Purchase Elevated Microsoft Licenses by April 28

As we near the end of the 2024/2025 Microsoft Enterprise Agreement year, anyone who wants to purchase a NEW elevated Microsoft license must do so by April 28 to avoid delays in receiving the license. This is because licenses are aligned with the Microsoft Enterprise Agreement year (June 1 – May 31), not with Ohio State’s fiscal year. Our partner, Microsoft Reseller Software House International (SHI) will contact users with existing licenses if a license renewal is required.

The university continues to provide Microsoft Office 365 to all Buckeyes. Elevated licenses are for advanced versions of software like Microsoft 365 Copilot, Power BI, Visio, Teams Premium, and Power Platform message/usage packs. The information presented here applies to university users; medical center users can contact the OSU Wexner Medical Center Service Desk by phone at 614-293-4357 or visit the Self-Help Site at go.osu.edu/3help for assistance with medical center technology tools.

If you miss the deadline, you can purchase a license under the 2025/2026 agreement, but you may have to wait longer to receive your license since purchases are often delayed during Ohio State’s fiscal year transition. Some departments and college freeze purchasing during this transition, so your license could potentially be delayed for a month or more depending on your department’s processes.

Microsoft Reseller Software House International (SHI) must receive the approved and issued Workday purchase order by April 28. OTDI has a process in place with vendor partner SHI for colleges and business units to purchase licenses for users or group of users to use advanced versions of software.

SHI must have your Workday purchase order in their system by April 28. Again, if you miss the deadline, you can purchase a license under the 2025/2026 agreement in May and it will be for the full Microsoft Enterprise Agreement year (June 1, 2025 – May 31, 2026).