Moore College of Art & Design is committed to providing students with the resources necessary to achieve the highest level of excellence in their chosen field.  Moore has, therefore, made a major investment in a new laptop/wireless initiative to expand access to digital technologies essential for today’s professional artists and designers.  As of the fall of 2006, Moore has  a campus-wide wireless network.

At Moore, we believe that a laptop computer is an essential tool for educating women for careers in art and design.  Therefore, Moore requires all new BFA students to purchase laptop computers prior to the start of their first semester at the College. Laptops will provide students with anywhere, anytime access to their student records, course syllabi/assignments, college email, online Connelly Library resources and the Internet. 

To help reduce the costs of this initiative to students and families, the College has negotiated special pricing with Apple Computer, Inc. (for Moore Recommended laptop systems**) and Lenovo (ThinkPad) for hardware, and JourneyEd, for software. All Moore students, faculty and staff are eligible for these Moore secured discounts. You may purchase Apple and Lenovo hardware and JourneyEd  software online at the links provided in the “Computer Purchase” section of the I.Q. Web - located on the navigation bar to the left of this web page. Students receiving financial aid have had reasonable expenses for a computer and software accounted for in their “estimated costs of attendance.”  A full listing of these costs is shown on the back of the financial aid award letter.

In addition, Moore discounted rates on Apple Hardware Only are available (with a valid Moore I.D.) at the Penn Computer Connection at 3610 Sansom Street, Philadelphia on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania.  

** Please note Moore highly recommends that students choose to purchase an Apple Computer laptop, the preferred tool of most artists and designers. However, students intending to major in Interior Design should consider purchasing a ThinkPad (pc) as AutoCAD, is not currently written for the Macintosh (Apple) operating system.

LAPTOP HARDWARE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS 

While many Windows PC laptops come with a three year service/support contract,
Apple Macintosh laptops do not.  Moore highly recommends purchasing an Apple Care
three year  service.

SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS 
All first-year students are required to purchase Microsoft Office Standard Edition, and encouraged to purchase Adobe Creative Design Suite 2.  All students choosing to purchase a Windows laptop will also be required to purchase Symantec Antivirus 2006 for Windows.   Moore College is a member of the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania (AICUP) who has partnered with JourneyEd  to offer both software packages at a tremendous discount.  All Moore students, faculty and staff are eligible for these Moore secured discounts. 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PURCHASING DISCOUNTED HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ONLINE:
1. Go to www.moore.edu
2. Click on “IQ Web Login” at the lower left corner of the homepage
3. Enter your student login information
4. Click on “Computer Purchases” at the bottom of the navigation bar at the left of your screen and follow the instructions there.

Please note:  To purchase software at the special discounted rate from JourneyEd, the website will ask for proof that you are a Moore student.  New students may submit the enclosed enrollment verification letter for this purpose. JourneyEd offers a SIGNIFICANT DISCOUNT on retail pricing that is not available elsewhere.