As a premier online university, CU offers its students one of the highest quality online learning experiences available. With regard to the performance of individual technological capabilities, this is entirely dependent upon the student's laptop/computer. Below you will see the recommended specifications as well as the minimum requirements to take full advantage of the online services Carolina University offers to its students.
Recommended
| Operating System | Windows 10+ or MacOS 10.12+ |
| CPU | Current Intel i5, i7, i9, or equivalent AMD Ryzen |
| Storage | Solid State Drive (SSD) or PCIE drive (NVME), not Hard Disk Drive (HDD) at least 256GB |
| Memory | 8GB RAM |
| Webcam | Required to participate in online classes. |
Minimum
| Operating System | Windows 10+ or MacOS 10.12+ |
| CPU | Current Intel i3 or equivalent AMD Ryzen* |
| Storage | Solid State Drive (SSD) or PCIE drive (NVME), or Hard Disk Drive (HDD) at least 128GB |
| Memory | 4GB RAM |
| Webcam | Required to participate in online classes. |
*We cannot recommend nor support problems with access to services using Pentium or Celeron CPUs as these are not capable of adequately running the required services
Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are the recommended web browsers for our eLearning platform.
Chromebooks are not sufficient to take advantage of all the services CU offers its students. Chromebooks are not compatible with all software required to complete courses, including online testing and proctoring platforms, and will not support the ability for a student to complete required work.
All students also receive full access to Microsoft Office 365 with their CU account, Therefore it is not necessary to purchase this software extra.
CU also recommends that all students purchase current Antivirus Software and keep it updated. There are many acceptable solutions available to include: Kaspersky, Sophos, McAffee, Norton, Webroot, etc.