Technical Requirements for Brightspace

Students are responsible for having the technology required to complete online coursework.  The following is required to have the best experience with our online courses:

Browser Requirements:

  • Chrome or Safari (latest versions)

Internet Requirements:

Computer Requirement:

  • Operating Systems - Windows 10 or OSX 10.13+
  • JavaScript: Enabled
  • Cookies: Enabled
  • Popups: Enabled
  • Memory – 4GB RAM
  • 120GB of Hard Drive space
  • CPU: 2.5+ GHz/multi-core
  • Display: 1366 x 768
  • Graphics: DirectX, 64+ MB
  • Sound 
  • Webcam

System check for Brightspace:

https://community.desire2learn.com/d2l/systemCheck 

System check for courses using Cengage:

https://ng.cengage.com/static/browsercheck/index.html