This article covers what will change with your NetID, university email, and access to key student systems once you graduate or leave the University and when to expect those changes to happen.
NetID, Google, and Microsoft 365
After you graduate or leave the University, your NetID will be deactivated, and you will lose access to IT services, including Google and Microsoft 365, and any university-provided software you downloaded with your NetID credentials. This change does not go into effect immediately. ITS will send a message to your UConn email after you graduate. When you receive this message, you will have approximately 60 days before your account is deactivated and your UConn email and drive data deleted.
Email and Google Workspace Services
Previously, alumni retained access to their UConn Google Workspace mailbox and data after they graduated. We could extend this access because Google offered educational institutions free and unlimited storage. This changed in 2022 when Google unilaterally changed their terms and conditions and moved to a fee-based model. This change, in addition to ongoing issues with offering two similar platforms, prompted the University to move Google Workspace services to Microsoft 365. This transition will occur in 2024.
All graduates should move any data stored on the Google Workspace account to personal storage. Google provides two tools for migrating data from your UConn Google account:
Google Transfer Tool: This tool allows you to transfer your UConn Google email and Drive data to a personal Google account: Transferring data from UConn Google account to a personal Google account
Google Takeout: Takeout can download the contents of your Google Drive to your PC or transfer the data to OneDrive, Dropbox, or Box. Log in to takeout.google.com with your UConn account. Learn more by reading this guide: Using Takeout to Export Google Workspace Data
You will have the opportunity to opt in to have your University of Connecticut email address forward mail to a personal email account after graduating. Any email sent to the UConn address is automatically forwarded to this personal inbox. Information about the forwarding service is available here: Alumni Forwarding Service
Microsoft 365
Before your NetID is deactivated, you must transfer data you wish to keep to a personal storage solution. Files stored in OneDrive and SharePoint will not be available after your NetID becomes inactive.
HuskyCT
After you graduate, you will continue to have access to HuskyCT until your NetID is deactivated. During this time period, you will be listed as an “inactive student.”
Access to old courses is dependent on the instructor. If they have left the course available to you, or opens it, you will be able to access it. You can access resources on the Institution page.
Student Administration System
Most undergraduate and graduate students can access their records (e.g., transcripts, tax information) as alumni by logging into Student Admin. Even when you are no longer an active student and you cannot log in to other systems, you can still use your NetID credentials to sign in to Student Admin.
Your data stored in Student Admin remains there indefinitely.
Other services
Most services become inaccessible after graduation. Some schools and programs such as the School of Business and College of Engineering provide access to various services and software for students enrolled in their classes. If you need to inquire about a service not listed here, you should reach out to the IT contact for the school, program, or department that granted you the access.