MSDN Academic Alliance Software

As a member of the MSDN Academic Alliance, Palomar College’s Academic Technology Resources Center is authorized to provide you with software for use on your personal computers. To be in compliance with the MSDN Academic Alliance program requirements, you must follow these usage guidelines when using the software on your computer. You must also agree to the terms of the MSDN End User License Agreement (EULA),and the Amendment to Master End-User License Agreement.

The MSDNAA Site Administrator at Palomar College will be responsible for maintaining records of use and ensuring there is full compliance with the program among all students, faculty and staff.  By installing, copying, or otherwise using the Product, you agree to be bound by the terms of the EULA and the License Amendment. If you do not agree to be bound, do not install, copy or use the Product.

Installation Guidelines:

• The MSDN Academic Alliance site will provide access for you to download the software.
• If a student, you must be registered in at least one credit course at Palomar College to be eligible to load program software on your personal use computer. Students registered solely for non-credit courses at Palomar College are not eligible to receive program software. Software may only be downloaded during a terms when the student is enrolled; after the term ceases download access is revoked.
• You may not give copies of loaned software to anyone else for their use. Other qualifying users must obtain software via the method set up by the MSDNAA Site Administrator.
• In order to install certain components of the Product, you may need an Academic Alliance Product Key (“Product Key”).The Product Key will be assigned solely to download authorized software. You may not disclose the Product Key information to anyone else.
• The MSDNAA Site Administrator will maintain records of software downloaded from server or checked out, and will provide those records to Microsoft upon request.

Usage Guidelines:

• You may use the software for non-commercial purposes including instructional use, research and/or design, development and testing of projects for class assignment and tests or personal projects. You may not use the Program software for any for-profit software development.
• When you are no longer a registered student or employee of Palomar College, you may no longer receive updates for your personal use computer. However, you may continue to use previously installed software on your computer, provided you continue to follow program guidelines.
• If you violate the terms of the License Agreement and EULA, the MSDNAA Program Administrator will demand confirmation of removal of the program software on your personal use computer.

For a fuller understanding of MSDNAA please visit their website

Currently enrolled students and faculty and staff members of the college can sign up to receive inexpensive and/or free software through this program.

If you would like to sign up for this program submit a ticket on our helpdesk system with the following information:

• Select the department "MSDN Academic Alliance"
• Make the Subject read "Request MSDNAA Account"

again, submit a ticket with this information using our helpdesk system.

Keep in mind that MSDN AA accounts expire each semester. However, if you are continuing on with Palomar you can certainly request your MSDN AA account each semester, on an as-needed basis.