The School of Architecture requires all students to have a personal laptop. This laptop is required to perform classroom activities based on the courses taken. As of the Fall 2005 semester, all incoming students in the School of Architecture are required to possess a laptop computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Office of IT maintains a list of recommended hardware specifications for each major in the School of Architecture. We highly recommend purchasing a laptop that meets these specifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Congratulations new Aggies! We’re excited for your new journey ahead of you. To help in your success, the College or Architecture has put together a list of generic requirements for your laptop. Because there are so many models and possible configurations of laptops in the market today, we are only able to make minimum hardware recommendations for your laptop at the moment. As a note, finding these specs in “business” or “workstation” class computers will be easier than in “consumer” level laptops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Minimum<\/strong><\/em> Hardware Requirements for all School of Architecture students:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition to the computer requirements for all School of Architecture students, architecture majors have some additional required specifications for the laptop computer to meet the need of the core courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Please study the list as it provides the specifications of computer and software options that would ensure the best value in relation to expected performance, especially for classes starting the sophomore year. Please be aware that no student will be denied admission to Texas A&M University based on an inability to purchase a computer. Financial aid is available to assist students with a computer purchase. Students with need should contact the TAMU Financial Aid Office. Additionally, students can request emergency aid to help purchase the required technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArchitecture Majors Computer Requirements\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition to the requirements for all School of Architecture students, construction science majors are also recommended additional requirements of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition to the computer requirements for all School of Architecture students, Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning have some additional required specifications for the laptop computer to meet the need of the core courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLAUP Majors Computer Requirements\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition to the computer requirements for all School of Architecture students, visualization have some additional required specifications for the laptop computer to meet the need of the core courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVisualization Majors Computer Requirements\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n Various computer hardware vendors offer academic discounts to students of institutions of higher education:<\/p>\n\n\n\n 12th<\/sup>\u00a0Man Technology is the official technology store of Texas A&M University, located conveniently on campus in the MSC.\u00a0 It is Aggie-owned, and a portion of each sale is returned to Texas A&M to be reinvested in student services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What can you expect when purchasing from 12th<\/sup>\u00a0Man Technology?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nArchitecture Majors<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Construction Science Majors<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Visualization Majors<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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