As long as you have Internet access, you can take courses with VLACS. While it is possible to take courses with dial-up connectivity, it will take a little longer for pages to load. You might want to print a few lessons and work offline. You can then save and upload work when you are finished.

Browser Plug-ins

• Sun Java 1.4.2 JRE or higher
• Sun Java 3D 1.3 or higher - Required in some courses
• Flash 9.0 or higher
• Acrobat Reader 5.0 or higher

PC Requirements

• Pentium III (700 MHz minimum, higher recommended)
• Minimum of 3 gig free HDD space
• 56k internet connection. A broadband connection is highly recommended
• Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7
• Microsoft Office or Open Office
• 256 MB Ram (1 Gb Ram for Vista, 2Gb recommended)
• 12x CD-ROM (CD/DVD Recommended)
• Display setting 1024x768 resolution
• Printer required
• Internet Explorer (web browsing software) - version 6.0 or higher
  • Mozilla Firefox 2.0 or later highly recommended
• Flash 9.0 or later player (Click here to download)
• Students need a method to save work to a removable disk (Floppy, CD/DVD, USB Flash Drive)
• Audio: Headset with microphone
• America Online and KOL are not recommended

Macintosh Requirements

• Power Mac G4 (Power Mac G5 or Intel recommended)
• Mac OS X 10.3 (10.4.9 or later recommended)
• Microsoft Office or Open Office
• Students need a method to save work to a removable disk (USB Flash Drive or CD/DVD)
• 512 MB Ram (1Gb recommended)
• Minimum of 5 gig free HDD space
• 12x CD ROM (CD/DVD Recommended)
• 56k internet connection. A broadband connection is highly recommended.
• Display setting 1024x768 resolution
• Printer required
• Safari browser
  • Mozilla Firefox 2.0 or later is highly recommended
• Flash 9.0 or later player (Click here to download)
• Audio: Headset with microphone
• America Online and KOL are not recommended

Blackboard IM Requirements (Primary communication tool with instructors)

• Headset with microphone
• Mac - Safari browser
• PC - Mozilla Firefox browser