Technology Requirements

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System Requirements for Windows

Operating System:

  • Windows 10 or higher

Hardware:

  • Processor: 1.5 GHz Intel®/AMD® processor (Recommended: Dual-Core Intel®/AMD® processor)

  • Memory: 1 GB RAM (Recommended: 2 GB RAM)

  • Monitor: 15-inch color display (Recommended: 17-inch color display)

  • Audio: 16-bit sound card with speakers and/or headphones

  • Printer: Black inkjet printer

  • Video: XGA (1024 x 768 resolution)

  • Internet: High-speed internet connection (e.g. cable, DSL, FiOS) strongly recommended. Users with less than 512 kbps modems may be unable to participate in some activities.

Browser:

  • Edge (latest version)

  • Mozilla® Firefox® (latest version)

  • Google Chrome™ (latest version)

Other Software:

  • Windows Media® Player version 11 or higher

  • Adobe® Flash® Player version 10.1 or higher

  • Adobe Reader® version 9 or higher

  • Microsoft Office XP, 2003, or 2007 or productivity software compatible with Microsoft Word, Excel®, and PowerPoint®

Users must use IE9 compatibility mode

*Chromebooks are not usable.

ALL STUDENTS MUST HAVE A WEBCAM, AND A HEADSET WITH A MIC.

System Requirements for Mac**

Operating System:

  • Mac® Monterey 12.6 or later

Hardware:

  • Processor: 1.5 GHz

  • Memory: 512MB

  • Monitor: 15-inch color display (Recommended: 17-inch color display)

  • Audio: 16-bit sound card with speakers and/or headphones

  • Printer: Black inkjet printer

  • Video: XGA (1024 x 768 resolution)

  • Internet: High-speed Internet connection (e.g. cable, DSL, FiOS) strongly recommended. Users with 56 kbps modems may be unable to participate in some activities.

Browser:

  • Apple® Safari® (latest version)

  • Mozilla Firefox (latest version)

  • Google Chrome™ (latest version)

Other Software:

  • Flip4Mac® version 2.2 or higher

  • Adobe Flash Player version 10 or higher

  • Adobe Acrobat Reader version 9 or higher

** Some course content may not work correctly on a Mac. Please refer to individual course summary pages for more information.​

*iPads are not usable.

ALL STUDENTS MUST HAVE A WEBCAM AND A HEADSET WITH A MIC.