CIT Program:
Software
Students have access to many free or discounted software products. Here are some sources:
Free Microsoft Software
- Microsoft Office (Links to an external site.)
- Other Microsoft software at the Azure Dev Tools for Teaching (Links to an external site.) Use your BYU-I login for access.
Other Software
Other free/discounted software
Hardware
Minimum requirement: laptop computer with an i5 or greater Intel Processor, 8 GB of real memory, 500 GB hard drive, supporting full 64-bit computing, and hyper-threading. It is suggested you purchase as much RAM as you can afford. (For reference, some expensive 64-bit laptops designed for gaming don't support full 64-bit operations, like hyper-threading, because they're optimized for 32-bit gaming).
Examples of compliant laptops are:
- Asus X550LA
- Apple Mac Book Pro
WDD program:
Software
Comm and Art classes will need Adobe Suite programs (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign). For WDD and CIT courses, everything is open source or optional.
Hardware
Minimum requirement: laptop computer with an i5 or greater Intel Processor, 8 GB of real memory, 500 GB hard drive, supporting full 64-bit computing and hyper-threading. It is suggested you purchase as much RAM as you can afford. (For reference, some expensive 64-bit laptops designed for gaming don't support full 64-bit operations, like hyper-threading, because they're optimized for 32-bit gaming).