Overview

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UC San Diego provides an email address for faculty, staff and students, as well as many affiliates. Your affiliation and department determine the type of email account and support services available to you.  Find your affiliation in the list below and follow the corresponding instructions to obtain a UCSD email account.

Faculty and Staff

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You may receive email service from your own department or centrally from Information Technology Services (IT Services). Contact your supervisor, system administrator, or IT support person for information on the services from your department.

If your department uses the central email services provided by IT Services, see how to open an account:

• In many departments, the system administrator creates email accounts. Please see that person first if your department has such a contact.
• If your department doesn't have a designated person to assist you with a new email account, and you are a staff member, postdoc, research staff or faculty member with a UCSD, SIO, UCSD Medical School, or UCSD Medical Center ID, you can obtain an email account at the ITS Service Desk during business hours. Bring your UCSD employee ID card.
  
  • If you don't have an employee ID card, bring your driver's license and a letter on university letterhead from your department, confirming your position and/or affiliation.

Students

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If you are a new student, you will receive a UCSD email account a few days after you submit your Statement of Intent to Register (SIR).  To setup your email account, see instructions on how to activate and access your student account.

If you are a former student, you will no longer have access to a UCSD email address.  If you would like to maintain a UCSD email address, the Alumni Association provides a UCSD email address forwarding service for alumni.

Retirees

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Please contact the Retirement Resource Center for more information.