Minimum Computer Specifications
Students need to have their own laptop computers with applicable software installed by the beginning of the first-year spring semester.
Laptop Operating System
- Windows 11 or Mac OS
HARDWARE
- 3GHz or faster 64-bit processor
- 16GB to 64GB RAM
- Direct3D - compatible graphics card with 2GB to 8GB integrated RAM
- OpenGL 4 compatibility
- 1TB to 4TB SSD hard drive
- 1920 x 1200 screen resolution
- 14” screen (minimum)
- Integrated webcam
- 3-button mouse with scroll wheel
- USB-C to HDMI adapter
SOFTWARE
- Microsoft Office 365 or Mac equivalent
- AutoCAD 2022 or AutoCAD for Mac 2022 or later (student version)
- SketchUp Pro (student version)
- Adobe Creative Cloud (student version)
- Acrobat (not Reader)
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- InDesign
For questions, please contact Don Burger, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture.