This form is designed to ensure that you have the hardware and software necessary to participate in online distance education.

Internet Service Provider: All courses offered by distance use Regent’s on-line software called Blackboard. Students taking courses by distance must be connected to the Internet by a reliable Internet Service Provider (ISP).

Student may choose a local ISP or a nation wide company. Many local Cable TV providers (like COX) or phone service providers offer high speed connectivity via cable modem or DSL lines. Such high speed or broadband connections are ideal for on-line distance education, unfortunately, sometimes still expensive.

Blackboard does also work well with phone dial-up connections. Please check in your area for reliable local dial-up service or you may choose a nation wide service like Earthlink or MSN.

We do not recommend using providers like AOL or CompuServe. Many of our students encountered compatibility problems with these services.

Resource links for ISP search and nation wide providers:
http://www.isprank.com
http://www.earthlink.net
http://join.msn.com

1. Do you have access to the Internet as described above?
YES       NO

Computer Software: All distance learners should use if at all possible the latest version of MS Windows and the latest version of Microsoft Office Suite. Many software vendors offer educational discounts on software. Minimum requirements: WIN 98 and Office 2000. We also suggest using MS Internet Explorer as the primary web browser.

Most Regent University computer labs and academic departments are PC based. Please check with us before using or purchasing a Macintosh system.

Resource link for discounted software purchases:
http://www.journeyed.com

2. Do you have access to Microsoft Office software (Word, PowerPoint, etc.)?
YES       NO

E-Mail Accounts: All Regent students receive a free email account for the duration of their studies. This account is web enabled and can be accessed world wide from any computer connected to the Internet. The Regent account has the capacity of 10MB and is the primary email address that needs to be used for all distance education. Students should check their email on a regular base and also delete old messages.

For School related distance education we do not recommend using free email accounts like Hotmail, Yahoo-mail or other similar services.

Resource links for Regent email access and general information:
https://webmail.regent.edu [Access Web e-mail]
http://www.regent.edu/web/email [Web e-mail tutorial]
http://www.regent.edu/it [General student technical help]

3. Can you send and receive e-mail?
YES       NO

Computer Hardware: Regent’s IT department has developed guidelines for minimum system requirements as well as suggestions for computer purchasing.

Computer requirements and special purchasing options:
http://www.regent.edu/it/helpdesk/document/standards.cfm

4. Do you have the necessary hardware described above?
YES       NO

5. Do you feel sufficiently computer literate to succeed in a graduate class delivered entirely online?
YES       NO

6. Do you have any technical concerns or questions that you would like answered prior to admission?

Please type your name in the box below to indicate that you understand all computer items listed on this page.