Technology Requirements
Note: While tablets, smartphones and other mobile devices may allow access, they are
not guaranteed to work in all areas. Please ensure you have a Windows or Mac based computer available to complete coursework in the event your selected mobile device
does not meet the needs of the course.
Supported Hardware (Minimum requirements)
- Processor: 2GHz processor
- Memory: 8GB
- Hard Drive: 256GB, Solid State Drive (SSD) suggested
- Sound Card, Microphone and Speakers: Required
- Adapter: Wireless Adapter
- Internet Connection: Broadband
- Webcam: Required
- Warranty: User Preference, four years suggested
- Backup Drive: Strongly recommended
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT SURFACE PRO, CHROMEBOOK AND iPADS:
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Surface Pro is supported but Surface (non-pro) is not supported
- Chromebook is not supported
- iPads are not recommended
Supported Operating Systems
- Windows 10 (Please note Windows RT and Windows RT 8.1 are not supported.)
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MAC OS X 10.812 and higher is supported for most course materials, but there may be applications that require a supported Windows Operating System (e.g. Microsoft Office 365).
Productivity Tools
- Microsoft Office 2016 (Windows)
- Microsoft Office 2016 (MAC).
Supported Internet Browsers
Note: We recommend installing multiple browsers for use with our technologies, some web based applications may not fully function due incompatibility issues, try using a different browser before calling support.
‹Windows OS Users
- ‹‹Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 and higher used for websites that don't support Chrome
- Google Chrome 79 and higher (Recommended)
Mac OS Users “
- Google Chrome 47 and higher (Recommended)
Additional Settings
Please refer to your browser's Help features to check these settings:
- Pop-Up Blocker should be disabled
- Cookies should be enabled
- Local Administrator
Third-party Applications
- Adobe Flash Player
- Adobe Acrobat Reader (Version DC)
- Java v7 or higher
- Antivirus application (updated regularly)‹
Occasionally a course may require additional plug-ins not listed here, but plan to have the plug-ins listed above installed in advance.
ExamSoft Requirements:‹
Some courses may require additional computer requirements set by ExamSoft. You can check additional requirements based on your OS . Please note, minimum requirements of ExamSoft may not meet the University minimum requirements.‹
