Alumni Renewal Process

Eligible Alumni include:

  1. Alumni who have a pre-existing active @berkeley.edu Google account and an active CalNetID and passphrase; and/or

  2. Recent graduates (whose grace period ended after September 2023) who are alumni or former attendees of full-time UC Berkeley undergraduate or graduate degree programs with more than 12 completed course hours.

Steps to Renew:

  1. Review the new Alumni Email Service Level Agreement (SLA) for 2024 and accept the terms when you complete the next step.
  2. Renew your alumni email account (Must login using @berkeley.edu Google account using CalNet ID & passphrase)
    NOTE: The "Renew your alumni email account" form is NOT intended for ACTIVE students, faculty, or staff who are also alumni.  This renewal ONLY applies to people who have no other eligibility for email services other than as an alum.

  3. Prevent data loss for current university personnel including faculty, staff, and students

  4. Reduce your overall storage in your Google account below 5 GB*

*You must keep your Google Storage usage under 5 GB and renew your account annually to retain uninterrupted access to your account.

What address do I use to login when I renew?

  1. Login to Google using the email address provided in the To: field of messages sent to you about this change.
  2. Enter your CalNet ID and Passphrase when presented with the CalNet Authentication Service page.
    1. The part before the @ symbol in the To: field of this message is your CalNet ID
    2. You can Reset Passphrase if you can no longer remember it.
  3. Check the Email section of your Google profile to see all of your alternate email addresses.

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