ChatGPT Edu

ChatGPT Edu Frequently Asked Questions

OpenAI's ChatGPT Edu Agreement is tailored specifically for the California State University (CSU) system, providing advanced AI capabilities for all employees and students. It offers the ability to build custom GPTs for sharing within campus workspaces, as well as the needed privacy and data protection, and other enterprise security such as single sign-on (SSO), and SCIM integration.

ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot technology that can process natural human language and generate a response, enhancing personal productivity and can assist with teaching and learning activities.

Each CSU campus is developing a deployment plan for ChatGPT. We expect to have more information about SDSU's rollout in mid-February, 2025. Please check the Information Technology AI Services page for updates.

There is no cost to you personally or your department for the plan purchased through the Chancellor's Office for all employees and students.

The CSU Chancellor’s Office has signed an 18-month (February 2025 - July 2026) contract for ChatGPT with an option to extend the agreement.

The CSU is committed to closing equity and accessibility gaps, providing access to high-quality AI tools to support academic achievement to its student and employee communities.

The CSU is providing ChatGPT Edu, a plan specifically built for universities to responsibly deploy AI to students, faculty, researchers, and staff and protect intellectual property.

ChatGPT licenses are funded by the CSU Chancellor’s Office for all faculty and staff beginning February 2025 and will be available for students in July 2025.

Yes, the CSU ChatGPT Edu plan includes enterprise commercial data protection features like SAML Single Sign-On (SSO), domain verification, custom data retention windows, SOC 2 Type 2 compliance, and data encryption at rest and in transit. 

Our agreement with OpenAI includes language that ensures your ChatGPT interactions and data are not used to train their underlying large language models or improve their services.

The CSU will not be monitoring individual user interactions or conversations with ChatGPT. The CSU will be collecting basic use statistics to understand the extent of adoption and use. 

Yes, the ChatGPT Edu plan allows institutions to build custom GPTs tailored to specific courses or administrative functions, which can be shared within campus workspace to enhance learning and operational efficiency. Custom GPTs require use of the GPT-4o model.

Yes, OpenAI provides applications for various platforms, including iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS, ensuring that users can access ChatGPT across different devices. Additionally, the applications can be configured for platform specific integrations.

Self-paced learning resources are available below:

AI learning resources will be available in the CSU AI Commons by early 2025. We expect to have more information about SDSU's rollout in mid-February, 2025. Please check the Information Technology AI Services page for updates.