As of August 1, 2024, Microsoft provides 2 distinct Office 365 licenses to Faculty, Staff and currently enrolled Students for use on their personal devices for free for the duration of your employment or enrollment at Mississippi College.
- Students qualify for a "Microsoft 365 Apps for Students" license which provides access to both Office web apps and installed apps.
- Faculty and Staff qualify for a "Office 365 A1 for Faculty" license which provides access to only Office web apps. If Faculty or Staff require the installed versions of Office apps, we recommend that you consider purchasing a subscription through the "Microsoft Workplace Discount Program".
What is Office 365?
- Office 365 is a suite of applications that includes Access, Excel, InfoPath, Lync, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher, and Word.
- Office 365 is a four year subscription for full and part time, enrolled univrsity and college student, faculty and staff. University Alumni are not eligible for Office 365.
- Office 365 allows users to download Office on 5 devices (laptops/desktops) + 5 mobile devices (iPhone, Android) + 5 tablet devices (Surface, iPad).
Note: Installing additional languages on a computer that already has this version of Office doesn't count against your install limit (5).
If you are looking for cloud based Office applications, Computer services recommends you try Google Drive, which is already accesible to all Faculty, Staff, and Students via your MC email account. Google Drive can be accessed by clicking the APPS icon(9 little squares) at the top right of your email account, and choosing Drive. For more information on Google Drive, visit Google Drive Help.
Office 365 Requirements
- For system requirements, click HERE.
First Time Login Instructions
- Click here to begin.
- Enter your school email address and click "sign up"
- Check your email for the signup email from Microsoft. The subject will be “Time to complete Office 365 Education signup”.
- Click the link in the body of the email that says “Complete Office 365 Education signup”.
- You will be redirected to an Office 365 signup page where you are required to enter your First and Last Name, password of your choice for your account, and date of birth. Click “Start” near the bottom to submit your information.
