UVM provides Microsoft 365 services to active employees and students through a long-standing campus-wide agreement. These services include access to tools like Outlook, OneDrive, Teams, and the Office suite. However, these licenses come at a cost, and we are working to ensure that our licensing strategy is both sustainable and aligned with the university’s mission. The two primary license levels are described briefly below.
A3 License
Assigned to most active employees and students. Includes:
- Access to Microsoft 365 online services
- Desktop versions of MS Office 365 applications
- 100 GB Email mailbox quota
- Up to 1 TB OneDrive storage
A1 License
Assigned to former or less active affiliates. Includes:
- Access to Microsoft 365 online services
- Web-only versions of Office applications
- 50 GB Email quota
- 100 GB OneDrive storage quota
Although UVM doesn’t pay a license fee for A1 licenses, we do have to pay for the storage of those license holders’ email, onedrive, and other service content.
Add-On Licenses
Some services are not included in our campus agreement and require separate licenses:
- Power BI
- Project / Planner Premium
- Teams Premium
- Visio
To request these, please contact the Tech Team.
LCOM Users
If you are a faculty or staff member who primarily uses LCOM services and accounts, your UVM account will be changed to an A1 license to avoid duplicate licensing costs. We determine this by looking at your email forwarding status. If you are forwarding all of your mail to an LCOM account, we will reduce your UVM license to an A1.
Exceptions
If you believe you need an A3 license but currently have an A1, you may request an override through the following form: [License Override Request Form coming soon.]
See Also / Related articles
- Graduating or Leaving UVM
- Microsoft 365 Licensing, Installation, and Activation
- Comparison of Microsoft M365 Education Plan Features [Microsoft]