The following hardware and software requirements are requirements for taking online courses at Paine College.
These resources are to be obtained by the student as Paine College does not have a laptop loaner program.
◼ Students enrolling in online courses must have basic computer, Internet and keyboarding skills as described in the course syllabus and on the Paine College student requirements page.
◼ Students must have access to a computer with an ISP (Internet Service Provider), a web browser, and an e-mail account. When compatibility issues arise in terms of document accessibility and readability, it is the student’s responsibility to resolve the problem with their instructor. Specific courses may have additional designated software (STEM courses, second language courses, etc.).
◼ Technical support for course navigation is available through the Paine College Blackboard hosted site and the Blackboard Administrator at the following e-mail address ITSstaff@paine.edu or the information technology web address located at https://www.paine.edu/web/offices/information-technology.
◼ Windows Minimum Requirements o Processor: 1.4GHZ Intel® Premium® 4 or faster processor (or equivalent) for Microsoft® Windows®, Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10 o Memory: 512MB of RAM (1GB recommended) for Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10 o Internet Browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer 8, 9,10, 11 Mozilla Firefox Google Chrome o Other: Adobe® Flash Player 11.2 +
◼ MAC Minimum Requirements o Processor: 1.83GHz Intel CoreTM Duo or faster processor o Memory: 512MB of RAM (1GB recommended) o Operating System: Mac OS X 10.7.4, 10.8 10.9 o Internet Browser: Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari Google Chrome o Other: Adobe® Flash® Player 11.2 + o
◼ Mobile Minimum Requirements o Android Supported Devices: Samsung Galaxy Tab 2, Samsung Galaxy S3 & S4, Nexus 7 Tablet, Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX, Motorola Atrix, Motorola Zoom, o Android Support OS: 2.3.4 and higher o Apple Supported Devices: iPhone5S, iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, IPad with Retina display, iPad 3, iPad 2, iPad mini, and iPad touch & fifth generation o Apple Supported iOS: iOS 6 and higher Internet Browser: Mozilla Firefox Apple Safari Google Chrome *Students should check their course syllabi for additional software and equipment if required.