Laptop Requirement

The College of Engineering requires incoming students to have a laptop for use during their studies in and outside the classroom. The use of computers is essential for professionals in engineering and most other disciplines. This requirement allows your instructors to leverage state-of-the-art software to improve your education.

The campus requirements for laptop hardware are posted on the IT website.

Software is available to students through Information Technology and through arrangements with specific courses, and thus there is no requirement for specific software.

Apple hardware (e.g. Macs, iPad) are strongly discouraged. Many of these platforms don't run engineering software natively. While some Mac users have been able to use various emulators and virtual machines (eg. VMWare Fusion or Parallels) they have proven too slow and/or impractical. 

Students entering Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (MIE) should have configurations to support SOLIDWORKS