A Bronco NetID is your Western Michigan University username for all major systems, including GoWMU, Elearning, and W-Exchange.
Students
Student Bronco NetID services expire approximately 12 months after no further enrollment.
It is the responsibility of the student to assure backups of their data have been made prior to the expiration of services.
Admitted student
Accounts are removed if the student doesn’t register for classes during the semester that they were admitted.
- Email: Yes, 50 GB
- OneDrive and Office Online: No
- Office Desktop Applications: No
- GoWMU: Yes
- Network access: Yes
- Computer Labs: Yes
- Google Apps: No
Enrolled student
- Email: Yes, 50 GB
- OneDrive and Office Online: Yes, 1TB
- Office Desktop Applications: Yes
- GoWMU: Yes
- Network access: Yes
- Computer Labs: Yes
- Google Apps: Yes, unlimited storage
Alumni
- Email: Yes, 50 GB*
- OneDrive and Office Online: Removed 30 days after graduation
- Office Desktop Applications: Removed 30 days after graduation
- GoWMU: Yes*
- Network access: Yes*
- Computer Labs: Removed 30 days after graduation
- Google Apps: Removed 1 year after graduation
- Elearning: Removed 30 days after graduation
*This alumni service will continue indefinitely as long as the alumnus continues to make the required annual password change. Notifications are sent prior to password expiration. If the password is not changed, additional 30-day notice is sent. At the end of that time, if no response has been made, the account will be deprovisioned and the mailbox and all messages will be removed from the system and not recoverable. Access to OneDrive, Groups, Teams, and Office Online will end 30 days after graduation. It is the responsibility of the alumnus to assure backups of their data have been made prior to the expiration of services.
Employees
Faculty/staff Bronco NetID services may expire immediately upon self, or University, termination of employment. It is the responsibility of the faculty or staff member to assure backups of their data have been made prior to the expiration of services.
See also Removal of Authenticated Services
Actively employed faculty or staff
- Email: Yes, 50 GB
- OneDrive and Office Online: Yes, 1TB
- Office Desktop Applications: Yes
- GoWMU: Yes
- Network access: Yes
- Google Apps: Yes, unlimited storage
AFSCME and IATSE employees
- Email: Yes, 50 GB
- OneDrive and Office Online: Yes, 1TB
- Office Desktop Applications: No
- GoWMU: Yes
- Network access: Yes
- Google Apps: Yes, unlimited storage
Inactive part-time faculty
- Email: Yes, 50 GB
- OneDrive and Office Online: No
- Office Desktop Applications: No
- GoWMU: Yes
- Network access: Yes
- Google Apps: Yes, unlimited storage
Laid-off employees
- Email: Active until 45 days after layoff date
- OneDrive and Office Online: No
- Office Desktop Applications: No
- GoWMU: Active until 45 days after layoff date
- Network access: No
- Google Apps: No
Terminated faculty or staff
- Email: No
- OneDrive and Office Online: No
- Office Desktop Applications: No
- GoWMU: No
- Network access: No
- Google Apps: No
Retired faculty and staff
- Email: Yes, 50 GB
- OneDrive and Office Online: Yes, 1TB
- Office Desktop Applications: No
- GoWMU: Yes
- Network access: Yes
- Google Apps: Yes, unlimited storage
Affiliates
- Email: Yes, 50 GB
- OneDrive and Office Online: No
- Office Desktop Applications: No
- GoWMU: No
- Network access: No
- Google Apps: Upon request
Departmental Accounts
- Email: Yes, 50 GB
- OneDrive and Office Online: Yes, 1TB
- Office Desktop Applications: No
- GoWMU: No
- Network access: Yes
- Google Apps: Upon request
Visiting scholars
- Email: Yes, 50 GB
- OneDrive and Office Online: Yes, 1TB
- Office Desktop Applications: No
- GoWMU: Yes
- Network access: Yes
- Google Apps: Yes, unlimited storage