With a large portion of courses being hybrid or online for the 2020-2021 academic year we now have minimum comptuer recommendations for students in all departments. We have based the minimum recommendation on the software that will be used by all students; Zoom Web Conferencing and Canvas.
Minimum Computer Recommendations:
Operating System:
Windows 10 - OR - Mac OS 10.13 (or higher)
Current Critical Operating System updates and patches
Processor and RAM:
Dual Core 2Ghz or Higher (i3/i5/i7 or AMD equivalent) Processor
4Gb of RAM
Notes: Dual and single core laptops have a reduced frame rate when screen sharing (around 5 frames per second). For optimum screen sharing performance on laptops we recommend a quad core processor or higher.
Laptop Program Requirements
Several academic majors require students to have department-specific laptop hardware and software tools used extensively within the departmental curriculum. If you are entering one of these departments please see the department specific recommendations on the Laptop Program page.