How to request deactivation of your NetID

If you are no longer affiliated with CSU and no longer need your CSU accounts, you can request deactivation of your NetID.

Applicable to:

Former Fort Collins and Pueblo applicants, students, faculty, staff, and associates

Your NetID account must remain active until your CSU affiliation(s) end.
We cannot permanently deactivate active accounts of currently affiliated CSU applicants, students, faculty or staff.

Thank you for considering deactivating your unused accounts to benefit yourself, CSU, and the environment.

Protect the online privacy and security of yourself and others at CSU. (Hacked unused accounts may go unnoticed and are a large security risk for CSU.)
Reduce CSU software licensing costs.
Reduce online resource usage and environmental impact.

Make sure you no longer need your CSU accounts.
- When your NetID is deactivated, you will lose access to all your CSU accounts that use your NetID for login, including CSU Microsoft 365 and Google email messages, drive files, and contacts, and reactivation eligibility is limited.
Complete instructions to prepare for closing your CSU accounts.
Select Menu > My Account > Show My Information. In the NetID Account section, check that Can Extend, Reactivate, or Deactivate shows whether you are eligible for deactivation.
If you are not eligible for deactivation, and you are not a retiree or emeritus, make sure you have ended your CSU affiliation(s).
- Contact Admissions, the Registrar, or Human Resources, if necessary.
Select Deactivate Account to confirm your eligibility and deactivate your NetID.

Your NetID account will be in the Expired Account state and you will not be able to log in to CSU applications with your NetID.
All your CSU accounts that use NetID for login will be deactivated, including CSU Microsoft 365 and Google @rams accounts, which will be permanently deleted in 30 days.