Students will use this account as an official email address and for dial-up access to the Internet. Students may have accounts with other Internet Service Providers, however, it is the student's responsibility to check their official email account for important messages from faculty and staff. These requirements and recommendations are subject to change. All of the software mentioned above is available to students free of charge for both Macintosh and Windows95 computers. Microsoft Internet Explorer is an acceptable alternative to Netscape Navigator, however, inconsistencies and incompatibilities may occur.
Problems arising from incompatible software are the student's responsibility.
These recommendations are subject to change. Effective with the Summer B 1998 term, the University of Florida expects each student entering the junior year, as well as each student new to the university, to acquire computer hardware and software appropriate to his or her degree program. Competency in the basic use of a computer is a requirement for graduation. Class assignments may require use of a computer, academic advising and registration can be done by computer and official university correspondence is often sent via e-mail. While the university offers limited access to computers through its computer labs, most students will be expected to purchase or lease a computer that is capable of dial-up or network connection to the Internet, graphical access to the World Wide Web, and productivity functions such as word processing and spreadsheet calculation.