Microsoft Project, Visio, and Visual Studio Licenses
Concordia University faculty and staff may purchase Microsoft software, not covered under our agreement with Microsoft, at an educational rate through our software reseller. Perpetual licenses for several Microsoft software and select Microsoft 365 licenses for Visio and Project are available. Licenses can be purchased and installed on university owned computers.
Microsoft Perpetual License
A perpetual license is a one-time fee and includes downgrade rights, allowing users the rights to install earlier versions of the same software. It does not include upgrade rights to the latest version. One license entitles the user to install the software on a single device.
Microsoft 365 License
Microsoft 365 licenses are subscription based. The cost for a license is charged at a pro-rated monthly fee to May 31st each year. The subscription coverage period starts when Microsoft processes the order and ends on May 31st. Closer to the June 1st renewal date, employees may contact the IT Service Desk to request a new quote if they wish to renew their license subscription for another year. Licenses are assigned per user and can be installed on up to 5 PCs.
Who can use it?
Active faculty and staff
How much does it cost?
Prices can change at the beginning of every month and fluctuate depending on the US dollar. To review the cost and license details, refer to the documentation section below.
How to get it?
1. Contact the IT Service Desk to request an official quote from our software reseller.
2. Create a purchase requisition to order the software:
Instructions are in Moodle under UNITY Self-Service: Manage my Purchase Requisitions Create a Non-Catalog Purchase Requisition
Attach the pdf software quote to the requisition.
Include the following information in the Comments section of the requisition and check the box ‘Share with Supplier’:
Microsoft perpetual license order: Concordia netname and computer name of the employee receiving the software license.
Microsoft 365 license order: Concordia email address and name of the employee receiving the software license.
3. Submit the requisition to Procurement Services for processing.
4. IT Service Ticket is automatically opened under the name of the requester who placed the purchase requisition. Ticket is used to track the progress and status of the software purchase order.
Service Availability
During our hours of operations (Monday to Friday)
Documentation
The costs below are an estimate.
Microsoft Perpetual Licenses |
Cost |
Visio Professional 2021 |
$104.05 plus taxes (One time fee per license) |
Project Professional 2021 |
$202.58 plus taxes (One time fee per license) |
Visual Studio Professional 2022 |
$89.29 plus taxes (One time fee per license) |
Standard versions of the software are available upon request by contacting the IT Service Desk.
Microsoft 365 Licenses |
Cost |
Visio in Microsoft 365 |
Available at no extra cost as a service under our Microsoft 365 Education A3 agreement. To access, login using your Concordia email account and click on Services. The Visio web app will be available there. Includes web and app only. No desktop client. |
Visio Plan 1 for Education |
$1.53/month plus taxes. Billed as a yearly subscription fee per license. Includes web and app only and has more templates and connectors than the free version of Visio in Microsoft 365. No desktop client. |
Visio Plan 2 for Education |
$3.35/month plus taxes. Billed as a yearly subscription fee per license. Includes web, app and desktop client. |
Project Plan 3 for Education |
$8.53/month plus taxes. Billed as a yearly subscription fee per license. Includes web, app and desktop client. |
Project Plan 5 for Education |
$15.65/month plus taxes. Billed as a yearly subscription fee per license. Includes web, app and desktop client. |
FAQ
After the software order is processed by the vendor, a new software deployment ticket will be automatically opened with the IT Service Desk. Employees will be contacted by email in the ticket once the software is ready to be installed.
Contact the IT Service Desk via web form, specifying the software you wish to use and the department in which you work.
Contact the IT Service Desk via web form, specifying the software you wish to transfer and include the purchase requisition number (if known), computer name and netname of both the employee who used the software last and the new employee who will receive the software.
Contact the IT Service Desk via web form, specifying the software you wish to order.
No, the software purchased through our reseller is not for personal use. However, Concordia faculty and staff are eligible to obtain the Office 365 software package free of charge and install on personal and university owned devices.
No, we cannot purchase a subscription license for just one month. Our renewal date is June 1st of each year. Purchases are charged at a monthly rate and pro-rated to May 31st. For example, if you request a quote in October, you’ll be quoted for a 7-month subscription.
Yes, employees will lose access to the software subscription on May 31st unless it is purchased and renewed for another year. Contact the IT Service Desk via web form to request a new quote before the license expiry date on May 31st. It is the employee’s responsibility to request a new quote and ensure the purchase order is placed and processed before the license expires.
A Visio Plan 1 license is only available as a web app and does not include the desktop client version. It is included, at no extra cost, in our Microsoft 365 Education A3 agreement. If employees need the desktop version of Microsoft 365 for Visio, they can purchase a Visio Plan 2 for Education license. Details on how to obtain a quote are listed in the "How to get it?" section of this page. For more information, please visit this Microsoft website.