Former student eligibility policy and deactivation timeline for M365 Services 

Students who leave or graduate from UW-Madison no longer have indefinite access to Microsoft 365 (M365) services. Those who graduate or leave UW will lose access to their email account and other Microsoft 365 data 9 months after leaving the university. The scope and timeline of these changes are detailed below. 

This timeline includes changes to the following IT Services: 

• NetID@wisc.edu email account access and data 

• M365 Applications (Outlook, Teams, OneDrive, Word, Excel, etc.) access and data 

Your university status has changed or will change due to the following: 

• You have completed your degree program and graduated from the university 
  or 

• You are no longer enrolled as a student with the university 

Because your university affiliation is changing, your eligibility for IT services provided by UW-Madison will also change. You will continue to be eligible for M365 Services for a 6-month grace period after graduating or leaving the university. This grace period is designed to give you time to get your files and data moved to a new personal or professional account. After the 6-month grace period ends, you will no longer have access to UW-Madison M365 services, and your account will enter the deactivation process.