Online Requirements

Sufficient technology is required to complete online courses at the Institute for Brain Education. While tablets, smartphones and other mobile devices may allow for some completion of coursework, they are not guaranteed to work in all areas. The following is required:

Hardware

Windows or Macintosh based computer
Screen resolution (size) set at minimum to 1024 x 768 or higher
Intel Core 2 Duo — or AMD — 3 GHz processor
4 GB of RAM
CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive
Hard drive: 160 GB minimum
Graphics card and monitor capable of 1024x768 display
Stereo sound card, speakers and/or headset, microphone
Webcam (Recommended)

Operating Systems

Windows 10 or higher
Macintosh OS X 10.8 (Mavericks)

Software

Microsoft Office 2019 (Windows) or Microsoft Office 2019 (Macintosh)
Anti-virus package and a firewall (Recommended)
Security software (Recommended) Internet Access
ISP account for Internet access
A valid email account

Internet Browsers

Windows OS Users
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 and higher
- Google Chrome 49 and higher -Mozilla Firefox 45 and higher
Macintosh OS Users
- Apple Safari 9.1 and higher
- Google Chrome 49 and higher Mozilla Firefox 86 and 87 (Extended Releases are not supported)
- Respondus Lockdown Browser (supporting the latest system requirements)

Internet Browser Settings

Pop-Up Blocker should be disabled
Java Script should be enabled
Java should be enabled
Cookies should be enabled Plug-ins
Java 12 or higher