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Technical Requirements for Online Courses
Request InformationApply: SNHU OnlineContact SNHU OnlineSNHU Online requires that all students have the following programs, software, and operating system on their computers prior to participating in their first online course. All SNHU Online instructors use these programs and software and may not be able to accept written work from students who are using incompatible programs. Students participating in upper level IT courses may be able to obtain temporary licenses for software required for their courses through SNHU’s MSDN alliance program. Students in courses which take advantage of this alliance program will be given participation instructions during the first few days of class by their instructors.
| Component | Minimum Required Specifications |
| Processor | Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent AMD chip for desktop PCs Intel Pentium M processor for laptops |
| Memory | 512 MB |
| Hard Drive | 40 GB |
| Floppy Drive | Optional, this is no longer a standard feature on most PCs and laptops |
| Network Card | Integrated Internal Card |
| CD-ROM | 24X CD-RW/DVD drive |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows XP Professional, SP2 |
| Office Suite | Microsoft Office 2003 Professional |
| Antivirus Software | Symantec antivirus software from any company such as Nortons, McAfee, etc. |
| Component | Minimum Required Specifications |
| Model | iBook G4 |
| Processor | 1.33GHz PowerPC G4 |
| Memory | 512 MB DDR266 (256MB built-in & 256MB SO-DIMM) |
| Graphics | ATI Mobility Radeon 9200 w/ 32MB DDR video memory |
| Display | 14 inch TFT XGA display |
| Keyboard | U.S. English Keyboard |
| Hard Drive | 60GB ultra ATA drive |
| CD-ROM | Combo drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW) |
| Operating System | Mac OS X “Tiger” or latest version |
| Required Software | Microsoft Office Suite 2004 for Mac iLife Suite Adobe Acrobat Reader |