This page is useful primarily if you need to keep your NetID when you leave the University to access University resources (email, library, VPN, cluster, etc.) or you need a NetID to access University resources and you will not receive a NetID automatically as you are NOT a new student, new faculty, or new staff member of the University.


1. Have the responsible faculty member send an email to the department chair (currently David Collum <dbc6>) with a cc of the email request to Chemistry IT <ChemIT@cornell.edu> providing the following information:

2. The person who needs a NetID needs to fill out CIT's Form 70 (CIT-Form70.pdf) and send the completed form back with a legible copy of the person's government-issued photo identification to Chemistry IT. Please do NOT send the documents to the CIT Helpdesk, as without the departmental approval, they will not understand the request.

3. Once the department chair has approved the request, Chemistry IT will provide an authorization form to the departmental chair to sign.

4. Chemistry IT will forward all the documents - CIT Form 70, photo ID, and Chemistry departmental approval to CIT for processing. Processing can take several days depending on CIT's workflow.

5. CIT will mail setup and usage information about the new NetID to the address on the CIT Form 70. If this won't work for any reason, contact Chemistry IT.