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Effective Monday, August 17th, 2026, student workers accessing LOCUS will need to follow these updated steps.
Follow these steps to login to your student worker account in LOCUS using your Loyola credentials.
1. Login to LOCUS with your regular Loyola student credentials
Navigate to https://locus.luc.edu and sign in using your Loyola student username and password.
Important: You must log in with your regular Loyola student credentials, instead of the prior method of a separate account that began with $.
You will also be required to complete Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).
Select the Login to LOCUS button.
2. Open the Privileged Access tile
After logging in, a new tile named Privileged Access will appear in the upper-left corner of your Student Homepage.
Select the Switch Identity button within this tile to switch from your individual student account to your student worker account.
3. Selecting your available LOCUS accounts
From the Identities page, select the student worker account you wish to use.
Once selected, you are able navigate and use LOCUS with this student worker account.
Returning to your regular Student Account
When you are finished, you can return to your regular student account in LOCUS as follows:
[Option 1] Log out and log back in
- Log out of LOCUS.
- Log in again using your Loyola student credentials.
- You will be returned to your standard Student Homepage.
[Option 2] Use the Privileged Access tile
- On the Privileged Access tile. Select the Back to: student button
- Select Return to Original Account, or the option displayed for returning to your primary account.
- You will be redirected to your regular Student Homepage.
Reminder: Your regular student account is the account without the $ symbol in the username.
