2023–2024 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK ACADEMIC INFORMATION AND UNIVERSITY POLICIES 141 4. Additional Technical Requirements Web Browser Requirements Current versions of either Firefox or Google Chrome are the preferred browsers and will work best. The following web browsers are formally supported and tested: • With PCs running Windows OS: • Firefox • Microsoft Edge • Google Chrome • With Macs running OS X: • Firefox • Google Chrome Cookies Enabled on Browsers A cookie is a small file that is placed on your computer by the server. Cookies are a very common internet technology used by many websites, such as Amazon or eBay. Your browser has a setting that allows you to control whether you allow cookies or not. Since cookies are so common, your browser probably already has cookies enabled. If you are unsure whether your browser is set up properly, please call the Personal Support Center. Required Plug-Ins and Software • Acrobat Reader: Your courses may include .pdf files, which require the Adobe Acrobat Reader. If Acrobat is not installed on your computer, please download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader: http://get.adobe.com/reader/. • Microsoft Office: Your courses may require the use of Microsoft Office (such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc). If you do not have Microsoft Office, please contact the Personal Support Center. • Anti-Virus Software: It is highly recommended that you obtain anti-virus software to protect your computer and files. • Audio Equipment: Certain programs, courses, or assessments may include team projects, Live Classrooms, or media-based projects that would require access to a microphone. Additionally, some programs utilize remote testing software that requires access to a headset with a microphone. Therefore, it is highly recommended that you have access to a headset and microphone for all programs and coursework (built-in microphones are sufficient). Remote Proctoring and Locked Web Browser Policy and Requirements As part of an effort to use available technology to improve your learning experience by providing convenience, security, and cost-effective education, Rasmussen University requires students to use a locked web browser to enable remote proctoring in some or all courses within its academic programs. The use of locked web browser will require individual student activity to be recorded, both audibly and visually, during certain assessment sessions. Biometric identifiers and information, which include but are not limited to voiceprints and facial geometry scans, may be collected and stored for the purpose of identifying and monitoring students. Other data related to individual student activity during assessment sessions may also be recorded by the locked web browser, including, without limitation, the time taken by a student to answer specific inquiries on an assessment. The locked web browser may analyze the recordings through automated processes to generate additional data derived from the recordings, with the additional data being associated with individual students for use by Rasmussen in evaluating the recordings. The additional data, as well as the original recordings, may be evaluated by Rasmussen employees, including instructors, to review, assess, and analyze student performance and conduct, among other things, for the purpose of improving educational processes for students, including investigating student conduct violations. Rasmussen works with the locked web browser vendor to help ensure privacy regarding the recordings and to comply with federal regulations as to any information or data (including any of the video or audio recordings). Biometric identifiers and information Rasmussen collects from the locked web browser will be destroyed after the initial purpose for collecting or obtaining such identifiers or information has been satisfied or within three years from the student’s last interaction with the University. The locked web browser must be downloaded and installed for use on the student’s computer. Therefore, students must possess or have access to a computer that meets the Technical Requirements Policy’s Basic Computer Requirements. Immediately before and during an assessment, the use of a webcam and microphone will be necessary. The webcam will be used to record the assessment and will capture the student’s image, proof of federal or state photo identification, and an environmental scan of assessment surroundings. The microphone will be used to record the student’s voice and any surrounding noises during the assessment. Students are responsible for their conduct and activities arising during use of locked web browser and for any information or data provided to or through the locked web browser. Rasmussen is not responsible for, nor liable for, any mistakes, inaccuracies, lack of usefulness, defamation, omissions, falsehood, obscenity, or otherwise offensive material in any of the information or data provided through use of the locked web browser by users. Rasmussen does not, and has no obligation to, monitor, pre-screen, or pre-approve information or data, but Rasmussen shall nonetheless have the right (but not the obligation) in its sole discretion, to refuse, delete, or move any information or data that is available via the locked web browser, for any reason, including a violation of any policy. Students agree that they will not infringe the intellectual property rights of others during use of the locked web browser. Students acknowledge that exams, assessments, and other materials of Rasmussen University are protected intellectual property and may not be copied or shared. Students also agree that Rasmussen is not responsible for protecting any intellectual property rights they, or another party, may assert in any information or data provided to the locked web browser. Additional Admissions Requirements for International Students International students are required to submit the following in addition to all other admission requirements: • Rasmussen University is an approved Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) School. All international students seeking an F-1 Visa will need to provide evidence that all of the qualifications of the Form I-20 have been met before Rasmussen University will issue an I-20. Form I-20 is a government form that tells the U.S. government that the applicant is eligible for F-1 Student Status. It certifies that: – Applicant is or is expected to be a full-time student pursuing a degree at Rasmussen University; – Applicant meets our admissions requirements; – Applicant has proven to Rasmussen that they have enough financial resources to study and live in the U.S. without working illegally or suffering from poverty. • International Students seeking admission in non-Nursing programs are required to submit the following in addition to that above in order to apply for admission to Rasmussen University: – TOEFL score of at least 61 for the internet-based TOEFL iBT® exam. • International students seeking admission into Nursing programs are required to submit the following in addition to that above in order to apply for admission to Rasmussen University. – TOEFL score of at least 65 for the internet-based TOEFL iBT® exam. – TOEFL iBT® exam scores must meet the following requirements which reflect intermediate-level skills: • Reading: 15 • Listening: 15 • Speaking: 18 • Writing: 17 • Total: 65 All money paid to the University will be refunded if applicant is not accepted, except any non-refundable test fees required for School of Health Sciences or School of Nursing programs. 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