Technical Requirements

Note: See the online course schedule for specific syllabi as some courses may have additional technology requirements.

Both Windows and Mac

Memory 512+ MB RAM; 60+ GB hard drive
Network Connection 56 K modem or NIC (10/100 BASE-T Ethernet)
Recommended: High speed broadband or DSL
Optical data devices 32x CD-ROM/CD-RW; 512+ MB USB drive
Adobe Acrobat Reader Adobe Reader 8.0 or higher
Adobe Flash Player Flash 9.0 or higher

Windows

Operating system Windows XP or Vista
Hardware Pentium IV 2.0+ GHz or Celeron 2.0+ GHz
Browser(s)
One of the following:
Firefox 3 or higher
Internet Explorer 7 or higher
Office software Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) version 2007 or 2003;
or OpenOffice (free word processing software)

Mac

Operating system OS 10.0 or higher
Hardware PowerMac G4 or 2.0 Intel Core Duo
Browser(s)
One of the following:
Firefox 3 or higher
Safari 3.1 or higher
Office software Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) version 2008 or 2004, or Open Office (free word processing software). Open Office for Mac OSX Intel machines or Open Office for Mac OSX PowerPCs