Overview

Your RIT Computer Account enables access to RIT's campus wireless network, E-mail and Calendars, Human Resources and Student Information Systems, and many, many more services.

All RIT Students, Faculty and Staff are entitled to an RIT Computer Account. You can access most of the services as soon as your RIT Computer Account is created. Some services may take up to 24 hours to be available.

RIT Computer Accounts may be required for outside parties to access certain RIT Information Technology services and resources. A formal request must be submitted to ITS tto provide RIT Computer Account access for Business, Vendor, or Other account types.

Classes and Types of Accounts

RIT groups accounts into four classifications. Each classification includes account types:

Learner

• Student
• Visiting Scholar

Employee

• Faculty
• Adjunct Faculty
• Staff
• Temporary RIT Staff
• Student Empoloyee

Business

• Trustee/Board Member
• Department
• Course
• Student Groups

Visitor

• Vendor
• Contract
• Retiree

These classifications guide the creation, retention, resources, and access associated with an account. It is possible that an individual has multiple accounts if they qualify for an account under different groups. Automatic creation, deletion, and disabling of accounts are based on authoritative sources. For student accounts, the authoritative source is Student Records. For employee accounts, the authoritative source is the Human Resources database. There is also an "Other" classification for "Athenaeum" account types.