The City University of New York provides Microsoft Office 365 for Education to students at participating colleges via the Microsoft Office in Education program. The license remains active until you leave the University, at which point it will be in read-only mode and you will be prompted to pay a license fee to Microsoft or stop using Microsoft Office 365 for Education.
The Microsoft Office 365 for Education cloud applications and services vary by college but always include Outlook, online Microsoft Office and the downloadable Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus suite of Microsoft Office applications.
Students should visit their college website’s technology pages or contact their college Help Desk to confirm participation and login credentials for the Microsoft Office 365 for Education program. Once confirmed, students can log in at https://login.microsoftonline.com.
Students should visit their college web site technology pages or contact their college Help Desk for more information
Please review the Acceptable Use of University Data in the Cloud Policy before storing, syncing, and/or sharing data in any of cloud service, including Microsoft Office 365 for Education. The following table summarizes what data can be stored so data is protected from unauthorized access.
Data Classification Public |
Data Classification Sensitive |
Data Classification Confidential |
Allowed in Office 365 Yes |
Allowed in Office 365 Yes, with security recommendations |
Allowed in Office 365 No |
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CUNY's licensed version of Office 365 is available to Faculty Staff & Students through its Technology Services Page:
CUNY Faculty & Staff should login at: |
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Microsoft Office 365 for Education provides free access to all active faculty to Office 365 online applications and services including OneDrive for Business and SharePoint. |
CUNY Students should login at: |
After successfully logging, you may decide whether you would like to remain logged in or choose to input your credentials each time you return to the login page. ( ​If you are using a public computer or share your computer with others, you may want to protect your files and other collaborators by Choosing to login each time. ​) You will then be presented with the 365 Office App Lineup. ​
Clicking on the teams Icon will open the teams Application. Once the application has opened, you may choose to download the desktop or mobile app for MS Teams.
(Downloading the desktop / mobile apps to their respective devices, will redirect the more taxing operations of Teams away from slowing down the internet connection. Users of limited bandwidth/ slower connections will find this less disruptive.)
Clicking on your Avatar (the small circle with your initials) in the upper right-hand corner will reveal the drop-down menu for your profile and allow you to download the local app needed for your device.
Once you have successfully opened the Teams application, you are ready to find or create your team. Click the Join or Create team button on the right side of the screen under your Avatar..
If you know the team you would like to join and have been given a link or a code to join the team by Manager of the Team, Enter your code in the appropriate box and Click the Join Team Button
Right clicking the extended menu for your team's listing choosing Get Link will allow you to generate a link you to your Non-Private team's listing, where they may choose to Join and be confirmed by the Team Manager.
If the team is Private, clicking Manage Team from the extended menu allows the Team's manager to Generate a code under the Settings Tab, that allows members to Join and be confirmed automatically.