This is only available when a student is entering the program in his/her first semester and who has applied for Financial Aid. Students who do not possess their own PCs may purchase one and request reimbursement up to $1400 from Financial Aid funding. Stata statistical software platform can be run on either Windows OS or Mac OS. If students prefer a Mac and need SAS or ArcGIS, they will be responsible to install Apple Boot Camp or Parallels and purchase a copy of Windows Professional 10 to install on their system. SAS needs the Professional version of Windows, not Home to run. Programs such as SAS, and ArcGIS, which only run on the Windows OS, not on the Mac OS, are generally needed by Biostatistics students. AMD/Intel processor at least an i5 or better.PC laptop/workstation that can run Windows 10 or Mac with OS 10.11 or newer.Hence, the LSUHSC SPH suggests that all students own a PC or Mac with the following specifications: While it is available during non-class times, it is not available at night and on weekends. Although the LSUHSC School of Public Health (SPH) has a computer laboratory of personal computers (PCs), that resource is available primarily for use as a classroom.