Students must pass the Computer Test-Out, provide appropriate evidence of transferable credit, or take and pass the Computer Literacy course or equivalent before being accepted into this program.
Some classes in the Event Management program require written papers and proposals, and computation ability is needed in some courses. Therefore, to be admitted to the certificate program, students must either place into our college-level mathematics and composition courses through presentation of appropriate transfer credit or placement at this level through acceptable scores on the SAT, ACT, or ACCUPLACER test or take any math or English transitional courses necessary.
Students seeking admission to The Art Institute of Pittsburgh — Online Division must meet the following requirements shown below.
The prospective student must be a high school graduate with a minimum, cumulative, final high school CGPA of 1.5 or higher, or hold a General Education Development (GED) Certificate, or associate's degree or higher as a prerequisite for admission.
Online Orientation
Each student who enrolls at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh — Online Division is required to complete an online student orientation prior to the start date of the student's first course. The online orientation helps the student become familiar with different features of the online classroom environment and prepares the student for his or her role as an active learner in the online classroom.
Software Requirements
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Microsoft Office Professional
- Microsoft Visio
- Norton Antivirus
- Windows Media Player
Minimum Technology Requirements
Both PC and Mac users should have at least a 1024x768 display (1280x800 recommended) with qualified hardware-accelerated OpenGL graphic card, 16-bit color, and 256MB of VRAM, as well as a DVD-ROM drive.
- PC: As a general guideline, students should not have computer specifications less than a Pentium 4 CPU or AMD Athlon 64 processor and one of the following Operation Systems with 4GB of RAM and at least 10 GB of hard-disk space available for installation:
- Windows XP with Service Pack 3
- Windows Vista Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise with Service Pack 1 (Service Pack 2 recommended)
- Windows 7
- Mac: As a general guideline, students should not have computer specifications less than a Multicore Intel processor, MAC OSX v10.5.7 or v10.6, 4GB of RAM and a DVD-ROM drive. Students should also have at least 10GB of hard-disk space available for installation.
Web Browser Requirements
PC: At least one of the following browsers with Java enabled:
- Internet Explorer 9.0 (recommended)
- Internet Explorer 8.0 (supported)
- Mozilla Firefox 4.0 (recommended)
- Mozilla Firefox 3.5 (supported)
- Google Chrome 5.0 and higher (supported
Mac: At least one of the following browsers with Java enabled:
- Safari 5.0 (recommended)
- Safari 4.0 (supported)
- Mozilla Firefox 4.0 (recommended)
- Mozilla Firefox 3.5 (supported)
- Google Chrome 5.0 and higher (supported)
Hardware Requirements
- CD or DVD burner
- Color Inkjet Printer
- Color Flatbed Scanner
- Digital Camera
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