Creation and Deletion of Student Accounts for CITES Services
This page contains information about the creation and deletion of student accounts for CITES services.
Creation and Deletion of Student Accounts for CITES Services
The following table summarizes the general sequence of events in the life cycle of some common CITES account-based services for students, including the following:
- CITES Express Email
- CITES NetFiles
- Various network access services (such as UIUCnet Dialup, VPN, and Kerberos)
- Software WebStore
The timing of each action is service dependent.
The table includes specific information for Express Email and NetFiles, two of the most widely used CITES services.
CITES Student Account Lifecycle |
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Action |
When the Action Occurs |
How the User Is Notified |
Account is activated |
Express Email:
Activated automatically at the beginning of summer orientation |
Orientation letter or NetID letter |
Account is maintained |
While enrolled |
NA |
Account is changed because of a change in status (such as a change from student to staff) |
When the Electronic Directory is updated with the new data; timing depends on the type of status change. |
|
Account is deactivated |
Three months after a degree is received
When a student has not enrolled for classes by the 10th day of Fall or Spring semesters |
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Account data (such as Express Email messages and NetFiles files) is deleted |
Nine months after deactivation |
No notification |


