Outlook Email and Login for Students, StarID Password Reset

How To 

Question: 

• What is my Metropolitan State University email address?
• How do I login to my Metropolitan State University email?

Student Email Login, Email Address and Password Reset

As a student your email address is what will be provided to individuals corresponding with you through email.  You will want to notice the difference in your email address and the email login below. Important! Your email may not be active for 48 hours after you are accepted/admitted to Metropolitan State University.

How Do I Login to Email/O365?

1. Go to the Metro State homepage: www.metrostate.edu
2. Select “Current students” from the top menu
3. Select “Student Email” from the right column
4. Enter Username: YourStarID@go.minnstate.edu (i.e.ab1234cd@go.minnstate.edu)
5. Enter: StarID password

How Do I Reset My Password?

1. Go to the Metro State homepage: www.metrostate.edu
2. Select “Current students” from the top menu
3. Select “StarID from the right column
4. Choose “Reset my Password”
5. Reset my StarID Password choices to Reset
   • “I know my email address” is the MOST used!  (MUST have a personal email address associated with your StarID account for a verification code to be sent)
   • “I  know my Tech ID” (you will be asked security questions or for your SSN)
   • REMINDER: This can take up to 30 minutes to sync after resetting the password
6. Once the password is reset, login to O365 as outlined above.
7. Contact the Metro State Service Desk at 651.793.1240 or by clicking on the link to report an Incident

What is my Metro State Email Address?

Firstname.lastname@my.metrostate.edu (jane.doe@my.metrostate.edu)

If you need further assistance, please contact the Metropolitan Service Desk at 651-793-1240 or by clicking on the link to report an Incident.

Student Email Information and Links

• If an email address has a number included in the email address.
  • There are a small number of email addresses that will include a number in the email address. If there is more than one person with the same first and last name your email address may contain a number, for example: first.last.#@my.metrostate.edu
• Email for Students Who Attend Multiple Minnesota State Institutions
• Change Default Primary Email Address to metrostate.edu
• Consider setting up your email on your mobile device:
  • Email Setup: Outlook App (iPhone, Ipad)
  • Email Set-up: Outlook App (Android)

Additional Login Information:

• Use StarID login for Virtual Computer Lab, University Computers, eServices and D2L brightspace:
  • Username: StarID only (Do not use StarID@minnstate.edu for Username) 
  • Password: StarID password
• Other logins for Services, Resources, Applications