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System Requirements

The minimum system requirements for ALEKS are:

K-12

All Elementary School courses, Essential Math, all RtI Courses, Math Intervention and Math for College Readiness

  PC Macintosh iPad Android Tablet * Chromebook

Operating System

Windows MacOS 10.4+ iOS 6+ Android 4+ ChromeOS

Browsers

Explorer 7.0+, Firefox 10+, Chrome

Safari 4+, Firefox 10+, Chrome

Safari Chrome Chrome

Minimum Screen

800x600 800x600 any 8.9'' any

(*) Android based devices have wide ranges of performance and form factors. At this time, the only Android based devices that ALEKS has been tested on are Samsung Galaxy tablets.

No Java or ALEKS plug-in necessary.


All other Middle School course products, High School Preparation for Algebra 1, Foundations of High School Math, Prep for IN Algebra 1 ECA, Prep for LA Algebra 1 EOC Assessment, Prep for PA Algebra 1 Keystone Exam, Prep for TX - STAAR Algebra 1, Prep for MN Mathematics GRAD, Prep for SC Algebra 1 EOC Examination, Math for College Success, and Prep for GED Mathematics

  PC Macintosh Chromebook

Operating System

Windows MacOS 10.4+ ChromeOS

Browsers

Explorer 7.0+, Firefox 10+, Chrome

Safari 4+, Firefox 10+, Chrome

Chrome

Minimum Screen

800x600 800x600 any

No Java or ALEKS plug-in necessary.


All other High School and Specialized course products

  PC Macintosh

Operating System

Windows MacOS 10.4+

Browsers

Explorer 7.0+, Firefox 3+, Chrome 4+

Safari 4+, Firefox 3+

Minimum Screen

800x600 1 800x600 1

1. Except for Chemistry which requires 1024x768

Important: Java and the ALEKS plug-in must be installed.
 

 

Higher Education

Basic Math and Pre-Algebra

  PC Macintosh iPad Android Tablet * Chromebook

Operating System

Windows MacOS 10.4+ iOS 6+ Android 4+ ChromeOS

Browsers

Explorer 7.0+, Firefox 10+, Chrome

Safari 4+, Firefox 10+, Chrome

Safari Chrome Chrome

Minimum Screen

1024x768 1024x768 any 8.9'' any

(*) Android based devices have wide ranges of performance and form factors. At this time, the only Android based devices that ALEKS has been tested on are Samsung Galaxy tablets.

No Java or ALEKS plug-in necessary.


Pre-Algebra & Introductory Algebra, Beginning Algebra, All FL Math products, Prep for Beginning Algebra, and Prep for Intermediate Algebra

  PC Macintosh Chromebook

Operating System

Windows MacOS 10.4+ ChromeOS

Browsers

Explorer 7.0+, Firefox 10+, Chrome

Safari 4+, Firefox 10+, Chrome

Chrome

Minimum Screen

1024x768 1024x768 any

No Java or ALEKS plug-in necessary.


All other Higher Education course products

  PC Macintosh

Operating System

Windows MacOS 10.4+

Browsers

Explorer 7.0+, Firefox 3+, Chrome 4+

Safari 4+, Firefox 3+

Minimum Screen

1024x768 1024x768

Important: Java and the ALEKS plug-in must be installed.
 

 

Java and the ALEKS Plug-In

For course products requiring Java and the ALEKS plug-in:

  • Java: View instructions for installing and enabling Java on your computer.

    Firefox on Windows: Java 6 updates 25 through 29 and Java 7 have been known to cause stability problems with Firefox on Windows. The issue has been reported to Oracle. When running Firefox on Windows, please make sure to use the latest version of Java 6, that is update 30 or later. Please visit the FAQ for details.
      
  • ALEKS Plug-In: Install the ALEKS plug-in on your computer. If your computer lab has security safeguards in place, your LAN administrator, system administrator, or lab technician must install the ALEKS plug-in.
     

Troubleshooting

To check your current configuration and to get answers to the most common questions, view our troubleshooting page.


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