Minimum BYOD requirements for selected courses

Here you'll find Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) hardware and software requirements for the following programs:

The table below outlines the computer hardware and software you need for your Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) to study Business, Communication, English Language, Information Technology, Science, UTS Cambridge Accelerator or UTS Foundation Studies at UTS College.

Please note that mobile phones, Chromebooks and tablets are not suitable to use on their own for self-study, online resources or exams. Most class materials and systems are designed for laptop use. Make sure you also bring your laptop (along with your headphones and battery pack) to campus.

Compatible for computer hardware	Minimum requirements for BYOD
CPU	Intel or AMD with 64-bit Support (Windows) ARM M series processor (Apple)
Memory	8GB
Storage	256 GB SSD
Screen	13” or larger and resolution at least 1920 x 1080
USB port	3.0
Wi-Fi	Integrated 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz
Webcam	(USB or Integrated)
Graphics card	Integrated with shared memory
Sound	Headphones with microphone and\or in-built microphone and speakers
Operating system	Windows version support by Microsoft or Mac OS version supported by Apple
Browser	Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari
Latest version of Lockdown Browser	Set up Lockdown Browser Guide
Canvas supported browser	Check browser
Security	The device must have appropriate and up-to-date anti-virus and latest Operating System security patches installed.
Smartphone and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)	Read our FAQs page to access UTS College systems that have MFA. See Smartphone requirements section below

Mobile operating systems supported for MFA at UTS College:

UTS College systems use Multi-Factor Authentication to protect you from cybercrime. You will need a smartphone with an operating system that is supported by our identity provider, Okta, to respond to multi factor requests. Check here to confirm if you have the right operating system to download the Okta Verify app. The current minimum versions are provided on the OKTA website.

Operating system	Supported platforms, browsers and operating systems	Supported platforms for Okta Verify
Android iOS iPadOS MacOS / Mac OS / OS X Windows	Check here	Check here