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Rehabilitation Counseling Program
Computer Requirements

The Rehabilitation Counseling program offers its courses on-campus and as synchronous courses over the Internet. On and off campus students will need access to a computer that meets the following minimum requirements.

  • Microsoft® Windows XP™ + Service Pack 2 (or later)
  • 2 GHz "Pentium" or equivalent CPU
  • RAM (System memory) - 512MB (1GB suggested)
  • Sound card and speakers / headphones
    TIP: Because student microphones (used in some classes) may be "quiet" you should get speakers that have a volume control.
  • Microphone/headset combo suitable for web conferencing. *
  • High speed DSL or cable internet. (If high speed internet is not available in your area, contact us.)

Students will also need to have the following software installed:

  • Internet Explorer™ 7 (or later)
    (Internet Explorer is required for some pre-recorded course videos. Any browser may be used to access the Rehab Program and Banner websites.)
  • Sun Java™ - browser plugin
  • Adobe Flash™ browser plugin
  • Windows Media Player® v. 8 or later.
  • Adobe® Acrobat Reader™ 7 (or later)

Students will need to install additional plugins before their first connection to the live classroom. These plugins should automatically download and install under an administrator login

Contact us for more information.

*On-campus students do not need microphone/headset.