OSU's Microsoft License

Oregon State University participates in the Microsoft Enrollment for Education Solutions (ESS) program, which provides software and client access licenses for Microsoft software. ESS provides upgrade and downgrade rights for desktop operating systems and productivity suites. Additional software is available for specific departments.

Software addressed on this page is for installation on OSU owned computer equipment. Please contact your Department Computer Administrator (DCA) or department's Helpdesk for assistance in obtaining software.

Students interested in installing Microsoft Office on their personal systems should check with their college's Helpdesk to see if the college participates in the MSDN Academic Alliance (MSDNAA) program or check the MSDNAA Membership site. Other options are the OSU Book Store or TechHead.

OSU Employees and paid Graduate Research Assistant/Graduate Teaching Assistant interested in using Microsoft Office on their personal systems please click on the Microsoft Home Use program link at the bottom of this page.

Products Covered

• Microsoft Windows Operating Systems (Upgrade/Downgrade Rights)
  Windows 98, NT, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, and 7 Enterprise

• Microsoft Office Productivity Suites (Upgrade/Downgrade Rights)
  Suite includes: Word, Excel, Outlook (Entourage), Access, PowerPoint, Publisher, and OneNote
  • Microsoft Office Professional 2007 (PC)
  • Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 (PC)
  • Microsoft Office 2008 (Mac)
  • Microsoft Office 2011 (Mac)

• Additional Software (for specific departments only – see Participating Departments (PDF)
  Microsoft Project / Microsoft Visio / Microsoft Visual Studio

• Client Access Licenses 
  Core Client Access Licenses and Enterprise Client Access Licenses

Costs

• Desktop Bundle (Office Professional with Enterprise CALs) - $52.95/FTE
• Microsoft Project - $5.31/FTE
• Microsoft Visio - $4.93/FTE
• Microsoft Visual Studio - $1.77/FTE
• Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) - $3.09/FTE

Campus Agreement Details

• Contract Expiration: 11-30-2013
• Software Contact: Server Support Group (541-737-3162)
• Activation Codes for Participating Departments: Contact Steve Fowler (541-737-9630) or Chris Sinnett (541-737-9156)

License Restrictions

The basic Microsoft license covers all departments this year. Add-ons only cover those departments that participate in the individual enrollments each year. Enrollment is available in the fall. Media should be purchased through Dell, our offical Microsoft Reseller.

Faculty and staff have limited Home Use Rights and can review the Microsoft Home Use program for eligibility and software.

Informative Links

• 2011-2012 Participating Departments (PDF)
• Accessing the TSS-SoftStore Server
• Microsoft
• Microsoft Enrollment for Education Solutions (ESS)