Technology Requirements

The flexibility of the W. P. Carey Online program requires that your personal computing environment meets the hardware and software requirements listed below.

Students who may want to access course content from a computing system provided by their employer should be aware that many corporations have strict firewall and Internet security protocols in place. In addition, corporate policies sometimes prevent users from installing non-approved software that may be needed to access course content.

Please understand that such corporate security issues are an individual student's responsibility and should be resolved directly by the student with his or her corporate information technology support staff. The W. P. Carey School of Business does not have jurisdiction over corporate information technology infrastructure and policies.

Minimum Hardware Requirements

• High-speed Internet access
• Screen resolution of 1024 x 768
• Sound card and speakers
• Microphone or webcam recommended for optional audio/videoconferencing

Minimum Software Requirements

• Operating Systems
  • Windows 7 (recommended)
  • Mac OS X 10.5 or higher**
• Microsoft Office, English Language Version (available to students from the Sun Devil Technology Center at heavily discounted prices)
  • Office 2007 (recommended)
  • Office 2010**
• Web Browsers
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 or higher (download )
  • Firefox current stable release (download )
  • Google Chrome current stable release (download )
  • Safari 4 current stable release (download )
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 10 or higher(download )
• Adobe Flash Player 10 or higher (download )
• Java 6 or higher (download )

**Note: Some software and add-ins used in the Online program are not compatible with certain applications, or operating systems, for various reasons.  The W. P. Carey Citrix environment may be used in these situations to complete some courses. Citrix  (requires a browser plug-in).

Test Your Computer

Use our System Profile tool to test your computer and ensure compatibility with our online technology. Each admitted student must complete the System Profile tool prior to arriving on campus for the first-year orientation.

Start your personal computer System Profile

Note that this tool detects browser and system settings only; no personal data or usage history is transmitted or recorded.