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Online Course Requirements... 

You will need a few essential items. This guide is a checklist of those items. Just like having a pen and paper for traditional classes, the following items are absolutely essential to your success with online courses. Good luck with your studies!

• Recommended Browser
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or Above To take advantage of the latest technology incorporated in this site, and to minimize the need for additional plug-in downloads, we recommend using Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or Above on a PC.

• A screen resolution of 800 x 600 pixels or greater

If you currently see a horizontal scroll bar at the bottom of this page and would like to eliminate this, you can do so by resizing your screen. If you need help with your screen settings, in windows, click on start, then Settings > Control Panel. Next select your display icon and double click to open it. Select the settings tab, then find your screen area slider and set it to 800x600. Click OK, then close your control panel. Your new screen area should now be enabled.

You will need a few essential items to view the Online Courseware. Just like having a pen and paper for traditional classes, the following Hardware and Software items are required:

• First on your checklist is a computer. To take full advantage of the interactivity of the courses, the following system profiles are REQUIRED:

56 kbps Modem (DSL or Cable connection recommended)
Sound Card
Speakers
Flash Player
Quicktime Player

Listed below are the hardware and software requirements and recommendations.

  • Windows®/2000/XP/Vista (32-bit versions only)
  • Pentium II 300Mhz processor or faster
  • 128MB RAM or greater (256 MB highly Recommended)
  • Hard drive with 125 MB or more free space (to copy optional PassMaster files you will need an additional 250 MB of space) and additional 70 MB of hard drive disk space is required to install QuickTime if you do not have QuickTime already installed
  • Video Card capable of 1024 x 768 resolution and 16-bit color or more
  • Windows® Compatible Sound Card and speakers
  • 8x Speed CD/DVD Rom Drive or faster
  • To print your TFCH report, a Windows compatible printer is required
  • Administrative Level access is required to activate and properly install your program
  • You must have access to the internet at some point (not necessarily on the computer with the software) to activate the software