Distance Education Requirements

Online, remote, and hybrid courses at Cypress College use the Canvas learning management system.

Hardware and Software Requirements

To access your Canvas course site you will need to have internet access, a valid email account, and the use of a computer with a Canvas supported browser and operating system. For a current list please refer to Supported Browsers & Operating Systems. Cypress College campus computers for online, online live, and partially online students use are available in the Learning Resource Center in the first floor of the L/LRC building.

Basic Skill Requirements

We encourage you to take the Cypress College Distance Education Readiness Quiz to help you determine if your learning needs match the demands of distance learning. Both online and hybrid courses require that you know how to:

• Use email
• Use word-processing programs
• Save documents
• Navigate and search the internet
• Install new software applications