Operating System:

• Windows 98 or newer
• Mac OS 9.2 or higher
• Linux/Unix (any recent version)

Hardware:

• 400 Mhz or faster CPU
• 128 MB RAM
• video card
• sound card and headphones or speakers (some assignments have audio components)

Software:

• Microsoft Office 97 (or newer) or comparable office suite such as OpenOffice (free download available at http://www.openoffice.org)
• Flash Plugin (free download available at http://www.adobe.com)
• Adobe Acrobat Reader (free download available at http://www.adobe.com)

Web Browser:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher
• Firefox 1.0 or higher (free download available at http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/)
• Netscape, Mozilla, Safari, Opera, and other web browsers may work, but they might not be able to render all features of the course(s)
• Cookies must be enabled

Internet:

• Reliable internet connection
• E-mail account (to be able to register and to receive e-mail from the system regarding registration, course status, etc.)