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Washington State University
The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering

Undergraduate Programs

Computer Requirement

Effective Fall semester, 2011, all Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering undergraduate and graduate students are required to either purchase or have access to a laptop computer capable of running modern office productivity software (Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, or Google Documents) and Remote Desktop Connection. At a minimum, the systems should therefore meet the following specifications:

Operating System

  • Windows 10
  • MAC OS 11 or higher

Processor Architecture

  • Intel Core i5 or i7, gen. 7 or newer
  • Equivalent AMD processor

Memory

  • Minimum 8 GB of RAM
  • Recommended 12 GB of RAM or higher

Hard Drive

  • 500 GB or better
  • SSD Preferred

Software

Student Computer Discounts

  • Apple – Up to 15% discount
  • Microsoft – Save 10% or more

[Last updated 05/2021]