General Information
In cooperation with Contracting and Purchasing Services , OIT negotiates and manages core software licensing agreements university-wide.
Most of the software licensed under the Microsoft agreement includes home use rights for employees. This includes the Microsoft Office suite, as well as access to Office 365 online tools.
Beyond this, there are a variety of other specialized software packages in use across campus. Eligibility and pricing varies by individual software package. Click the Request Assistance button on the right to solicit additional information about software license eligibility, pricing, and access.
Eligibility
Software licensing and price negotiation occurs at an institutional level and benefits all current CMU faculty, staff, and students by default. However, individual software license agreements do vary.
- Adobe Creative Cloud: available to current students and employees (faculty and staff members)
- DocuSign: available to current employees (faculty and staff members)
- Microsoft Power BI: PowerBI is automatically assigned to all Faculty and Staff. There is no need to request this license.
- Microsoft Project Online: click the Request Assistance button to submit a ticket for more specific eligibility information
- Microsoft Visio: click the Request Assistance button to submit a ticket for more specific eligibility information
- Minitab: available to current students and employees (faculty and staff members), but requires new access request per semester used
- Qualtrics Survey Software: available to all current students, faculty members, and staff members
- Skillsets Online Training System: available to all professional and student employees within the Office of Information Technology. Visit the Skillsets Online Training System: Home Page to obtain a full understanding of eligibility and then the Request Assistance button to request access or obtain more information
- Statistical software packages: eligibility varies by individual package. Click the Request Assistance button to submit a ticket for more specific eligibility information. One major exception concerns SPSS, which is available to all current students, faculty members, and staff members. More information and instructions to request a license can be found here: SPSS Authorization Code and Software Request
Cost
Licensing costs vary by software and vendor. Some licensed software is available at no cost, while others may incur monthly and/or annual charges billed to the requesting employee's department/Cost Center.
- Adobe Creative Cloud: no charge
- DocuSign: no per-user charge, $3.60 per envelope (to your cost center).
- Microsoft Power BI: no charge
- Microsoft Project Online: $70/year
- Microsoft Visio: $30/year
- Minitab: no charge
- Qualtrics Survey Software: varies by role. Free to all current students. Available at no charge to faculty and staff members in some colleges. Otherwise available at $20.84/month. For more details, please visit the Qualtrics Research Core XM: Home Page KB article
- Skillsets Online Training System: no charge
- Statistical software packages: pricing varies by individual package. Click the Request Assistance button to submit a ticket for more specific pricing information. One major exception concerns SPSS, which is available to all current students, faculty members, and staff members at no cost. More information and instructions to request a license can be found here: SPSS Authorization Code and Software Request
Related Services
Software Installation Request
CMU Computer/Device Support
Computer Purchase Program