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SPSS Site License FAQ

Who is eligible for the SPSS site license?

All UMD students, faculty and staff are eligible.

What is the cost for the SPSS site license?

Faculty and staff; Cost is available on the Academic Computing web site.

Undergrad/grad students CEHSP, CLA, or LSBE: No charge (paid for by collegiate unit).

Undergrad/grad students CSE, SFA, MED, PHARM, or CE: $40 per license.

What versions of SPSS are available?

SPSS 17 for Windows and SPSS 17 for Macintosh.

Are the faculty/staff and student versions of SPSS the same?

No. The student version contains:

• SPSS Base
• Advanced Models
• Regression Models and Tables

The faculty/staff version contains the modules above, plus:

• Trends
• Categories
• Conjoint
• Exact Tests and Missing Values

How do I get SPSS?

Faculty and staff: Contact your department or collegiate office for details on purchasing SPSS. The online order form is available through the University of Minnesota Academic Computing web site at: University of Minnesota Software Licenses

Undergrad/grad students CEHSP, CLA, or LSBE: Download from ITSS web site. For details, see:

• Installing SPSS 17 for Windows - Student Version
• Installing SPSS 17 for Mac - Student Version

Undergrad/grad students CSE, SFA, MED, PHARM, or CE: Purchase at ITSS TechCenter, KPlz 165.

Can I install SPSS on more than one computer?

Yes, but you will need to purchase one license for every computer that runs SPSS.

When will my license for SPSS expire?

Faculty and staff site license: Your license will expire 365 days after you purchase it. You will receive an email reminder from Academic Computing when the expiraration date approaches.

Student site license: Expires December 31, 2009.

Can I install the student version on a University-owned computer?

No. The student version can only be installed on personally-owned student computers. All University-owned computers, including computers used in student computing labs, must use the full faculty/staff version purchased through Academic Computing.

Why are there different site licenses for students and faculty/staff?

In previous years, the UofM Twin Cities campus had a site license for UofM Twin Cities faculty and staff only; SPSS would not include coordinate campuses in this site license, so UMD negotiated a separate site license for all UMD students, faculty and staff.

This year, SPSS has agreed to allow all UofMN campuses to be included in one site license, which means a reduced per-license cost for UMD faculty and staff. However, students are not covered by the UofMN site license, so UMD has negotiated with SPSS to keep our UMD student site license. Three collegiate units (CEHSP, CLA and LSBE) have paid for the cost of licenses for all of their undergraduate and graduate students; students in other collegiate units can purchase the site license at a greatly reduced cost ($40).

Who do I contact for help with SPSS?

For problems with the UofM Faculty/Staff site license distribution:

• Contact OIT Software License Program
  software@umn.edu, 612-625-2310

For problems with the UMD Student site license download, or general problems with installing SPSS:

• Contact the ITSS Help Desk/TechCenter
  218-726-8847, Kplz 165

For questions about SPSS usage:

• Visit the SPSS Tech Support web site