Microsoft Campus Agreement
Carnegie Mellon participates in the Microsoft Campus Agreement, an annual license agreement that provides the following software to university owned computers and, with restrictions identified below, to personally owned computers.
- Microsoft Office Professional for Windows (Access, Excel, Outlook, Publisher, OneNote, PowerPoint, Word)
- Microsoft Office Professional for Macintosh (Entourage, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Virtual PC)
- 32-bit or 64-bit operating system (upgrades only): Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows XP Professional
- Microsoft Core Client Access Licenses (CAL), includes Client Access Licenses for Windows Server, Exchange Server, Systems Management Server, SharePoint™ Portal Server. CALs for Terminal and SQL Server are not included nor are the any of the server licenses themselves
Campuses covered by this license: Campuses located in North America
License holder: Computing Services
Quantity licensed: Covers all university owned/leased Macintosh and Windows computer and one computer of either type owned by a Student, Faculty, or Staff member
Available for: Windows and Macintosh
Who can install it: Faculty, Staff, and Students
Eligible equipment: University owned/ leased computers on campus/ at home. Students can install one copy on personally owned machines
Type of license: Annual, June 1 renewal
Cost to users: The annual fee is share by the colleges, computing services, SEI, and centaral administrative offices
Where to get it: Purchase media from the Computer Store. Contact information is provided from the "Get It" link on this page
License code required: Yes. It is provided with the purchase of media
Getting help using it: Contact the Help Center, contact information is listed under "Support Contact" on this page
Restrictions: Use for academic, non-commercial purposes only. Software must be removed from computers if annual payment is not made.
Individual use rights upon termination of affiliation: All copies must be deleted upon termination of affliation with Carnegie Mellon University
