Microsoft Office 365 and SCU registered students

Microsoft Office 365 and SCU registered students

If you are a registered SCU student, then you are allowed to install an academic version of Microsoft Office 365 on your personal computer. This special SCU Licensed copy of Microsoft Office 365 will be active until your graduation date. Once you have graduated from SCU, then the license ends, You will need to have a backup and exit strategy for your data. For more information, then go to SCU IT's Microsoft 365 page.

Verify/Register SCU/Microsoft EDU account; Download/Install; and Activate Microsoft Office 365 (SCU EDU version)

For Staff and Faculty: Office 365 EDU can only be installed on your personal computer and not on any University-assigned devices.

Verify Office 365 EDU portal account by clicking on the Office 365 tile and then entering your SCU single sign-on credentials. Also if prompted, then authenticate with Duo 2FA.








After successfully logging into your Microsoft 365 portal account, click on the "install Office" button to download the Microsoft "Office 365 apps " install file for your OS, currently Mac OS or Windows only. It will detect your OS and download the appropriate install file. After you have downloaded the install file, find the install file on your local drive, and run the install file.





Once you have successfully installed Office 365 EDU, run any application (Word, Excel, or PowerPoint) and sign in with your Single Sign-on credentials (same as your MySCU portal credentials). If prompted, then authenticate using Duo 2FA.

NOTE: If you have any issues, then contact the University IT Help Desk at 408-554-5700 or techdesk@scu.edu





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