Overview
As a student at Michigan State University, you should have received your PID (personal identification or student number) and PAN (personal access number) in postal mail from Admissions, along with instructions on how to activate your MSU NetID.If you are a new student and have not received your PID and PAN or have lost your PAN, please call the Office of Admissions at (517) 355-8332.
If you are an existing MSU student and have not received or have lost your PID or PAN, please call the Office of the Registrar at (517) 355-3300.
Services accessible through your MSU NetID
As a student of Michigan State University, you can access various electronic resources and e-mail through the use of your MSU NetID. Students should activate their MSU NetID and e-mail account as soon as possible when they are admitted. It is very important to do this even if you already have another e-mail account.By setting up your MSU NetID as soon as you receive your PAN, you will be able to use your NetID and/or e-mail account to:
- reserve a space in an Academic Orientation Program (AOP) via the web.
- access information about your financial aid package (if this applies to you)
- receive information and complete required forms regarding immunization (students under 18 will be sent paper copies)
- receive official communications from MSU that are sent to you via e-mail only
- access your schedule/enrollment, grades, academic, student accounts, holds, address, and financial assistance data from http://stuinfo.msu.edu
- publish a personal web page
- access dial-up services
- access on-campus MSUnet Wireless services
- access public on-campus Computer Classrooms
