What you need to uninstall when you leave BC
To ensure your computer functions properly and your software licenses are valid; please follow the instructions below that best match your computer status:
- I have a laptop that was purchased from BC.
- I used BC's anti-virus on my Windows computer.
- I used BC's anti-virus on my Mac computer.
What happens to your email and other computing services
Learn what happens to your email and other computing services when you leave BC:
| Library access is extended until... | Email, Agora Portal, MyFiles@bc, remote access, VPN, and network access will be available until... | |
|---|---|---|
| Student graduating in May | August 1st | October 1st After October 1st, your email address at Boston College will no longer be valid, your MyFiles@bc data will be deleted, and your Personal Web site will be removed. For example, if you graduate in May, these BC services will be available until October 1 of that same year. Note: You will receive an email reminder one month before you lose access. Learn how to keep your BC email address after graduating. |
| Student graduating in the summer | End of the summer semester (usually early September) |
April 1st of the following year Student email accounts are only purged in April and October. For example, if you graduate in the summer, your email address at Boston College will no longer be valid, your MyFiles@bc data will be deleted, and your Personal website will be removed on April 1 of the following year. Note: You will receive an email reminder one month before you lose access. Learn how to keep your BC email address after graduating. |
| Student graduating in December | End of the fall semester (end of December) |
April 1st of the following year After April 1st, your email address at Boston College will no longer be valid, your MyFiles@bc data will be deleted, and your Personal Web site will be removed. For example, if you graduate in December, these BC services will be available until April 1 of the following year. Note: You will receive an email reminder one month before you lose access. Learn how to keep your BC email address after graduating. |
| Faculty and Staff | Your status becomes inactive, which occurs on the date established for your termination in the Human Resources Information system. | Email and MyFiles@bc accounts for faculty and staff expire thereafter on a schedule established by ITS (Information Technology Services). The schedule is subject to change but presently is run seven times a year. In most cases an employee/faculty member will receive a notice informing them that their email account is about to expire. Some departments have established a business practice of requesting that access and email accounts expire when the employee/faculty member leaves the University. |