Technical Requirements

For web-based courses:  

• You need a Windows-based (9x/ME or NT/2000/XP) and a minimum 56.6k or faster modem.
• Mac computers are not supported by UFV Online, so technical assistance will be limited
• You also need a internet connection with an Internet Service Provider.
• You also require either Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5(sp2) to 8 or Mozilla Firefox 2.  Mozilla Firefox is not a recommended internet browser, but many using Blackboard use Mozilla Firefox with no problems.
• It is recommended for word processing to use one of the two popular software packages, Microsoft Word or a word processing package that can convert your documents to rich text format (.rtf). 
• Many documents in online courses are powerpoint slides or Adobe documents (.pdf), so downloading the free Adober Reader is recommended.
• Click here to make sure your internet browser is conforming to BlackBoard standards.

Supported Browsers, Pluggins & Operating Systems