Technical Requirements

Required Software

You must have an e-mail account and access to the internet prior to registering.

Operating System

We recommend the following operating systems for accessing this program:

• Windows 98/NT/2000/ME/XP
• MacOS 8.1 and up

Hardware Requirements

Web Browser Requirements

We recommend that users use the latest available version of Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. Other browsers may be used as long as they support SSL Encryption (secure communications) and JavaScript.

We also require that cookies are enabled in your browser. Cookies are small files on your hard disk that are use for temporary data storage.

To test whether your older browser meets these requirements:
Click here to test JavaScript
Test SSL Encryption (opens in a new window)
Test Cookies

Multimedia Software Requirements

Reading materials for this program have been provided in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF). In order to access these files, a copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader should be installed on the computer used to access the website.

Some files have been compressed to facilitate easier downloading, and can be decompressed with either WinZip (demonstration version) or Stuffit Expander (free download).

In order to view the provided streaming video, you will need either RealPlayer or QuickTime (both have free versions of the software available)

For streaming audio, you will need to have either RealPlayer or WinAmp (or a comparable streaming-MP3 player) installed.