University of Illinois ChatGPT Education (Illinois Campus) Setup - Migration from ChatGPT Team/Business

The steps below outline the process for setting up your University of Illinois ChatGPT Team/Business Education (Illinois Campus) account, including migrating from a ChatGPT Team/Business account. Important Notes: First, chat history and custom GPTs cannot be automatically migrated; you must export or copy them manually (see Step 10). Second, you will be able to toggle between your Team/Business workspace and the University of Illinois (Edu) workspace (see Steps 4 and 12), giving you time to save or move over what you need.

Instructions

  1. Receive an email to ChatGPT Edu. Select Join workspace.
    An OpenAI email invitation to collaborate using ChatGPT Edu in the University of Illinois ChatGPT Education, Illinois Campus, workspace. There is a red box around the "Join workspace" button

  2. Select the Log in button.
    A Get started page with a red box around the the Log in button

  3. Enter your university email address in the Email address field and select the Continue button.
    A list of buttons with a red box around the Email address field and the Continue button

  4. Select the SSO sign-in option (University of Illinois button). (Note that selecting the Continue with password option will log you into your Team workspace.)
    A list of login methods with a red box around the University of Illinois button

  5. Select the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign option and click the Select button.
    A Select Your University prompt with red boxes around the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign option and the Select button

  6. Pick the associated university email account.
    A Pick an account page with a box around the University of Illinois email address option

  7. Enter your password and select the Sign in button.
    An Enter password page with a red box around the password field and the Sign in button

  8. Select the Continue button to verify your identity with two-factor authentication (2FA).
    A Verification Required prompt with a red box around the Continue button

  9. In the pop-up (ChatGPT, Tips for getting started), select the Okay, let's go button.
    A Tips for getting started pop-up with a red box around the the Okay, let's go button

  10. In the You've been added to a ChatGPT Edu workspace prompt, select the Transfer existing chat history and GPTs option, then select the Continue button. (Note: Although there are two options, the option to export and delete your existing chat history will remove your existing chats. To migrate chat history, you will have to manually copy and paste each chat into another document (Word, Google Docs, etc.). See Moving Custom GPTs for instructions on manually migrating your GPTs.)
    A pop-up notification that the user has been added to a ChatGPT Edu workspace with red boxes around the Export and delete existing chat history and GPTs option, and around the Continue button

  11. In the Are you sure? pop-up, select the Export and delete workspace button.
    An Are you sure? pop-up for permanently deleting chat history with a red box around the Export and delete workspace button

  12. Once you can access your University of Illinois ChatGPT Education - Illinois Campus workspace, expand the diamond icon menu (bottom-left corner of page) and verify that University of Illinois ChatGPT Education option is selected. (A checkmark will appear next to the selected option. You can also toggle between your Team and University of Illinois (Edu) accounts.) Note: Your membership in your Team/Business account will remain until the account owner removes you. This removal will occur a week after your migration. This gives you time to manually move your custom GPTs.
    A menu with a red box around the University of Illinois ChatGPT Education option

  13. You should now see and have access to your ChatGPT Edu workspace. You can begin using it by adding a prompt to the What can I help with? field. Enjoy! 
    A ChatGPT workspace with a red box around the "What can I help with?" field

  14. If you receive a Welcome to ChatGPT Enterprise! email from OpenAI, this is expected.

Keywords:
chatgpt, edu, openai, ai, artificial intelligence, setup, login, open, join, team, business, workspace, account, migration 
Doc ID:
155234
Owned by:
Peter T. in UI Gies College of Business
Created:
2025-09-29
Updated:
2025-10-09
Sites:
UI Gies College of Business