As a WCU student you are required to have a laptop when you come to campus. Below you will find information about our minimum and recommended computer specifications, including some majors that have special requirements. WCU offers an Education discount through Apple and Dell, visit apple.wcu.edu and dell.wcu.edu to learn more. All WCU Faculty, Staff, and Students get free access to Microsoft Office 365 and Antivirus for their personal devices. View our setup guide.
Campus Minimum | Mac OS 10.12 Sierra (or higher) or Windows 10 Intel i5 or AMD Phenom II Processor 8GB Ram >250GB Hard Disk Drive |
Campus Recommended | Mac OS 10.12 Sierra (or higher) or Windows 10 Intel i7 or AMD Quad Core A8 Processor 16GB Ram >250GB Solid State Drive (SSD) |
College of Arts & Sciences World Languages |
Mac OS 10.12 Sierra (or higher) or Windows 10 Intel i5 or AMD Phenom II Processor 8GB Ram >250GB Hard Disk Drive |
College of Arts & Sciences English, History, and Philosophy and Religion |
Mac OS 10.12 Sierra (or higher) or Windows 10 Intel i5 or AMD Phenom II Processor 8GB Ram >500GB Hard Disk Drive |
College of Arts & Sciences Communication |
Mac OS 10.12 Sierra (or higher) or Windows 10 2.6GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 Processor 16GB Ram >500GB Solid State Drive (SSD) |
College of Arts & Sciences Biology, Chemistry & Physics, and Crimonology & Criminal Justice |
Windows 10 (PC or a Mac running windows) Intel i5 or AMD Phenom II Processor (Processor must be at least 2.2GHz) 8GB Ram >500GB Hard Disk Drive |
College of Business | Mac OS 10.12 Sierra (or higher) or Windows 10 Intel i5 or AMD Phenom II Processor 8GB Ram >250GB Hard Disk Drive |
College of Education and Allied Professions | Mac OS 10.12 Sierra (or higher)or Windows 10 Intel i5 or AMD Phenom II Processor 8GB Ram >250GB Hard Disk Drive |
College of Engineering & Technology | Windows 10 2.6GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 Processor 8GB Ram >500GB Solid State Drive Other Recommendations: 15" screen, minimium of 1 USB port, advanced graphics card, and external mouse with scroll wheel |
College of Fine & Performing Arts |
Mac OS 10.12 or Higher 2.8GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 Processor, Turbo Boost up to 3.8GHz, with 6MB shared L3 cache or 3.1GHZ quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 4.1GHz, with 8MB shared L3 cache Intel iris Plus Grpahics 640, Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650 or Radeon Pro 555 with 2GB of GDDR5 memory and automatic graphics switching Intel HD Graphics 630 8 GB Ram >500GB Solid State Drive (SSD) Other Recommendations: 15" Screen Graphic Design: Students will need Adobe After Effects, Animate, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, InDesign, and/or Photoshop for some of their classes |
College of Fine & Performing Arts Interior Design Program |
Windows 10 (PC or a Mac running windows) Intel i5 or AMD Phenom II Processor 8GB Ram >500GB Hard Disk Drive Other Recommendations: Students will need the student version of Photoshop. Program does not recommend Mac', as the required CADD software is made for PCs. |
College of Heath & Human Sciences | Mac OS 10.12 Sierra or Windows 10 Intel i5 or AMD Phenom II Processor 8GB Ram >500GB Solid State Drive |