Science Lab Software at GVSU
The GVSU Science Departments have a few software suites that Faculty, Staff and Students can use in addition to those provided by IT. Available software is listed below.
Licensed Software
Wolfram Mathematica 13
GVSU has a site license for Wolfram Mathematica 13. All students, faculty and staff are able to download Mathematica for free. Click the button to view more.
ChemDraw
GVSU Faculty, Staff and Students have access to download and use ChemDraw 22. For more information, click the button below.
Software offered by IT
SPSS, Office 365, Respondus Browser, and more are available through GVSU's IT Department. For access, click the GVSU IT Software Portal button below.
Other Licensed Software
Below is a list of other department licensed software that may be available for students to use. If you would like to request access to one or more, click the Laboratory Software Request Form button to submit a request form.
- ArcGIS (Geography/Geology/Biology)
- Geochemist's Workbench (Geology)
- MestReNova (Chemistry)
- STELLA (Biology/NRM)
- Vernier Logger Pro (Chemistry)
Laboratory Software Request Form
Students: Login with your GVSU Username followed by '@student'. For example, John Smith would log in with 'smithj@student'
Faculty/Staff: Login with your normal GVSU Username. For example, Jane Smith would log in with 'smithja'.
**In order to access off campus, you may need to use VPN.
Freeware
Below are lists of free software that are commonly used in our labs. Clicking on them will take you to their site to learn more or download.