Internet Access and Speed
Our courses require access to the Internet. A broadband cable connection is also recommended; if you are using a dial-up connection, please let your Enrollment Advisor know so that other arrangements can be made.
Browser Plug-Ins
- Java® 1.4.2 JRE or higher
- Java 3D™ 1.3 or higher (required in some courses)
- Adobe® Flash® Player 9.0 or higher
- Shockwave (operating system dependent)
- Adobe Reader® 7.0.9 or higher
Computer Requirements
All Math, English, Science, and History Courses
- Pentium® III (500 MHz minimum, higher recommended)
- Minimum of 10 GB of available hard drive space
- 128 kbps Internet connection (broadband connection strongly recommended)
- Windows® XP or Windows Vista®
- Microsoft® Office®, OpenOffice.org, or Google Docs™
- 512 MB of memory (RAM)
- 12x CD-ROM drive (CD/DVD drive recommended – some courses require CD/DVD drive, which will be noted within course registration)
- 1024x768 monitor resolution
- Printer required
- Internet Explorer® version 7.0 or higher
- Students need a method to save work to a portable medium (floppy, zip, CD, USB)
- Audio: Sound card with speakers, microphone, or headset
- America Online® and KOL® are not recommended
3D Art I - Modeling and 3D Art II - Animation
- A Microsoft® Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, or Mac OS® X 10.2 or higher operating system
- A 300 MHz or faster processor
- 512 MB of memory (RAM)
- 64 MB of video RAM
- An OpenGL graphics card with 16 MB RAM
- A 3-button mouse
- 1024 X 768 monitor resolution with 16 bit color
- At least 2 GB of available hard drive space
Audio Engineering
- A Microsoft® Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, Windows 7, or Mac OS® X 10.4 or higher operating system
- For Windows XP and Vista Home Basic, a 1 GHz or faster processor; for Windows Vista Home Premium/Business/Ultimate and Windows 7, a 2 GHz or faster processor; for Mac OS X, a 300 MHz or faster processor
- For XP, 512 MB of memory (RAM); for Vista Home Basic, 2 GB; for Vista Home Premium/Business/Ultimate and for Windows 7, 4 GB; for Mac OS X, 64 MB
- At least 4 GB of available hard drive space
C++ Programming
- A Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or Service Pack 3, Windows Vista® or Windows Vista SP1, or Windows 7 operating system
- A 1 GHz or faster processor (1.6 GHz for Vista or Windows 7)
- 192 MB of memory (RAM) (748 MB for Vista or Windows 7)
- At least 1 GB of available hard drive space
Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
- A Microsoft® Windows® XP or Windows Vista® operating system
- A 600 MHz or faster processor (1 GHz for Vista)
- 512 MB of memory (RAM) (1 GB for Vista)
- At least 2 GB of available hard drive space
- 3D class Video Card with 128 MB of memory or higher (256 MB for Vista); the video card driver must support OpenGL version 1.5 or higher
Computer Literacy
- A Microsoft® Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, Windows 7, or Mac OS® X 10.4 or higher operating system
- For Windows, 256 MB of memory (RAM), 650 MB available hard drive space, and a 1024 x 768 or higher monitor resolution
- For Mac OS X, an Intel® processor, 512 MB of memory (RAM), 400 MB available disk space, and a 1024 x 768 or higher monitor resolution
- Mozilla Firefox®
Digital Arts I and Digital Arts II
- A Microsoft® Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, or Mac OS® X 10.3 or higher operating system
- A 1 GHz or faster processor
- At least 512 MB of memory (RAM)
- At least 1 GB of available hard drive space
- A word processing program such as Notepad or Microsoft Word® that can create .txt or .doc format files
Digital Photography and Graphics
- A Microsoft® Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, or Mac OS® X operating system
- A 400 MHz or faster processor
- 512 MB of memory (RAM)
- At least 2 GB of available hard drive space
Flash Animation and Online Game Design
- A Microsoft® Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, or Mac® OS X operating system
- A registered copy of Adobe® Flash® CS4 (preferred) or Adobe Flash CS5
- A 1 GHz or faster processor (for Mac OS X, a PowerPC® G5 or multicore Intel® processor)
- 1 GB of memory (RAM)
- At least 2 GB of available hard drive space
Game Design
- A Microsoft® Windows® XP or Windows Vista® operating system
- A registered copy of Multimedia Fusion 2
- A 1 GHz or faster processor
- 256 MB of memory (RAM)
- At least 2 GB of available hard drive space
Green Design and Technology
- A word processing program such as Notepad or Microsoft Word® that can create .txt or .doc format files
Introduction to Entrepreneurship I and Introduction to Entrepreneurship II
- A word processing program such as Notepad or Microsoft Word® that can create .txt or .doc format files
Introduction to Marketing I
- A word processing program such as Notepad or Microsoft Word® that can create .txt or .doc format files
Introduction to Marketing II
- A Microsoft® Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, Windows 7, or Mac OS® X 10.4 or higher operating system
- For Windows, 256 MB of memory (RAM), 650 MB available hard drive space, and a 1024 x 768 or higher monitor resolution
- For Mac OS X, an Intel® processor, 512 MB of memory (RAM), 400 MB available disk space, and a 1024 x 768 or higher monitor resolution
Web Design
- A Microsoft® Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, or Mac® OS X operating system
- A 400 MHz or faster processor (must have a PowerPC® processor for Mac OS X, not an Intel® processor)
- 512 MB of memory (RAM)
- At least 2 GB of available hard drive space