Can I use a student license if I am not currently enrolled in courses?
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I have been accepted to a university for a master's degree, and I am learning MATLAB and reviewing other courses before I start it, which will be in Fall 2025. My university has a campus-wide license. Since I was accepted into the university, I have a student email address, even though I am not currently enrolled in any classes. Would I be able to use my university's campus access, or should I consider purchasing a home license?
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James Tursa
2024-7-9
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2024-7-9
Home License does not allow academic use. Use your university Academic License for academic work once you are enrolled. If you want a personal Student License, read my comments below.
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Umar
2024-7-7
Hi Alicia,
Congratulations on being accepted into a master's degree program at your university! It's great that you are proactively preparing for your courses, including learning MATLAB.
Given that your university has a campus-wide license for MATLAB, you may be able to access it even though you are not currently enrolled in any classes. Typically, universities provide access to software licenses like MATLAB to their students, faculty, and staff through campus-wide agreements. Since you have a student email address from the university, it is likely that you can take advantage of this campus-wide license for educational purposes. This means you may be able to use MATLAB on campus or potentially even access it remotely.
Before making a decision, it would be beneficial to confirm with your university's IT department or software licensing office regarding the specifics of the campus-wide license and whether it extends to students who are not currently enrolled in classes but have been accepted into programs. They can provide you with detailed information on how to access and use MATLAB under the university's license agreement.
Considering the cost implications, purchasing a home license for MATLAB may be an option if the university's license does not cover your current status as an accepted student. However, given that you will be starting your program in Fall 2025, it may be worth exploring the university's resources first to see if they meet your needs.
Let me know if you need further assistance.
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Walter Roberson
2024-7-7
Officially, you can only use the Student license to complete course work. As you currently are not taking any courses, officially you cannot use a Student license.
That said: campus wide licenses are Academic licenses, not Student license. If your university is fine with you using the Academic license for the purpose of learning MATLAB ahead of time, then that should be within the license terms.
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Walter Roberson
2024-8-22,20:49
First answer: No. Home license is only for personal projects, and so cannot be used for academic work. Academic work requires handing in assignments, so academic work is not personal work.
Second answer: Perpetual license means that you are granted an indefinite license to use the version you bought . Home license includes one free year of Software Maintenance Service. When you have SMS, you ate entitled to free upgrades to any new version that come out during the term of your SMS coverage. Home license users can pay to renew their SMS after the first year.
Third answer: No, a Home license is for personal use only, and may not be used in support of employment at a University.
Fourth answer: No, a Home license is for personal use only, and may not be used in support of employment outside of Universities.
Fifth answer: Home licenses are already fairly discounted, priced about $US150 for the base product plus about $US45 per toolbox. Whereas a Standard license starts at $US2450, and varying prices for toolboxes, generally from $US1225 up to $US11700.
There is no discount available for moving from a Student license to a Home license.
Vishnu Baldew
about 10 hours 前
Thank you for answering, sincerely. One thing I do not fully get is the second answer, "an indefinite license to use the version you bought." How I interepret this is that if I buy 2024b, which will come with one year SMS coverage I can upgrade to every version that comes out within that one year coverage, meaning 2025b at the last. However when SMS stops after a year the latest version is the one I am stuck with and this one I can use perpetual. Am I thinking about this the right way?
Kind regards
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