New Student FAQs
New Undergraduate Students
Yes, links to hardware and software discounts are available.
Agnes Scott students, faculty and staff are eligible for educational discounts on personal computer hardware and software purchases.
The college has partnered with the following vendors to offer you special pricing. To take advantage of these discounts, simply visit the links below
- Discounted pricing for Adobe Creative Cloud, Office 2016 (PC/Mac) for the desktop, Windows 10 and more.
- Under Institution Type, select College/University
- Under State/Province, select Georgia
- In the Institution List, select Georgia Independent College Association
- : Self-serve sign up with your Agnes Scott email address to gain cloud access to Office 365 Pro Plus.
ASC’s Wi-Fi service, Woof Woof Wi-Fi, is available all over campus. Access to WoofWoof Wi-Fi is made through your ASC network ID and password. You should not bring a wireless router.
- Access to academic-related network file services
- Email with Google’s Gmail service branded Scottiemail
- Web access through standard browsers
- Instant messenger and chat services
- Access to the course management system, online phone directory, intranet, library services and AscAgnes, a password-protected site that allows students access to grades, class schedules, financial aid, transcript information and student account statements.
- College licensed software required by some courses is available over the Internet.
A small inkjet for your room is fine. Thirty-seven multi-function printers are stationed around campus that support grayscale and color printing, photocopying and scanning. Your student ID card will provide access to these devices.
Yes. Any personal computer connecting to the campus network must have an active antivirus program installed.
- PC Antivirus software: (free) AVG, Avast, Windows Defender (paid) Kapersky, Bitdefender, TrendMicro, Norton Internet Security
- Mac Antivirus software: (free) Avast, AVG, Norton’s iVirus (paid) Bitdefender for Mac, Kapersky Virus Scanner, Norton for Mac and ClamXAV
We assist with issues related to connecting to the residence-hall network, diagnosing hardware problems and general operational issues. We cannot provide support for advanced system crashes or systems infected with a virus or malware.
- USB memory sticks are useful
- Operating system, restoration and application software
- Product registration numbers
- Three-prong grounding power adapter
- Surge protecting power strip
- Warranty contact information
Call the ITS Help Desk at 404-471-5487, send an email to itshelp@agnesscott.edu , or come by the Help Desk on the ground floor of Walters Hall, staffed from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
June and July hours are: 8 a.m. - 5:15 p.m., Monday through Thursday.
New Graduate Students (Online Learning)
Yes, links to hardware and software discounts are available.
Agnes Scott students, faculty and staff are eligible for educational discounts on personal computer hardware and software purchases.
The college has partnered with the following vendors to offer you special pricing. To take advantage of these discounts, simply visit the links below
- Discounted pricing for Adobe Creative Cloud, Office 2016 (PC/Mac) for the desktop, Windows 10 and more.
- Under Institution Type, select College/University
- Under State/Province, select Georgia
- In the Institution List, select Georgia Independent College Association
- : Self-serve sign up with your Agnes Scott email address to gain cloud access to Office 365 Pro Plus.
Yes. Any personal computer connecting to the campus network must have an active antivirus program installed.
- PC Antivirus software: (free) AVG, Avast, Windows Defender (paid) Kapersky, Bitdefender, TrendMicro, Norton Internet Security
- Mac Antivirus software: (free) Avast, AVG, Norton’s iVirus (paid) Bitdefender for Mac, Kapersky Virus Scanner, Norton for Mac and ClamXAV
- Antivirus (See above answers for examples of available options.)
- Microsoft Office suite
- Chrome browser
- Any other software you foresee yourself using at home to virtually attend class and complete your coursework
NOTE: Some software specific to classes is available on campus computers and doesn’t need to be purchased when the College is open: e.g., SPSS, SAS, Maple, Spartan, STATA, Systat, MatLab, Fathom, Cje, Chem Office, MathCAD and various graphic design programs.
All Macs on campus have the Adobe Creative Cloud Suite installed. The Macs in McCain G-11 and G-37 have the latest Adobe Suite installed.
While classes are conducted online, if you plan on working on projects off-campus that require the Adobe Creative Cloud Suite, it’s suggested you purchase the Suite. Please refer to the Technology Discounts link to obtain the Agnes student discount for the Adobe Creative Cloud Suite, or any other applications you may need for your courses.
Many of these applications are also available virtually through a link in you Canvas course(s).
Consider purchasing an external hard drive or a USB flash drive to back up your projects.
Along with your Agnes email, you receive a Google Drive account with unlimited storage, so feel free to store anything there as well.
Go to , quick links are listed at the bottom of the page.
Main ITS
- Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday
- ITS Help Desk: 404-471-5487
- Email: itshelp@agnesscott.edu