Access to university resources is removed or adjusted following the Academic Computer Use Policy and the University Student and Employee Computer Use Regulation.
Student PirateID accounts are active as long as the student is enrolled. ECU deactivates a student's account when that student is not enrolled for the current semester and also meets at least one of the following conditions:
- The student does not have an active incomplete
- The student has not graduated from ECU
- The student has not taken a class for credit as a degree-seeking student
- The student is not in good academic standing (ex., academic suspension)
- If the student is not enrolled for two consecutive semesters (fall or spring semesters only), the PirateID is deleted
- Students receive an email prior to deactivation with instructions on saving all account information prior to deactivation
Undergraduate students
If you are not enrolled for one or more semesters (except summer session), you must apply for readmission. For more information contact ECU Admissions at 252-328-6640 or visit the undergraduate website.
Upon graduation, the student account is converted to an alumni email account after 120 days of inactivity. If a student enrolls in classes after 120 days, the alumni account converts back to the previous student account.
Graduate students
You must register for at least one credit hour each semester (except summer session) until all degree requirements are complete (e.g., thesis, professional paper, internship, etc.). If there is a break in enrollment, you are required to apply for readmission. For more information contact your graduate program director or the graduate admissions department.
Upon graduation, a student's PirateID/email account is automatically moved to the alumni email system. If a student does not finish the graduate degree, the student email address converts to an alumni account if the undergraduate degree is from ECU.
Alumni email
A graduate's email address automatically converts to the alumni system after 120 days of inactivity.
- Students who do not graduate are not eligible for an alumni account.
- The email address converts from xxxxx@students.ecu.edu to xxxxx@ecualumni.ecu.edu.
- All student account messages remain with the @ecualumni.ecu.edu address.
- The student account remains active.
- Alumni log in from mymail.ecu.edu or pirate365.ecu.edu.
- Alumni are required to change their password annually through the Microsoft 365 account settings. Logins: mymail.ecu.edu or pirate365.ecu.edu
- 2-step authentication (MFA) is also required and is managed through the Microsoft 365 security settings.
- OneDrive cloud storage is reduced from 5TB to 100GB.
- The Office license expires, so documents stored on the student's computer become read-only.
- This process is automatic EXCEPT that the mobile account must be reconfigured