Due to the software needs of the School of Nursing students are encouraged to have Windows based personal computers for use during their nursing studies.

Hardware Specifications – Academic Year 2007-2008:

·        Form Factor:  Laptop or Desktop Model computer

·        Processor:  Intel Core 2 Duo 1.6Ghz or higher

·        Memory:  1GB or RAM or more

·        Graphics Card:  128MB or better

·        Hard Drive:  80GB or more

·        Optical Drive:  8x DVD +/- RW / CD-RW or better

·        Operating System:  Windows XP or Vista

·        Monitor:  15” or higher

Software Specifications – Academic Year 2007-2008:

·        Microsoft Office 2003 and above.  (Available through the UCS Showcase Center RB134B for a discount)

Additional Storage:

Students have access to 4 GB’s of online storage and FTP web space. In addition to online storage, a flash drive is useful for quickly transferring files between computers [512 MB minimum or larger]. Also, burnable CD’s and/or DVD’s and external hard drives are helpful for backing up files and submitting digital class work but not required.

 Attention incoming freshmen and/or transfer students:

Do not purchase a PDA mobile device until official paperwork has been sent to you.  This information is sent prior to the start of your nursing courses.  If you purchase a PDA mobile device prior to receiving this information your device may become outdated or may not meet the program requirements.