UTC is transitioning to Microsoft as the primary university-wide platform for collaboration and productivity tools, reducing the use of Google services on campus. This change aims to provide a consistent experience, enhance security and privacy, and manage costs more effectively.
Students Accepted to UTC for Fall 2026 and Forward
Students who are newly accepted to UTC for Fall 2026 and forward have been transitioned to Microsoft O365 for all email and office applications. Students can access their Microsoft account by following the instructions found here.
Students Enrolled Spring 2026 and Summer 2026
- April 2026 - August 2026: transition to Outlook for all email and calendaring activities for students continuing at UTC for Fall 2026
- Review our FAQ on migrating content from Gmail to Outlook.
- Clean up your Gmail mailbox by deleting emails that you no longer need.
- Stay tuned for email notifications and MyMocsNet announcements with information on the next steps as the IT (Information Technology) team schedules student accounts into batches for migration.
- Get familiar with Microsoft O365
- Access your Microsoft 365 account and become familiar with navigating the Office applications of OneDrive, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Faculty may begin transitioning classroom activities over to Microsoft during the 2025-2026 academic year.
- Clean up your Google Drive by deleting files you no longer need.
- Begin migrating emails, files, and photos that you need to keep for personal use to a non-UTC account using Google Takeout. Student accounts are retained for one year after leaving UTC before they are expired and deleted.
- Stay tuned for notifications from IT (Information Technology) next year about dates for migrating your documents to Microsoft 365.