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Laptops and IT Resources

It is essential that students have a personal laptop to complete the Medical Education Readiness Program (MERP). A laptop is needed to access various systems:

Panopto (Capture Lecture System)

Canvas (Learning Management System)

ExamSoft (Testing Software)

Our Information Technology (IT) group is always available to help with configuring your laptop and to answer any questions.

Due to the diversity of the makes and models of laptops, laptop repairs are not handled on campus. However, there are several local vendors available for repairs and accessories.

Required minimum specifications for MERP:

 

Apple Laptops

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Supported Operating Systems:  Mac OS 10.14 (Mojave), Mac OS 10.15 (Catalina) and Mac OS 11.0 (Big Sur). Only genuine versions of Mac Operating Systems are supported.  Please DO NOT install any Beta versions of Mac OS, they are not supported.

75GB of available hard drive space (required)

4GB RAM (required); 8GB RAM (recommended)

256GB Internal Storage (required); 500GB Internal Storage (recommended) (External hard drives are not accepted)

Wi-Fi capable

Functional integrated webcam and microphone (required)

Internet upload speed of 2.5 Mpbs or faster is required (Internet hotspots and cellphone tethering are not permitted)

Screen Resolution should be at least 1024 X 768 or higher

Two internet browsers should be installed on your laptop, any combination of Firefox, Chrome or Safari with the latest updates installed (required)

 

Windows Laptops

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Windows 10 with the latest updates installed  

75GB of available hard drive space (required)

4GB RAM (required); 8GB RAM (recommended) 

256GB Internal Storage (required); 500GB Internal Storage (recommended) (External hard drives are not accepted)

Wi-Fi capable

Functional integrated webcam and microphone (required)

Internet upload speed of 2.5 Mpbs or faster is required (Internet hotspots and cell phone tethering are not permitted)

Screen Resolution should be at least 1024 X 768 or higher

Two internet browsers should be installed on your laptop, any combination of Firefox, Chrome or Internet Explorer with the latest updates installed is required

 

Not Compatible

ARM CPU

Microsoft's Virtual Machine, Parallels, VMware Fusion or any other virtual environments

Android Laptop/Tablet

iOS Tablet (iPad, iPad Pro)

Chromebook (Google)

Linux (Unix, Ubuntu, Mint, CentOS, etc.)

Windows RT (usually found on Windows Non-Pro Surface tablets, Surface 1, Surface 2)

Laptops with Windows 7 or 8 of any version are not compatible 

*Laptops should not be more than 3-years-old, this applies for both Apple and Windows laptops

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