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Account Expiration

When you leave Cal Poly, you may still have access to some university resources for a limited period of time.

Role

How/When Accounts Expire

Action Required

Students

6 months after graduation

  • Office 365 account, which includes Cal Poly email access, expires*

~2 years (8 academic quarters) after graduation

  • My Cal Poly Portal access expires

2 years after graduation

  • Zoom access expires

To maintain read-only access to your Cal Poly email account, you must set

up an 

up an Email Delivery Address (EDA). This forwards your Cal Poly email to an off-campus account up until your My Cal Poly Portal access expires.

Faculty

Faculty accounts expire when they have not taught a class

for 

for 4 academic quarters.

No action required. If you have eligibility concerns, contact Academic Personnel.

Emeritus

Does not expire.

No action required. See the Emeritus Technology Support and Services for additional information.

Staff

Staff accounts expire immediately after their employment ends.

17 days after leaving employment

  • Office 365 account, which includes Cal Poly email access, expires

90 days after leaving employment

  • My Cal Poly Portal access expires

No action required. If you have eligibility concerns, contact Human Resources.

University Guests/Affiliates

Guest accounts expire

after 

after 1 year.

No action required. A department sponsor may submit an Account Extension Request to renew guest status.

Departments, Units, or Services

Shared accounts do not expire. 

Passwords expire annually and can be reset using the Cal Poly Password Manager. The account owner

/administrator can

(administrative or technical contact) can also request a password reset by calling

the ITS

the ITS Service Desk

 at 

 at 805-756-7000.

* Student

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Microsoft 365 accounts also expire if a student stops attending classes for 3 quarters and has not yet graduated.

Account Extension

If youIf you'd like to:

  • extend or reactivate a Cal Poly account, submit

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  • Account extensions require approval from a sponsoring campus organization.

  • extend your Microsoft 365 account, which includes email and calendar, and submit an Other Account Modification Request.

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