Eligibility for OCF Accounts

OCF ACCOUNT ELIGIBILITY POLICY The Open Computing Facility provides accounts and services only to people who meet at least one of the following eligibility criteria as verified by presentation of the specified documentation:

1. UC Berkeley Students

   Student Picture ID or Current Registration Card plus photo id. (If the student does not have either of the above IDs, they may get a temporary Student ID at the Cashiers' Office. This ID has an expiration date and must be accompanied by a secondary photo ID.)

   The student's current registration status will be checked electronically.

2. Faculty and Staff--Any Faculty or Staff Member who is directly associated with UC Berkeley

   Current UC Berkeley Staff or Faculty ID Card

3. Post Doctoral, Visiting Scholars, Research Assistant, etc.

   Must have letter from their department on departmental letterhead stating(*):

   1. Name
   2. Appointment Length
   3. Departmental Support for the Computer Account
   
   
4. Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (LBL) Staff

   LBL Staff ID Card

5. Graduate Theological Union Students (GTU)--Current Doctoral Students ONLY! Masters program not eligible.

   Must show student ID card.

6. ASUC Employees

   ASUC employees must show their emplyee ID card

7. Math Science Research Institute (MSRI)--Postdoc Researchers or Research Professors.

   Must have letter from the department on departmental letterhead, stating(*):

   • They hold a valid appointment with the University
   • Departmental Support for the Computer Account

8. UC Extension Faculty (Faculty Extension Faculty are usually instructors, and not titled "Faculty", primarily due to the part-time role)

   An appointment letter marked as independent contractor by agreement for a term.

9. UC Berkeley Extension Students--Students enrolled in certificate programs

   (Note: A large number of Extension Courses do not lead towards Certificate programs) or concurrently enrolled in courses offered by UC Berkeley.

   Qualified UC Extension Students must show the following:
   

   • Enrolled in a credit course (confirmed by copy of enrollment confirmation) for classes numbered 1 through 499,
     OR
     
   • Enrolled in a certificate program (confirmed by documents and/or receipts for the certificate program),
     OR
     
   • Enrolled in a UC Berkeley class concurrently (confirmed by a copy of paid and signed concurrent enrollment form).

10. Employees of other University-affiliated organizations who work on the UC Berkeley campus (i.e. California Alumni Association, International House, Howard Hughes Medical Institute) or are closely associated with the Berkeley campus (i.e. Richmond Field Station).

    Must have letter from their organization/unit on letterhead, stating(*):

    • Currently an employee of the organization
    • Organizational Support for obtaining the Computer Account

11. Volunteers, contractors, and other individuals who work on campus supporting the University. Must have a letter from the sponsoring department on departmental letterhead stating(*):
    
    • Individual is affiliated with the department.
    • Department supports the individual's request for a Computer Account

12. Student groups, staff groups, or campus support organizations. (Additional restrictions apply, see the Group Account Policy)
    
    • Copy of a completed SAS form for student groups, OR
      
    • Letter on departmental letterhead(*) verifying departmental recognition of the group and supporting their request for a group account, OR
      
    • Sufficient documentation to estabilish that the group has been recognized by the Chancellor as a support organization and that the person making the request for the group account is authorized to make that request.

      * All letters supporting an account should be on appropriate letterhead, must signed by someone other than the account applicant, and should include contact information for the person signing the letter for verification purposes.