NetID - Activating a NetID as a New Student

Question

How do I activate my NetID as a new student at MSU?

Answer

The ID Office website has instructions how to activate your NetID (link).

Additional Info

It is very important to activate your NetID because your MSU email account is where all official communications are sent once you are admitted. After your NetID is activated, you can log in to the official MSU email system (link). In addition to official communications about your admission and enrollment activities, your professors may communicate with you regarding class assignments, examinations, papers, etc. via your MSU email account.

Additionally, your NetID will begin to give you access to additional resources at MSU. Some may be available immediately. Others may have prerequisites before they activate. Some of the highlights are:

• Before paying the Advanced Enrollment Deposit (AED) you can:
  • use SIS Campus Solutions (link) to access your schedule/enrollment, grades, academic, student accounts, holds, address, and financial assistance data
    • Prior to accessing SIS Campus Solutions, you will need to follow these instructions to set up a Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) credential (link).
    • You can set up guest access for your parent or guardian (link)
    • More information is available on the SIS Help Website (link)
  • purchase Spartan Athletic student tickets and passes (link).
    • Please contact (800)GO STATE for any questions on this process.
• 24 hours after paying the AED you can:
  • receive information and complete required forms regarding immunization (link)
    students under 18 will be sent paper copies
  • take MSU placement exams
  • use the MSU Mobile App
• Five days after paying the AED, you can:
  • Access your housing assignment information (link)
• After enrolling in at least one credit, you can:
  • Access Desire2Learn (D2L) (link)
  • Access MSU GoogleApps (link)
  • Access MSU Zoom Web Conferencing (link)