HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS FOR AIU ONLINE PROGRAMS

In order to have a quality learning experience in your online courses, AIU Online requires that your primary computer (the computer used to access course materials and on which you will be required to install course-specific software) meets or exceeds the following specifications:

Students Accessing Courses Online

Additionally, please refer to Notes section at the end of this section.

Item Minimum Recommended

Operating System Windows XP SP3 Windows 7

Processor Pentium 600MHz *** Pentium 1GHz ***

RAM Memory 512MB

1 GB (without 1 GB of RAM Contextual Spelling will be

turned off in Word)

Hard drive space available 6GB 10GB

Media Devices DVD, USB Port 2.0 DVD, USB Port 2.0

Audio card Sound Blaster compatible 16-bit

sound card

Sound Blaster compatible 16-bit sound card 128mb VRAM

Audio device Headset or speakers Headset or speakers

Display/video card Capable of 1024x768 resolution

and 16-bit color

Capable of 1024x768 resolution and 32-bit color

Internet Connection Minimum:

256 kbps upload; 768 kbps download Broadband/DSL

Word processing Microsoft Office 2007* Microsoft Office 2010*

Web Browser** Internet Explorer 7.0 / Firefox 3.5 /

Google Chrome 5.0

Internet Explorer 7.0 or greater / Firefox 4.0 / Google Chrome 9.0

Students in Fine Arts Degree Programs

Additionally, please refer to Notes section at the end of this document.

Additionally, please refer to Notes section at the end of this document.

Additionally, please refer to Notes section at the end of this section.

Item Minimum Recommended

Operating System Windows XP Pro SP3

or Mac OS X 10.6.8 Windows 7 SP1 or Mac OS X 10.7

Processor

PC: Intel Core®2 Duo or AMD Phenom® II processor or Mac: Multicore Intel processor

with 64-bit support

PC: Intel Core®2 Duo or AMD Phenom® II processor or Mac: Multicore Intel processor

with 64-bit support

RAM Memory 4 GB 8 GB (note if using a PC, this requires a 64-bit system)

Hard drive space available 25 GB 30 GB

Media Devices

DVD, USB Port 2.0, Digital Camera [12 Mega Pixels (JPEG) with 3x zoom] Must also have

way to transfer images to computer, Wacom Bamboo Pen 500 GB External or Cloud Storage

DVD, USB Port 2.0, Digital Camera [12 Mega Pixels (JPEG) with 3x zoom] Must also have

way to transfer images to computer, Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch 1 TB External or Cloud Storage

Audio card Sound Blaster compatible

16-bit sound card

Sound Blaster compatible 16-bit sound card

Audio device Headset or speakers Headset or speakers

Display/video card

Capable of Direct X 1,280x900 display with 32-bit video card and

512MB of VRAM

Capable of Direct X 1,280x900 display with 32-bit video card and

512MB of VRAM

Internet Connection

Minimum:

256 kbps upload; 768 kbps download This software will not operate without

activation. Broadband Internet connection and registration are required

for software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online

services.

Broadband/DSL

This software will not operate without activation. Broadband Internet connection and registration are required

for software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online

services.

Word processing Microsoft Office 2007* Microsoft Office 2010*

Web Browser** Internet Explorer 7.0 / Firefox 3.5 /

Safari 4.0 / Google Chrome 5.0

Internet Explorer 7.0 / Firefox 4.0 / Safari 5.0 / Google Chrome 9.0

Students in Information Technology Degree Programs

Additionally, please refer to Notes section at the end of this section.

Item Minimum Recommended

Operating System Windows XP Pro SP3 Windows 7

Processor Pentium 2 GHz*** Pentium 2.6 GHz***

RAM Memory 2 GB 2 GB

Hard drive space available 50 GB 100 GB

Media Devices DVD-ROM Drive / 5400RPM

hard drive, USB Port 2.0

DVD-ROM Drive / 5400RPM hard drive, USB Port 2.0

Audio card Sound Blaster compatible

16-bit sound card

Sound Blaster compatible 16-bit sound card

Audio device Headset with microphone or speakers

with built-in or separate microphone

Headset with microphone or speakers with built-in or separate microphone

Display/video card Capable of 1024x768 resolution

and 32-bit color

Capable of 1024x768 resolution and 32-bit color 128mb of VRAM

Internet Connection Minimum

256 kbps upload; 768 kbps download Broadband/DSL

Word processing Microsoft Office 2007* Microsoft Office 2010*

Web Browser** Internet Explorer 7.0 / Firefox 3.5 /

Google Chrome 5.0

Internet Explorer 7.0 or greater / Firefox 4.0 or greater / Google Chrome 9.0

Notes:

1. Students are required to have regular access to a computer that meets or exceeds the minimum specifications for online courses.

2. *All students are provided with Microsoft Office during their first session of attendance.

3. **Netscape, Opera, AOL, and other proprietary browsers are not supported by AIU Online Technical Support. Google Chrome must be manually configured to allow full utilization of tools. Please review the supporting help documents accessed within the Virtual Campus. Optimal Resume only functions with Internet Explorer 7.0. 4. *** Equivalent or better x86 architecture processors are supported.

5. Adobe Acrobat Reader and the Flash Player are complimentary downloads that need to be installed in order to access features in the Virtual Campus.

6. For those who may access courses from their place of employment as well as the Military: Organizations and the Military often place restrictions on the type of content allowed through the organization’s firewall or network security. This may affect your ability to access your online courses from work and is beyond AIU Online’s ability to predict or control.

7. Macintosh is currently only supported for use in the AIU Online Bachelor of Fine Arts Program.

8. Master of Education with specialization in Instructional Design and Technology must use a Windows-based PC. The software required for this program will not work on non-Windows-based PC computers.