Most Ball State faculty members use Microsoft Word for their word processing tasks as well as other programs in the Microsoft Office 2003 suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook). Make sure to ask your instructor if you need will need to use specific software for your course.

Ball State University has entered into a contract with Microsoft to provide currently enrolled students with Microsoft software at a reduced rate.

Consult the "Related Links" section of this page for more information about software.