How NC State Uses Your E-mail Address

NC State sends certain important and timely information to students and University employees by e-mail only. This includes information about classes, student accounts, eBILLs, employment, benefits. To ensure that you receive these mailings, it is vital that you update your e-mail address as soon as it changes.

Multiple E-mail Addressess

Depending on your status, NC State keeps up to three e-mail addresses for you -- Unity, Business, and Other -- as shown in the table below. If you'd rather forward your Unity mail to another address, see e-mail Forwarding.

Individual	Status	E-mail Address(es) Available
Student	In the admissions process	Other
	Currently enrolled but not an employee	Unity, Other
	Formerly enrolled but not an employee	Other
Employee	Current	Unity, Business, Other
Employee	Former	Business (deleted 45 days after separation)

Preferred E-mail Address

Based on your status, the University also designates a Preferred addresses for you. It will be the only address the University will use for official e-mail communication. The following table summarizes the Preferred addresses for various individuals.

Individual	Status	Preferred E-mail Address
Student only	In the admissions process	Other This will change to to the Unity address approximately one week before the student's first semester begins. Before this change occurs, a message will be sent to the student's Other address.
	Enrolled	Unity
	Formerly enrolled	Unity This will change to the Other address on the census date (i.e., last day to register for classes) of the first Fall/Spring term that the student is not enrolled
Student who is/was also an employee	Currently employed	Unity or Business
Student who is/was also an employee	Separated	Other
Employee only	Currently employed	Unity unless employee wants Business instead. Departmental personnel representative can make the change.
Employee only	Separated	Business Kept for 45 days after separation, then deleted

Help with Your E-mail Address

If you need assistance with your e-mail address, contact the NC State Help Desk.

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