Background
Information Technology regularly pushes application and system updates for University owned Mac computers. Updates improve performance, address security vulnerabilities, and add features to your Mac. Updates become available for you to install after IT has completed testing.
macOS Upgrades and Updates
Apple releases annual macOS upgrades in the Fall. The upgrade becomes available for installation after validation testing, typically 90 days. Upgrades are pushed to Office computers beginning in Spring. Lab computers are upgraded in the Summer.
macOS minor updates are released every six weeks and pushed to your computer after testing. You can choose to update seven days after the public release.
How to Upgrade or Update macOS
Open System Preferences or System Settings from the Apple menu and choose Software Update. Select Update Now to proceed. Only approved updates will be available for installation.
macOS Versions
Catalina (macOS 10.15) – Support for Catalina ended on December 1, 2022
Big Sur (macOS 11) – Support for Big Sur ended on May 1, 2023
Monterey (macOS 12) - Monterey will be supported until Summer 2024
Ventura (macOS 13) - Ventura is supported as of January 23, 2023
Contact IT Services if your computer does not meet the minimum requirements for Monterey:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212551
Application Updates
Updates to applications like Adobe Acrobat Reader, Google Chrome, Microsoft Office, and Mozilla Firefox are deployed on a monthly basis by IT. Security issues identified by the Chief Information Security Officer are remediated on an accelerated timeline as appropriate.