The Scholar's Workstation - Cal's Computer Store

UCB Campus Computer Store Eligibility Criteria & Limitations

The Scholar's Workstation offers prices, products and services targeted towards higher education, for personal and departmental use. Due to the beneficial nature of products sold through campus resellers, manufacturers restrict the eligible customer base to support only a limited set of potential purchasers, and products are not intended for commercial use.

There are also purchase limits set by the manufacturers for different products and customers, see chart.

Abuse of eligibility and purchase limits may result in a permanent ban from purchasing at The Scholar's Workstation.

UCB Students - Currently Enrolled (UCB Photo ID Required, except as noted below):

Incoming students without picture ID (must provide a copy of the intent to enroll email confirmation from UC Registrar)
Full-time undergraduate and graduate students
Graduate students on filing fee status (must provide current proof of filing fee payment)
Summer Session students
Students who graduate are eligible until the next semester begins

Eligible Affiliate Students:

UCB Extension students: anyone currently enrolled in a credit course (numbered X1 through X499) or enrolled in a Certificate program at Extension. Proof of enrollment is an Extension enrollment confirmation form, or a letter of confirmation from an Extension department.
GTU students enrolled in the Doctoral program
Evening MBA students
Hastings School of Law (must provide proof of eligibility)
See Purchase Allowances chart for additional restrictions.

Students that are not eligible:

High school, community college, and all other non-UC Berkeley students including students from other UC campuses
UC Berkeley graduate students who are on leave, and not on filing fee
Student Groups and organizations
Students who have graduted once the next semester has begun.
Alumni

UCB Staff (UCB Photo ID required except as indicated):

Career faculty and staff employees
Career employees on preferential rehire status
Employees on medical or paid administrative leave
Officially retired Emeritus Faculty, UC Berkeley and LBL Staff (Retiree ID Card Required) are eligible to purchase select products only. See Purchase Allowances chart restrictions.
GTU faculty members on an exception basis

Eligible Affiliate Staff:

LBL career staff are eligible to purchase select products only.
MSRI career staff are eligible to purchase select products only.
Office of the President career staff
UC Extension instructors. Provide a copy of their appointment memo. Are eligible to purchase select products only.
Hastings School of Law Faculty and Staff
See Purchase Allowances chart for restrictions.

Staff that are not eligible:

Lawrence Livermore Staff (including officially retired LLNL staff) are not eligible to purchase. The lab is no longer managed by the University of California.
Temporary staff
Contracted employees
Staff employed as consultants on behalf of UCB
Staff from other UC schools and labs (except those listed above)

UCB Post Doc and Visiting Scholars

Your appointment with the University is for a minimum of six months and you work 100% time. If you do, you must bring an original letter on department letterhead which is signed by the Department chair which states 1) your appointment with the University is for at least six months. 2) You work 100% time. 3) Your department fully supports your computer purchase. This letter must be presented at the time of order. There are no exceptions.
MSRI Postdoc researchers and research professors who are here for one half year or one year appointments only are eligible
Note: Post Doctoral and Visiting Scholars are not eligible for some student only software purchases. Check with TSW for eligibility before placing an order.
See Purchase Allowances chart for additional restrictions.

UCB Departments (recharges via web order form or TSW order form)

Department purchases are defined as any purchases using deparment funds. The department, grant or other entity maintains ownership of the items, regardless of who the end user is, including faculty and staff.

UC Berkeley departments under Regental Control
Departments of the Office of the President located in Oakland use TSW Intra Campus Order Form
LBL departments IF they have a UCB recharge account string

Eligible UCB Affiliate Departments (via cash/check):

As a courtesy, The Scholar's Workstation sells to the following affiliate organizations at staff/faculty pricing:

CAL Berkeley Alumni Association department
ASUC Admin Offices & ASUC-Graduate Assembly (no student groups or organizations)
Graduate Theological Union
Men's Faculty Club; Women's Faculty Club
Frente Foundation
International House
Berkeley Media Studies Group
See Purchase Allowances chart for additional restrictions.

Not Eligible for Department purchases:

The UC Procurement Card (PCard) cannot be used at TSW (TSW is a division of the Department of Information Systems & campus. Procard is for use with outside vendors.)

TSW Purchase Allowances

Consult the table below for detailed descriptions of your eligibility to participate in the various purchase programs offered at TSW.

Eligible	Computers	Software	Academic Software for students only	Accessories	C@B
Full-time UCB Student	Apple - 1 Desktop, 1 Laptop, 1 Mac mini per academic year Others - No limit, within reason	Apple Software - 2 copies (except specials, 1 only) All other software - One copy per title, version, or format per academic year	OK	No limit, within reason	OK
Affiliate Students	Apple - 1 Desktop, 1 Laptop, 1 Mac mini per academic year Others - No limit, within reason	Apple Software - 2 copies (except specials, 1 only) All other software - One copy per title, version, or format per academic year	No student editions or licenses	No limit, within reason	Not eligible
UCB Staff and Faculty	Apple - 1 Desktop, 1 Laptop, 1 Mac mini per academic year Others - No limit, within reason	Apple Software - 2 copies (except specials, 1 only) All other software - One copy per title, version, or format per academic year	Adobe licenses OK, AutoCad student edition OK, otherwise no	No limit, within reason	OK
UCB PostDoc	Apple - 1 Desktop, 1 Laptop, 1 Mac mini per academic year Others - No limit, within reason	No student editions, no AutoCad, otherwise OK	No student editions or licenses	No limit, within reason	OK
UCB & LBL Retired Staff	Apple - 1 Desktop, 1 Laptop, 1 Mac mini per academic year Others - No limit, within reason	No student editions, no Adobe, no AutoCad, otherwise OK	No student editions or licenses	No limit, within reason	OK
Affiliate Staff	Apple - 1 Desktop, 1 Laptop, 1 Mac mini per academic year Others - No limit, within reason	No student editions, no Adobe, no AutoCad, otherwise OK	No student editions or licenses	No limit, within reason	Not eligible
Retired Affiliate Staff	Not eligible	Not eligible	Not eligible	Not eligible	Not eligible
Departments	No limit	No limit	No student editions or licenses	No limit	OK
Affiliate Departments	No limit	No student editions, no Adobe, no AutoCad, call for others	No student editions or licenses	No limit	Not eligible

If you have any further questions regarding eligibility, please call us.