MINIMUM PC REQUIREMENTS


To help you determine if you have the minimum configuration needed, please follow these steps: Click >Start in toolbar. Then Click – Control Panel in window. Then Click – System or the folder with system information contain in it. This will give the current configuration of your PC. It should match or be higher than the configurations shown below:

  Minimum System Requirements Preferred System Requirements
Internet Connection: 56k internet connection Broadband or DSL
Processor: PC with 300 MHz PC with 600 MHz or better
Operating System: Windows 98 Windows XP or Vista
RAM: 128 MB 256 MB or better
E-mail: Active Sullivan e-mail account Active Sullivan e-mail account
Internet Browser: Internet Explorer 6.0 Internet Explorer 6.0
PC Monitor Resolution: XVGA (1024 x 768) XVGA (1024 x 768) or higher
Sound Device: Sound card and speakers Sound card and speakers
Software (free): Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 Macromedia Flash Player 7 Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 Macromedia Flash Player 8
Software Commonly Required: (contact your professor if not specified on syllabus) Microsoft Office or compatible software Microsoft Office or compatible software

Note: The online course software does not support Netscape 6.x or any browsers not listed above (such as Safari and Opera) or any beta or public preview versions of any browser or operating system. We are in the process of beta testing Netscape 7.x and have found very few problems when using Netscape 7.x in conjunction with the online course software. However, we are not officially supporting Netscape 7.x until all problems encountered have been resolved. If you wish to use Netscape 7.x, please be advised that you may encounter problems for which we are unable to provide a solution. Do NOT rely on using the computers on the Sullivan University campus. These computers do NOT have soundcards or other necessary software that may be needed for your course!

Textbook purchases can be made at the Sullivan University Bookstore, the online bookstore, or the student may call the Bookstore to place a telephone order.

The cost of the Internet Connection, books and materials, and all course software is the student’s responsibility and is not included with the cost of the class.

To protect against the spread of a computer virus, the student is required to purchase and install anti-virus software and update the virus signature files on a regular basis.

NOTE: The student is responsible for the installation and maintenance of hardware and software on their home and/or work computer.


Additional Computer Software Requirements

Courses NOT listed below require only WordPad or Microsoft Word.

Courses: Software (versions shown are required):
Individual Subject Courses
CSC104 - Information Processing Microsoft Office 2007 Professional (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook & PowerPoint)
CSC106 - Computer Concepts Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office or compatible software
CSC203 - Spreadsheet Applications Microsoft Excel 2007
CSC204 - Database Applications Microsoft Access 2007, WordPad or MS Word
CSC206 - Desktop Publishing Microsoft Word (any version), Microsoft Publisher (any version)
CSC214 - Microcomputer Applications Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office or compatible software
KEY105 - Keyboarding Essentials Microsoft Word 2007, Keyboarding Pro 5 (available from the online and on-campus bookstores)
WRP101 - Word Processing I Microsoft Word 2007
WRP201 - Word Processing II Microsoft Word 2003 (summer 2008 only)