At RCU, electronic communication is the preferred medium for students, faculty, and staff. To take advantage of this technology, it is required that students, faculty, and staff acquire and maintain e-mail access with the capability to send and receive attached files.

To navigate the internet, it is recommended that the latest version of one of the following browsers be used:

• Mozilla Firefox
• Google Chrome
• Microsoft Edge

RCU also provides documents that can be accessed using Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available without cost to students at www.adobe.com.

RCU strives to prevent the spread of computer viruses by employing the latest virus detection software on all university-owned computer systems; however, RCU makes no guarantee related to the unintentional propagation of computer viruses that may go undetected by our virus detection software.

RCU will not be held liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages of any kind, including but not limited to: loss of data, file corruption, or hardware failure, resulting from the effect of any malicious code or computer virus unintentionally transmitted by university staff members, faculty, students or affiliates.

RCU strongly recommends and urges all faculty and students to seek out and install adequate virus detection software and to routinely check for, and install, the most recent updates to their anti-virus software no less frequently than once each month for their computer and operating system.

Technical Specifications and Instructions

In general, students access course materials using a computer or laptop (PC or Mac), tablet and mobile devices, a modern web browser, and a high-speed Internet connection. However, it is recommended to use a Laptop, PC, or tablet to access assignments and additional resources.