Adobe Software: Adobe Creative Cloud - Specific Academic Course Student Access

Question

I am a student in a course which requires Adobe Creative Cloud access. How do I access Creative Cloud on my personal computer?

Answer

YSU is providing subscription access to Adobe Creative Cloud suite for students who are enrolled in the following courses. If you are not enrolled in any of these courses you will not have access on your personal device.

Note: ALL Students will still have access to Adobe Creative Cloud on all YSU owned Lab Computers where the software is installed. 

Course List for Fall  2026

ART ART 4867 40541 Graphic Design Internship
ART ART 1501 40516 Fundamentals of 2D Design
ART ART 1501 41909 Fundamentals of 2D Design
ART ART 2625 43311 Intro to Print Intaglio Relief
ART ART 2674 41184 Introduction to Photography
ART ART 2691 42855 Intro to Digital Media
ART ART 3703 43201 Junior Portfolio Review
ART ART 3703 43203 Junior Portfolio Review
ART ART 3703 43801 Junior Portfolio Review
ART ART 3773 42089 Digital Photography Studio
ART ART 4802 42582 Senior Project
ART ART 4802 42584 Senior Project
ART ART 4802 42585 Senior Project
ART ART 4802 42581 Senior Project
ART ART 4802 42776 Senior Project
ART ART            3703K 42454 Jr Porfolio Graphic Design
ART ART           4800E 44024 Studio Problems Photography
ART DSGN 1529 43208 Design + 2D Drawing
ART DSGN 1532 43334 Design + Raster
ART DSGN 2660 43207 Design + Applicaions
ART DSGN 2660 44228 Design + Applications
ART DSGN 2661 43862 Design + Print 1
ART DSGN 2661 44229 Design + Print 1
ART DSGN 3756 43805 Design + Photography 2
ART DSGN 3761 43806 Design + Print 2
ART DSGN 3764 43809 Design + Typeface Design
ART DSGN 3769 43806 Design + UX/UI 1
ART DSGN 4861 43810 Design + Publication Design
ART DSGN 4863 43811 Design + Branding
ART DSGN 4869 43812 Design + Ux/Ui 2
Engineering Technology CCET               2604 40813 Prop. And Strengths of Materials
Engineering Technology CCET               3708 43580 Building Information Modeling
Engineering Technology CCET               3709 40815 Structural Analysis 1
Engineering Technology CCET                3714 43136 Soil Mechanics
Engineering Technology CCET                4814 43581 Timber Design
Engineering Technology CCET               4840 43950 Advanced Hydrology
Engineering Technology CCET              2614L 43016 Materials 1 lab
Engineering Technology CCET              2614L 40814 Materials 1 lab
Engineering Technology CCET               3714L 43135 Soil Mechanics Lab
Engineering Technology MET              3720 41182 Mechanism
HONR HONR           2602C 42756 CE Honors Seminar: Magazine Editing and Production
HONR HONR           3799C 41920 Independent Studies
SCSIET CSIS 1570 43389 Web Systems and Technologies
SCSIET CSIS 1570 41487 Web Systems and Technologies
SCSIET INFO 3775 43884 Digital Multimedia Design & Creation
SCSIET INFO 3776 43885 Client-Side Scripting Techniques
SCSIET INFO 3777 43886 Digital Audio & Video Production
Strat. Comm. & Media JOUR              3721L 42743 News Content Creation 1
Strat. Comm. & Media JOUR           4825G 43861 ST Video Features
Strat. Comm. & Media JOUR  4893 42492 Journalism Senior Project
Strat. Comm. & Media JOUR               3731L 42746 News Content Creation 2
Strat. Comm. & Media MCOM 2624 42634 Communication Technologies: Photo/Video
Strat. Comm. & Media MCOM 2625 42637 Communication Technologies: Aesethetics & Design
Strat. Comm. & Media MCOM 4899 42851 MCOM Senior Project
Strat. Comm. & Media MCOM            4850L 42777 Applied Production

Instructions for Student Access

  1. Students who are in the above courses will receive the following email from notifications@adobe.com. If you do not see this email in your inbox, please check that it wasn't marked as spam or junk and automatically moved to one of those folders. If for some reason you did not get this email, please inform  your instructor and enter a Service Request with the YSU Service Desk. YSU ITS will work with you and your professor to resolve the access issue. 




     
  2. Click the Get Started link from the email or go to www.adobe.com and click the Login Button at the top right of the screen. 
  3. Your web browser will open to the Adobe Login page and auto fill in your email, skip to step 5.
    If for some reason it does not fill in your email, goto step 4
  4. Enter your YSU Penguin Portal email in the blank and click Continue

     
  5. At the Select an Account screen, choose Company or School Account. 

     
  6. If you have already authenticated in your browser using your YSU Penguin Username and Password in another tab or window, you will automatically be logged in using Single Sign On (SSO). If you are not currently logged in to a YSU service that uses the YSU Penguin Username and Password, a screen will come up to enter this information and login.
  7. You will now be at your Adobe account profile page. From here you can download the Adobe Creative Cloud Apps and manage your online storage. All student accounts for YSU courses receive 20 GB of storage for saving projects. 

     

 

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