Former student eligibility policy and deactivation timeline for Google Workspace  

Students who leave or graduate from UW-Madison no longer have indefinite access to the UW-Madison Google Workspace service. Individuals who graduate or leave UW will lose access to the Google Drive account and its files 9 months after leaving the university. The scope and timeline of these changes are detailed below and subject to change.  

Former student eligibility policy and deactivation timeline for Google Workspace  

This timeline includes changes to the following IT Services:  

  • Access to the UW-Madison Google Workspace service via @wisc.edu accounts 

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 UW-Madison Google Workspace 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 the UW-Madison Google Workspace service, and your account will enter a 90-day deactivation process.  

Learn more about preserving files saved in the UW-Madison Google Workspace service: https://kb.wisc.edu/80255 

 

Day  

Event  

Change  

Day 0  

Graduate or withdrawal  

None  

Day 180  

Notification #1 sent  

Begins deactivation process  

Day 210  

Notification #2 sent  

None  

Day 240  

Notification #3 sent  

None  

Day 255  

Notification #4 sent  

None  

Day 270  

Deactivation  

Account is no longer accessible to the former student  

 

Requests for temporary access to the UW-Madison Google Workspace service once the account is no longer accessible is not guaranteed and is subject to review. If temporary access is needed, please contact the DoIT Help Desk.  



Keywordsformer student eligibility google   Doc ID137151
OwnerBeth W.GroupMicrosoft 365
Created2024-05-06 11:57:08Updated2024-05-06 13:57:19
SitesDoIT Help Desk, Microsoft 365
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