All incoming Michigan State University students are issued an MSU NetID, which, upon activation, gives them access to a variety of university resources. MSU NetIDs and passwords are permanently assigned to access student records or for future enrollment.
An official MSU email address is issued to students at the time of admittance to MSU. This official MSU email address is the MSU NetID followed by “@msu.edu” (e.g., sparty@msu.edu) and resides in MSU’s Webmail system.
At the present time, all individuals who have graduated since June 2015 maintain access to their MSU-provided email. However, it is not recommended to use your MSU account as your primary email account after graduation (or use it for password recovery options of other accounts).
The service offering is subject to change at any time.
For more information, read the Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Email Expirations for Past MSU Students.
Originally published 30 May 2012
Revised 17 August 2022 to include continued email access for individuals who graduated after June 2015.
Revised 29 April 2015 to include additional account expiration information and separate AFS account expiration information.
Revised 12 June 2012 in the first paragraph to clarify “for credit” registration.
