Technical Requirements by School

School of Engineering & Computational Sciences

• All School of Engineering and Computational Sciences students are required to have their own personal laptop devices. For most majors, the standard Merrimack requirements will be sufficient.
• Engineering students (Electrical, Computer, Mechanical, and Civil Engineering students, as well as Construction Management students) are required to have:
• Window-based PC laptop (not mac, not chromebook)
• Camera and microphone
• Currently supported Microsoft operating system
• 16gig of RAM or higher
• 512gig hard drive or higher
• Intel Core i5-1235U processor or higher
• Antivirus software
• USB C and USB 3.0 ports
• A tablet or laptop with digital inking capability is recommended
  
  If you have questions or concerns about this policy, speak to your advisor.
  
  Please note: Apple computers running a Mac operating system are not well suited for a student pursuing an Engineering degree. Some of the software available to Merrimack engineering students is not directly compatible with Mac OS.
• Computer Science, Data Science, and Information Technology students are required to have a laptop, but any architecture and operating system (Windows, Mac OS, or Linux/Unix) are fine.
  Students interested in pursuing computer graphics, game design, AI/machine learning, or cybersecurity should consider a laptop with a dedicated graphics card.