The College of Engineering wants to make sure that its students are successful and have the tools that they need including computing resources. The college provides multiple resources including the Virtual Computing Lab and several on-campus computer labs. All of these resources have all of the software needed for the various majors offered in the college.

The following departments have said that they believe their students see no difference in experience whether they bring Apple or Windows-based personal computers.

• Biomedical Engineering (BME)
• Computer Science (CSC)
• Materials Science and Engineering (MSE).

All other engineering departments said students can be successful with either one, but there are specific software packages that require the Windows operating system. 

For more information about those requirements, please visit the College of Engineering  Knowledge Base Article.

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