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All online programs are
conducted in a WebCt environment. In addition to online course delivery,
online students attend Residential Institutes twice per academic
year, and complete practica in their local communities or abroad.
Computer
Requirements
You must have an active account with an Internet Service Provider
(ISP), before starting the program.
Students may use either
a IBM-compatible PC or Apple/Macintosh computer for their online
studies.
You will need an NSU/SHSS
Unix Account. If you have not already requested your NSU/SHSS Unix
Account, please visit the website: https://www.nova.edu/sbin/account_request
The following are minimum
computer system requirements.
WINDOWS
PC
- Intel
Pentium 4 Processor or higher.
- Windows
ME or Higher, Windows NT 4 or Higher
- 256
Megabytes of RAM (512 or higher recommended)
- ISDN,
DSL, CABLE, or 56K Modem internet connection through an account
on an (ISP) Internet Service Provider, or a network connection
to the Internet
- Floppy
or CDRW/CD-ROM/hard drive
- Full
Duplex Sound card with speakers/headphones and microphone
- SVGA
(800x600) or higher display
SOFTWARE FOR WINDOWS PC
- Netscape
Navigator - Version 6.2.1, 6.2.2, and 6.2.3, & AOL 7.0, 8.0
- Internet
Explorer - Versions 5.0 to 5.5, except Service Pack 1 (SP1), Versions
6.0 or 6.0 (SP1), & AOL 7.0, 8.0
- MSN
Explorer is not currently supported
- Microsoft
Office 2000
If you use other "office" type programs, please
note that some professors may require you to convert your files
to a MS-Office compatible format.
MACINTOSH
- Motorola
68040 (Power PC recommended)
- OS
9.0 or higher
- 32
Megabytes of RAM (or higher)
- ISDN,
DSL, CABLE, or 56K Modem internet connection through an account
on an ISP or a network connection to the Internet
- Floppy
or CDRW/CD-ROM/hard drive Full Duplex Sound card with speakers/headphones
and microphone
- SVGA(800x600)
or higher display.
SOFTWARE FOR MACINTOSH
- Netscape
Navigator - Version 6.2.1, 6.2.2, and 6.2.3, & AOL 7.0
- Internet
Explorer - Version 5.0 or Version 5.1 (Mac OS 9.x, OSX.1) or 5.2(Mac
OSX.2), & AOL OSX
- MSN
Explorer is NOT currently supported
- Microsoft
Office 2000
If you use other "office" type programs, please
note that some professors may require you to convert your files
to a MS-Office compatible format.
You must be knowledgable
in saving your work in an IBM compatable format.
For more information
about each of these programs, please visit our main website at http://shss.nova.edu.
For more information
on the Residential Institute, please visit our website at http://shss.nova.edu/RI. |
