Get information about the technical specifications needed to be a successful Engineering Online student.

Minimum Specifications

Operating Systems
Microsoft	Windows 10 and above
Apple	MacOS 12 and above iOS 16+* iPadOS 16+
Google	The latest version of Chrome OS Android 12+*
Processor	1.8 GHz or higher
Memory	1 GB
Network Bandwidth	50 Kbps for audio-only presentations. 300 Kbps for presentations with one video stream, audio, PowerPoint and screen capture. 500 Kbps for presentations with multiple video streams.
Applications	HTML 5
Supported Browsers	Panopto supports the latest versions of Chrome, Edge (Chromium-based), Firefox, and Safari.

• Panopto viewing requirements.
• NC State Office of Information Technology does not give official recommendations for computer purchasing, but does provide guidelines for personally owned computers.
• The College of Engineering provides Minimum and Recommended specifications for computers to use for engineering courses.
• It is highly recommended that you have a digital scanner with a resolution of at least 300 dpi if you need to scan homework assignments done on paper and submit them to your instructor. All assignments must be submitted electronically.
• All online students must have access to a computer with a high-speed internet connection.  A quick way to test your system is to view a lecture from the sample catalog.  If you are able to smoothly stream the sample lectures, your computer meets the minimum requirements to access our online courses.