Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health

Minimum Technology Specifications for 2023 – 2024

Technology requirements for Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health students is ownership of both a laptop computer and an iPad. For those participating in financial aid, your budget will include $1,500 towards the purchase of a laptops and $1,000 towards the purchase of a iPads. These funds will be available upon matriculation. You will need to have both pieces of equipment and accessories by the first day of orientation. Either a Windows or Mac computer is acceptable.

Windows laptop specifications

• Operating system: 64-bit version of Windows 10 or newer
  • Alternate versions of Windows 10, such as Windows RT and Windows 10 S, are NOT supported at this time
  • If you are using a Microsoft Surface device, please read this article for important instructions on Windows 10 “S mode” versus the standard Windows 10.  S mode is not compatible with Examplify
  • The versions of Windows 10 certified for use are 20H2, 21H1, 21H2, and Windows 11 21H2.
  • The English (United States) Language Pack must be installed
  • ExamSoft does not support tablet devices other than Surface Pro as detailed above
• CPU Processor: Non-ARM based processor supported by your operating system
• RAM: 8GB or higher
• Wi-Fi capability
• Hard drive: 4GB or higher of available space
• For on-site support, and in order to back up the answer files to a USB drive, a working USB port is required. (Newer devices may require an adaptor)
• A broadband internet connection (DSL, cable or other high-speed internet)

Mac laptop specifications

• Operating system: MacOS 13 Ventura or newer
  • Server version of Mac OS X is not supported
  • For a better experience, we recommend that you take your exam on the same OS version that you have completed a recent successful mock exam
• M1 and M2 processors are approved.
• RAM: 8GB or higher
• Wi-Fi capability
• Hard Drive: 4GB or higher available space
• For on-site support, and in order to back-up the answer files to a USB drive, a working USB port is required (Newer devices may require an adapter)
• For technical troubleshooting, account passwords including device passwords may be required
• A broadband internet connection (DSL, cable or other high-speed internet)

iPads

• Hardware requirements: iPad 5+, iPad Air 2+, iPad Mini 4+, iPad Pro
• Operating systems: iPadOS 13, iPadOS 14, and iPadOS 15 (iPad must not be modified/jailbroken)
• 500 MB of free space required to commence an exam
• Internet connection for download, registration, exam download and upload
• Keyboard recommended, not required
• Pencil recommended, not required
• ATSU also highly recommends that you purchase extended warranty and/or insurance on your iPad device to ensure you can quickly repair or replace your device should it be damaged/lost/stolen etc.  Click here for more details
• Do you own an iPad but are not sure which type? Follow this short video to determine which iPad you own

Multi-factor authentication

All students are required to use multi-factor authentication (MFA).  You will be provided with information about configuring this along with your account information.