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Computer Requirements

In order to successfully complete each course in each program, the following computer hardware and software are required. Below are the minimum requirements. We also indicate the equipment we believe provides optimal results.

Learners and Faculty Minimum Requirements: The latest or fastest version of each item is suggested:
Internet Connection 56K Modem Broadband
Email Capabilities E-mail client
Unique email address
(not shared by others in a family or company)
MS Outlook or Outlook Express
(5+ MB of e-mail storage)
(HTML e-mail capabilities)
Software Word processor MS Word 97, 98, 2000 or XP
Antivirus Software
(Specific courses or programs may have particular requirements)
Plug-ins Adobe Acrobat Reader 4
Flash Player 6
Shockwave Player 8
QuickTime 5
Adobe Acrobat Reader 5
Flash Player 6
Shockwave Player 8.5
Real Player 8
Window Media Player 9
QuickTime 6
Peripherals Speakers
Sound card
Video card capable of 800x600 pixel resolution
Speakers
Sound card
Video card capable of 1024x768 pixel resolution
  • Backup storage, such as a zip drive or write-able CD-ROM
  • 3 GB of hard disk space
*Specific courses or programs may have particular requirements
*Antivirus software and firewalls may require adjustment to access certain features

PC Minimum Requirements: The latest or fastest version of each item is suggested:
Processor Pentium 500 MHz Pentium 1GHz
RAM 64 MB of RAM 128 MB of RAM
Browser
(only 1 needed)
MS Internet Explorer 5.0+
Netscape Communicator 6.0+
AOL 5
MS Internet Explorer 6.0

Macintosh Minimum Requirements: The latest or fastest version of each item is suggested:
Processor G3 500 MHz G3
RAM 128 MB of RAM 256 MB of RAM
Browser
(only 1 needed)
MS Internet Explorer 6
Netscape Communicator 4.7
MS Internet Explorer 5
Netscape Navigator 7 on OS X 10.2.3