Internet Requirements

Online classes require you to have easy access to a computer, and high-speed Internet* is highly recommended.    

*Note: 

    - A Dial-up connection [56k modem] will run very very slowly for online classes, and is not recommended.

    - Wireless cards from a cell-phone provider [like Cricket or Verizon] or satellite internet [like Hughes] do not always have the speed or reliability needed for online classes.  It is possible to take online classes with these types of internet service, but you may experience connection problems when uploading or downloading large files, loss of service during storms, etc. -- so you should have an alternate way to connect to the internet if this occurs.

    - Attempting to regularly use your cellphone to do the online classwork is not a good idea because many of the functions inside Blackboard will not work with your phone.

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This page was last updated on:  July 14, 2010 @ 11:31 am