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Student Computer Purchasing
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 for their personal devices. View our setup guide.
Campus Computer Specifications
| Campus Minimum | Mac OS 10.14 Mojave (or higher) or Windows 10 Intel i5 7th generation or AMD Phenom II Processor 8GB Ram >250GB Hard Disk Drive |
| Campus Recommended | Mac OS 10.15 Catalina or Windows 10 Intel i7 9th generation or AMD Ryzen 7 2700x >8GB Ram >500GB Solid State Drive (SSD) |
| College of Arts & Sciences World Languages |
Mac OS 10.14 Mojave (or higher) or Windows 10 Intel i5 7th generation or AMD Phenom II Processor 8GB Ram >250GB Hard Disk Drive |
| College of Arts & Sciences English, History, and Philosophy and Religion |
Mac OS 10.14 Mojave (or higher) or Windows 10 Intel i5 7th generation or AMD Phenom II Processor 8GB Ram >500GB Hard Disk Drive |
| College of Arts & Sciences Communication |
Mac OS 10.14 Mojave (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 Criminology & Criminal Justice |
Windows 10 (PC or a Mac running Windows) Intel i5 7th generation or AMD Phenom II Processor (Processor must be at least 2.2GHz) 8GB Ram >500GB Hard Disk Drive |
| College of Business | Mac OS 10.14 Mojave (or higher) or Windows 10 Intel i5 7th generation or AMD Phenom II Processor 8GB Ram >250GB Hard Disk Drive |
| College of Education and Allied Professions | Mac OS 10.14 Mojave (or higher) or Windows 10 Intel i5 7th generation or AMD Phenom II Processorr 8GB Ram >250GB Hard Disk Drive |
| College of Engineering & Technology | Windows Operating System At least 8GB Ram At least a 15" screen An advanced graphic card to handle 3D graphics processing Recommended Computer: Dell Precision Series |
| College of Fine & Performing Arts | Mac OS 10.14 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 Graphics 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 |
| College of Fine & Performing Arts Interior Design Program |
Windows 10 64-bit only 3+ GHz Processor 16GB Ram >500GB Hard Disk Drive Other Recommendations: Program does not recommend Mac, PCs are required to run the software programs. A display card with 4 GB GPU with 106 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX 11 compliant. |
| College of Fine & Performing Arts Graphic Design Program |
MacBook Pro - Minimum Recommended
Windows Laptop - Minimum Recommended
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| College of Heath & Human Sciences | Mac OS 10.14 Mojave (or higher) or Windows 10 Intel i5 7th generation or AMD Phenom II Processor 8GB Ram >500GB Solid State Drive |
Get Help
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IT Help Desk Hours:
Monday - Friday 7:30am to 6:30pm
- IT Help Desk Number:
828-227-7487
Toll Free 866-928-7487
- In person assistance:
Technology CommonsGround Floor, Hunter Library