Help Center: Creating Sub-accounts and Assigning Sub-administrators

If the institution has purchased a single campus level account, the administrator of the account can create department level sub-accounts and assign sub-administators to each of the sub-accounts.

How to create a sub-account

The dark blue new account icon

1. Click the green new account icon to the right of the single campus level account.

The account name and join password fields

2. Enter a name and join password for the new sub-account in the fields provided.

The check box next to Add a sub-administrator to this account?

3. If you would like to assign a sub-administrator for the account, select the box next to "Add a sub-administrator to this account?"

The email address, last and first name fields for the sub-administrator

4. Enter an e-mail address and name for the sub-administrator in the fields provided.

The submit button

5. Click submit to finalize the sub-account creation

Additional Information

  • Sub-administrators can be added to or modified in sub-accounts by applying the steps of changing the account administrator to the sub-account.
  • Administrators of multiple campus accounts who would like to add single campus level sub-accounts must contact their Turnitin sales representative.
  • Instructors must be added to the correct sub-account directly. There is currently no way to move instructors between accounts.
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