Minimum Technology Requirements for Online Courses

Computer Requirements

• A Pentium 4 or later Windows computer with Windows XP or Vista
• An Apple PowerPC G4 or later Apple computer with Mac OS X 10.3 – Panther or later
• Minimum 1 GB of memory (RAM)
• The latest version of Java available from: http://www.java.com/en   
• The latest version of QuickTime available from: http://www.apple.com/quicktime
• A current word processing software
• A headset with microphone

Browser Requirements

• Internet Explorer or Firefox for Windows computers
• Firefox for Apple computers

Internet Access

• Broadband Internet connection is required. Examples of broadband Internet connection are high-speed DSL or a Cable modem.
• Use of Goucher e-mail is highly recommended