Criteria

NetIDs may be changed in a variety of circumstances. You may request a NetID change if you meet any of the criteria below.

• Your legal name has changed. To have your legal name changed, follow the instructions below. Note: A legal name change is not required to change your NetID.

  Students: Complete the steps in the Student Name Change Form.

  Faculty and staff: Contact your department's HR or payroll staff.

  Emeritus, retirees, and other NetID holders: Contact the human resources office of your sponsoring department or the Office of Human Resources at (608) 265-2257.

  Your NetID may only be changed after your name change is completed. You can confirm your name has been changed in the UW Directory.

  Note: If you are looking to change your Office 365 email address to reflect a legal name change, this can be done regardless of whether or not you change your NetID. For more information, see Office 365 - Activate or change your firstname.lastname@wisc.edu address.

• Your NetID is considered commonly offensive.

To request a NetID change, you must call the DoIT Help Desk.

Your New NetID

• Your new NetID will be computer-generated based on official University records. We cannot accommodate requests.
• NetID changes take approximately 2-3 business days.
• You will be called after the NetID change has been completed.
• If there are any issues preventing your NetID change, you will be contacted.
• If your email address changes, your old email address will permanently forward to your new address.
• If you use Campus Active Directory for login, you may need to work with your local IT team to resolve issues.