Microsoft Software (Microsoft Office 365 and Windows)

We have a Microsoft Campus Agreement for a variety of Microsoft products including Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Publisher, Access), Project, Visio, Visual Studio.Net, and the Windows operating system.

How to Access:

On Campus: Microsoft Windows, Office, Project and Visio are installed on all CCSU-owned computers. These titles are available under the Programs menu (Windows) or Applications menu (Apple).

Home use: Our licensing provides Microsoft Office for home/personal use. The software is available for active students, faculty and staff to download Microsoft Office 365 on up to 5 computers as well as 5 mobile devices. Microsoft Office includes full versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Publisher, and Access, for Windows and Mac. It also includes mobile applications for Windows, Android, and iOS devices. See below for licensing information upon separation from the university. 

Students: Log in to your My.CCSU.edu account at https://my.ccsu.edu. Once logged in, you may use the web-based versions of the Microsoft Office products or download the full version to your computer. See instructions below under How to Request.

Faculty and Staff: Log in to https://office.ccsu.edu with your CCSU email address and BlueNet account password. Once logged in, you may use the web-based versions of the Microsoft Office products or download the full version to your computer. See instructions below under How to Request.

How to Request:

On-campus: Microsoft Windows, Office, Project and Visio are installed on all CCSU-owned computers, including classrooms and labs. 

Home/Personal use: go to https://office365.ccsu.edu, log in with your CCSU email address and password. Click Install apps (upper-right of screen) then Microsoft 365 apps.

Additional Information:

• Microsoft Office 365 Quick Start Guides: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/office-quick-starts-25f909da-3e76-443d-94f4-6cdf7dedc51e 

• Microsoft Office 365 Training: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Office-training-and-tutorials-B8F02F81-EC85-4493-A39B-4C48E6BC4BFB?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US

• There are several levels of licensing:
  • While you are an active student or active employee, your account is assigned a full license that includes the ability to download Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) onto personally-owned computers and mobile devices. 
  • Students: Two years after graduation (or your last class completed), an online-only license will be applied to your account; four years after graduation (or your last class completed), your account will be deactivated.
  • Employees: upon separation from the university, your account will be disabled unless you are granted Emeritus status.