SCU Law Exam Taking Software Computer Requirements - Mac OS
Please note:
Always refer to Examsoft's official Examplify requirements
page, Examplify Minimum System Requirements and get the latest release
notes. Law Technology and the Office of Assessment always will refer to
the minimum system requirements (MSR) set by Examsoft.
Apple and Examsoft will end support of Ventura on October 15, 2025.
Apple Mac computers: Examsoft Examplify minimum requirements (2024/2025)Mac Hardware 2016 or older is considered as "vintage" by Apple
Sonoma, Sequoia or later.
*minimum OS requirement for Mac but can change in Fall 2025 by Examsoft
50 Gigabytes of free space ( 100 GB or more highly recommended)
8 Gigabytes of RAM memory (16 GB highly recommended)
CPU equivalent to Intel i5 2.0+ Ghz or higher; recommended i7, Apple Silicon Chip M2 or later
*Examplify version 3.8 or later is the base version for SCU Law Exams for Fall 2025/ Spring 2026
Vendor full specs:
- CPU: Intel processor or Apple Silicon Mx-based chipsets
- RAM: 8GB or higher (16 GB or more highly recommended)
- Hard Drive: 2GB minimum or higher available space (50 GB or more is highly recommended)
- For onsite support, and in order to backup the answer files to USB, a working USB port is required (Newer devices may require an adaptor)
- For technical troubleshooting, account passwords, including device passwords, may be required.
- Server version of Mac OS X is not supported
- This software cannot be used on virtual operating systems such as Microsoft's Virtual Machine, Parallels, VMware, VMware Fusion or any other virtual environments.
- Internet connection for Download, Registration, Exam Download and Upload.
- Administrator level account permissions (Instructions)
- Examplify cannot be run within virtualized environments or environments that require persistent network (local or otherwise) connections during secure exams. This includes, but is not limited to, VMWare, Parallels, Citrix workspace, Virtual Disks, Streamed images, etc.
For instructions on how to check your computer's specifications, click here or check out Examsoft Support Troubleshooting Help.
For some vintage Mac computers still running on Intel CPU and not Apple Silicon (ARM-based M series), those computers will have an issue running the Apple Silicon installer for Examplify. You will need to verify that you do have a Intel CPU and then download the appropiate Examplify Installed for legacy Intel CPUs here.
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