System Requirements
Accessing all Valar courses requires a working internet connection. In addition, for the best experience, we recommend that you update to the latest stable release of your operating system and browser. Note that Valar does not actively block access to any unsupported versions of browsers and operating systems, but we cannot guarantee stability and performance if the minimum thresholds below are unmet.
Desktop
| OS | OS Version |
| MacOS | OS X 10.14 or above |
| Windows | Windows 8.1 Windows 10 version 1909 or above Windows 11 |
| Linux (Beta) | Ubuntu LTS releases 18.04 or above Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0 or above |
Mobile
| OS | OS Version |
| iOS | iOS 65 or above |
| Android | Android 10 or above (API level 29) |
Web Browser
| Browser | Browser Version |
| Chrome | Version 123 or above |
| Firefox | Version 124 or above |
| Safari | Version 18 or above |
| Microsoft Edge | Version 123 or above |
Bandwidth
Desktop
- Broadband service; minimum 300 kbps up/down, 5 Mbps+ recommended
Mobile
- 4G+ connection required, LTE recommended
3rd Party Software Requirements
Slack
- Students who are accepted into the MBA and Executive MBA degree programs will be required to use Slack for exercises and collaboration. Slack system requirements can be found here.
Excel
- While not required, students who are accepted into the MBA and Executive MBA degree programs are recommended to have access to Microsoft Excel 2016. Students without access to this software may substitute Google Sheets or an older version of Excel. Microsoft Office system requirements can be found here.