Online Education Technical Requirements Online Basics These are our minimum technical requirements to participate in our online programs. Operating System Windows 2000/XP, Vista, Windows 7 or 8 Mac OS X 10.6 or higher Processor 2 GHz or higher Memory 1 GB of RAM or higher Hard Drive Space 20GB free disk space Microphone and Speakers Required Monitor Capable of at least 1024 x 768 resolution Browser We recommend the latest version of: Mozilla Firefox 17 + (free Firefox download) Google Chrome (free Chrome download) Microsoft Internet Explorer 9+ Apple Safari 5.0+ (not supported on Windows) Cookies, Java, and JavaScript must be enabled. Pop-up blockers should be configured to permit new windows from PSU websites. Not sure if you have these enabled or configured correctly? Check your browser. Plug-ins Adobe Reader (free Reader download) Flash Player 7.0+ (free Flash Player download) Java (free Java download) Internet Connection Broadband (cable or DSL) connection required. We recommend at least 3 Megabits per second (Mbps) download speed and 1 Mbps upload speed. Test your internet connection.