Suitability for Online Learning

As a successful distance learner you:

will be comfortable with technology
are able to commit approximately 15 hours of study time per week for each course
are able to work independently

Computer and Hardware Requirements

The following table provides details on the minimum computer hardware and software requirements for your system in order for you to utilize the technologies used within the Master of Counselling program.

	PC Windows	Mac OS X	Linux
Processor	1.4GHz Intel Pentium 4 or faster processor (or equivalent	G4 processor, 1GHz	Pentium III, 1 GHz
RAM	512MB of RAM (1GB recommended)	512MB of RAM (1GB recommended)	512MB of RAM (1GB recommended)
Web Camera	Most USB and integrated web cameras	Built-in Apple iSight camera or external firewire camera	Most USB and integrated web cameras
Headset Recommend minimum $30 for reasonable quality. Should cover both ears and have an adjustable microphone.	Any PC compatible headset.	Mac users will utilize a USB headset.	Any PC compatible headset.
Operating system	Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista or Windows 7 Note: SP2 (Service Pack 2) is a free update needed to run web-conferencing	Mac OS X 10.4 or higher	Ubuntu10; Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® (RHEL) 4.x or 5.x; Novell SUSE® 9.x or 10.x
Web Browser	Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or later; Mozilla Firefox 3 or later; Google Chrome	Safari 2.x or higher Firefox 2.x or higher	Mozilla Firefox 3 or later

Video Conferencing System Requirements

We utilize Adobe Connect Pro, a web-based videoconferencing system, which requires a high-speed broadband connection with at least 128 kbps in upload speed. Use of H.264 video requires Pentium IV 3.0 GHz, Dual Power PC or equivalent. A web camera and headset are required accessories for this.

Adobe Connect Pro tutorial for new participants

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