Students planning to take online classes while attending UI&U must meet the following computer requirements for their home computers. These requirements will be reviewed, and possibly updated, annually. Please be certain your computer meets these minimum requirements when calling the Help Desk.

Potential students may choose to take the Technology Readiness Survey.

Windows Computers

• Operating System(s): Windows XP or Vista or Windows 7
• Internet Browser(s): Internet Explorer 7, 8, or 9*.  Firefox 4, 5 or 6.  Chrome. (prior versions of these browsers are not supported).
• Internet Explorer version 9 must be set to compatibilty mode.
• Office Software: Microsoft Office XP, 2003 2007 or 2010, or OpenOffice.org (if saving in Microsoft Office compatible formats)

 

Apple Computers

• Operating Systems(s): Mac OS 10 (also called Mac OS X)
• Internet Browser(s): Firefox 4, 5, or 6.  Safari 4 or 5.  Chrome.  (prior versions of these browsers are not supported).
• Office Software: Microsoft Office X, 2004 or 2008, or OpenOffice.org (if saving in Microsoft Office compatible formats)

 

The following computers and software are specifically NOT supported

• Any computers (Apple or for Windows) built prior to March 2001 (this pre-dates Windows XP and Mac OS X)
• Any Windows OS prior to XP
• Any Mac OS prior to Mac OS X (version 10)