This document describes who gets what types of computing and email accounts, and for how long. Two types of accounts are described here: a general computing account in the GMES/RSI network, and an MTU email account provided by Distributed Computing Services (DCS).
The table below shows what type of access is granted in most situations.
| Status | GMES/RSI | DCS email | Note |
| admitted students (undergraduate and graduate) | no | yes | 1 |
| admitted no-shows (undergraduate and graduate) | no | no | 1 |
| enrolled students (undergraduate and graduate) | yes | yes | |
| students on co-op/interships (undergraduate and graduate) | yes | yes | |
| students inactive during summer semester (undergraduate and graduate) | yes | yes | |
| graduated students (undergraduate and graduate) | yes | yes | 2 |
| withdrawn students (undergraduate and graduate) | no | yes | 3 |
| current faculty/staff | yes | yes | |
| temporary staff | yes | yes | |
| terminated faculty/staff | no | no | |