If you've never been to college before, it can be hard to know what you should bring. To make your move-in a little easier we've put together a checklist of things you'll probably need in regards to technology, and things you can do to prepare for college life.

DON'T FORGET... 

• Your computer (Not participating in Greenville College's Laptop Program?  Be sure to view our "Buying a Computer" section for minimum specs on campus computers).

• Power strip/ Surge protector.


• Software installation disks, including Windows, Mac OS X, and Microsoft Office, as well as license codes in case you must reinstall your computer system.


• Telephone (Cordless phones must be 900MHz or 5.8GHz. No 2.4GHz phones will be allowed on campus due to interference they cause with the wireless network.)


• Network login.  Logins are sent out by letter before fall semester or can be picked up during New Student Orientation at the Welcome Tent.  If your first semester is Interterm or Spring, please stop by the Help Desk on the Greenville Square upon arrival to pick up your network login and other important information.


• Make sure your antivirus software is up to date and run a virus scan of your system.  Antivirus software is freely available to all students, but ensuring your computer is virus-free before coming to campus will help you avoid problems in connecting to our network.


• Run a spyware check of your computer.  Many students experience problems with spyware on their computers which can cause problems when trying to connect to our campus network.  We highly advise you to update your anti-spyware software and run a scan on your computer.  If you do not have spyware protection software installed on your system, we recommend Spybot Search & Destroy and Ad-Aware which are both freely available.