Engineering Computer Account Policies

Account Criteria

All College of Engineering students, staff, and faculty are eligible for an Engineering computer account. All account holders are subject to the College of Engineering Acceptable Use Policy as well as the University of Iowa's Policy on Acceptable Use of Information Technology Resources.

Engineering Student Accounts

CSS creates an Engineering computer account for all incoming engineering students. Students who register late or who have special issues should come to the CSS office, 1256 SC, to request an account be created for them. Please allow 24 hours before returning to get your account name and password.

Engineering students accounts are active while the student is enrolled in the College of Engineering. During any semester that a student is not registered for classes, the account may be temporarily inactivated. Accounts remain active during internships or coop experiences. A student account remains active for approximately 28 days after graduation. CSS sends two email notices before inactivating student accounts.

Non-engineering Student Accounts

Any non-engineering student taking an engineering course is eligible for an account for the duration of the semester in which they take the course. The account is inactivated at the end of the semester.

Graduate Assistant Accounts

Graduate assistants teaching engineering classes who are not engineering students are eligible for an account for the duration of their appointment as a teaching assistant. Research assistants working with engineering professors who are not engineering students are eligible for an account only if the engineering faculty sponsor has privately owned equipment with which to support the research account.

Faculty & Staff Accounts

All College of Engineering staff and faculty, visiting researchers, and visiting scholars are eligible for an Engineering account for the duration of their employment with the College of Engineering. Access to the computing resource will be terminated immediately upon notification that an individual is no longer employed by the College of Engineering.

Account Eligibility Questions

If you have questions about account eligibility, please call or visit the Computer Systems Support main office, 1256 Seamans Center, 335-5751.

updated: 27 May 2006