diff --git a/endorsement/dao/office.py b/endorsement/dao/office.py
index 2e4e475d..2081e83d 100644
--- a/endorsement/dao/office.py
+++ b/endorsement/dao/office.py
@@ -19,17 +19,26 @@
 def is_office_permitted(netid):
     """
     test for office mailbox availability
+    NOTE: test both o365 and o365student services
     """
-    o365 = get_endorsement_service('o365')
     endorsee = get_endorsee_model(netid)
-    for er in EndorsementRecord.objects.get_endorsements_for_endorsee(
-            endorsee, o365.category_code):
+    o365 = get_endorsement_service('o365')
+    o365_student = get_endorsement_service('o365student')
+
+    records = EndorsementRecord.objects.get_endorsements_for_endorsee(
+        endorsee, o365.category_code) |\
+        EndorsementRecord.objects.get_endorsements_for_endorsee(
+        endorsee, o365_student.category_code)
+
+    for er in records:
         if er.datetime_endorsed and not er.datetime_expired:
             return True
 
     # if no endorsement record, check subscription_codes
     try:
-        return active_subscriptions_for_netid(netid, o365.subscription_codes)
+        subscription_codes = list(set(
+            o365.subscription_codes + o365_student.subscription_codes))
+        return active_subscriptions_for_netid(netid, subscription_codes)
     except Exception as ex:
         logger.error("is_office_permitted: {}: {}".format(netid, ex))
         pass
diff --git a/endorsement/dao/uwnetid_subscriptions.py b/endorsement/dao/uwnetid_subscriptions.py
index 2a9178ec..15084d56 100644
--- a/endorsement/dao/uwnetid_subscriptions.py
+++ b/endorsement/dao/uwnetid_subscriptions.py
@@ -17,9 +17,12 @@ def active_subscriptions_for_netid(netid, subscription_codes):
     response = get_netid_subscriptions(netid, subscription_codes)
     for sub in response:
         if (sub.subscription_code in subscription_codes and
-                sub.status_code != Subscription.STATUS_UNPERMITTED):
-            subscription_codes.remove(sub.subscription_code)
-    return len(subscription_codes) == 0
+                sub.status_code in [
+                    Subscription.STATUS_ACTIVE,
+                    Subscription.STATUS_PENDING]):
+            return True
+
+    return False
 
 
 def activate_subscriptions(endorsee_netid, endorser_netid, subscriptions):