Software Discounts

Office 365

Belmont Abbey College offers Office 365 FREE for all students, faculty, and staff. For directions to download your free copy of Office 365, choose the appropriate option below.

Office 365 for Students
Office 365 for Faculty/Staff

Software Available For Purchase

Belmont Abbey College Information Technology (IT) has partnered with ScholarBuys for your personal purchases.  As members of the North Carolina Independent Colleges and University consortium, we participate in volume licensing programs and are able to extend those discounts to you.  Belmont Abbey College has both a Microsoft and Adobe agreement. Microsoft Student Select products are available via electronic secure download. 

Ordering is easy!

  1. Visit Varsity Buys – Belmont Abbey College Student
  2. Click on the Faculty/Staff tab near the top of the page
  3. Go to Brands, select either “ Microsoft Student Select”  or ”Adobe Discount Program”
  4. Shop
  5. Agree to End User License Agreement (EULA)

You will be required to submit proof of enrollment to ScholarBuys.  Upon completion of your order, you will receive instructions regarding how to upload your proof. Examples include: a copy of your tuition payment, acceptance letter, or class schedule. ScholarBuys also partners with the National Student Clearinghouse to verify student status electronically in real time.

Scholarbuys offers additions items for personal purchase.  Belmont Abbey College does not recommend or support the products offered.

If you have any questions about this program or the products, please contact ScholarBuys directly for assistance.

Repondus Lockdown Browser

The Respondus LockDown Browser can be installed on personally owned computers and is installed on lab and library computers.

If you need to install Respondus, you can download the LockDown Browser now.

System Requirements

The Respondus LockDown Browser can be installed on computers with the Windows operating system 10 and 11, Macs with OS 10.13 to 13.0+, iPads, and Chromebooks.

Status Error in macOS devices

If you get an error that says CERT_STATUS_AUTHORITY_INVALID on your macOS device, you need to upgrade your operating system.

Visit Apple’s support page for steps to upgrade your macOS device.