Accounts for Graduating Students
UMass Amherst graduates and students who leave the University in good standing have access to all OIT services, including UMail, at no cost for 6 months after they leave the University. Students can also use SPIRE to extend their UMail account for 6 additional months.
Special Extensions
Account services are automatically extended for members of the Armed Forces who were active students or employees at the time of their deployment. The extension is only valid for the duration of these members' active duty.
Important Computing Reminders
Whether you are graduating or simply taking the next semester off, consider these items before leaving campus:
Extend your UMail Account
Use SPIRE to extend your UMail account for 6 additional months. This will enable you to use UMail for a full year after you leave the University.
Back up your Files
Make copies of all the important files you have stored using one of our services. These may include term papers posted on UDrive, important email messages from your UMail account, blog entries, and your personal Web site (if you have one.)
Set up Email Forwarding
While your UMail account is still active, set up email forwarding to a non-UMass email address. Make sure your contacts are aware of your new email address.
The Alumni Association also offers email forwarding from @alumni.umass.edu addresses to UMass Amherst alumni. For more information, please visit the Alumni Association Web site. Note: Membership is required in order to obtain this service.
Get a Transcript
Use SPIRE to print an unofficial transcript and contact your Registrar’s Office for an official copy. Official transcripts from the Undergraduate Registrar’s Office and the Graduate School are free of charge for students who entered UMass Amherst after 1999. There is a $6 charge for each official Continuing & Professional Education transcript.
To obtain an official transcript, you need to fill out a Transcript Request Form available at:
- Undergraduate Registrar's Office: http://www.umass.edu/registrar/transcripts/
- Graduate School: http://www.umass.edu/gradschool/students_graduate_transcript_request.htm
- Continuing & Professional Education: http://www.umassulearn.net/Student-Services/Transcript-Request
Update your Contact Information
Update your contact information in SPIRE, including your mailing address and email address. These are the addresses that the University will use for sending you all future communications, including your diploma.
Note: Campus Alerts subscribers who are temporarily leaving the University are encouraged to unsubscribe (simply remove your cell phone number from the Cell Phone Info page, and click Save). Graduating students are automatically unsubscribed.
Save your New SPIRE Logon Information
In the next six months, we’ll send your new SPIRE logon information to your UMail address. Use this information to access SPIRE after your OIT Account is de-activated (to print more transcripts, update your contact information, etc.)
