes.
  2. In the Login Name box, enter the login name associated with your Pearson account.
  3. In the Password box, enter your password.

Tip: If you forget your login name and password:

Important: If you've already registered for another Pearson product and have trouble logging in, see Important Information About Pearson Accounts.

To create a new account:

  1. Under Do you have a Pearson Education account, click No.
  2. In the Login Name box, enter a login name that is at least four characters. We recommend that you use your email address. For additional guidelines, see Acceptable Characters.

    Note: Your login name might appear in your instructor's online roster.

    Important: If you enter a login name associated with a Pearson account you created previously and get a message that it is unavailable, see Important Information About Pearson Accounts.

  3. To check whether the login name you entered is available, click Check Availability. This button appears after you enter four characters of a login name.

    If the login name is available, this icon appears and you can continue:

    Login name is available

    If the login name is unavailable, this icon appears and you must try another login name:

    Login name is unavailable

    Note: Your login name might appear in your instructor's online roster.

    Important: If you are registering for a trial subscription, you do not create a password in the next step. After you register, we will send you a confirmation email containing your trial password.

  4. In the Create a Password box, enter a password that is at least eight characters long. The password must contain at least one number and one letter.

    Follow these password guidelines:

    • You can use these symbols: @ (at sign) . (period) - (hyphen/dash) _ (underscore).
    • Do not use spaces, other characters or symbols, or non-English characters (such as é).
    • Create a password that is different from your login name.
    • For additional guidelines, see Acceptable Characters.
  5. In the Re-type Your Password box, enter your password again.

Note: When you start typing your password, an indicator to the right of the Create a Password box appears. It shows the strength of your password. For example:

Password strength indicator

To determine whether you have an account:

  1. Under Do you have a Pearson Education account, click Not Sure.
  2. In the Email Address box, enter your email address.
  3. Click Search.

    If your account is found, an email is sent to you within a few moments. The email contains your login name, password, and other account information.

    If your account is not found, a message appears and you need to create a new account.