School of Law Laptop Requirement
Laptops are required for all law students. Students must have a Windows or Mac laptop with currently supported operating systems. Midterms and finals are delivered through exam software, which is utilized by the state board of bar examiners, currently Examplify. Students may select their own laptop, which must meet the minimum requirements to run Examplify. The exam software does not run on Chrome OS, iOS, Android, or other systems. Students will not be loaned school-owned laptops for exams based on the unavailability of a supported system.
Students receiving financial aid may include the cost of computer expenses incurred to enter the law school, up to $2,000 in the cost of attendance.
ExamSoft Examplify Test Taking Software
The current minimum system requirements are available on the ExamSoft website: https://examsoft.com/resources/examplify-minimum-system-requirements/
Examplify will not run on Chromebooks, Android, or Linux operating systems. Examplify does not support touchscreen input on Mac or Windows laptops.
Laptop Use in Class
The use of laptops in any class should be limited to activities related to the class, including taking notes and the use of the internet as directed by the professor. Accessing non-course related websites or otherwise using the internet during class may be disruptive to other class members and may result in sanctions by the professor.
On-Campus Technology Access
Students are expected to adhere to our Policy on Computer Use when using any University-owned computer or technology systems or services.
Log-in Required: Students are required to log in using there myWilmU Student Login account to access all services and on-campus computers.
Wi-Fi Internet Access
Wilmington University provides wireless Internet access via our wireless network: WilmU
Wilmington University does not provide open, public-access wi-fi Internet service. Guest access to our wi-fi network is available in some University buildings and locations, at the discretion of University staff.
WilmU Computer Use Policy
Wilmington University policy requires that the computer equipment and facilities owned or leased by the University and supplied for student use NOT be used in any of the following manners or for any of the following purposes:
- For any activity that violates Federal, State, or local laws.
- For any activity that threatens the safety, well being, or integrity or any other person.
- For any activity that results in unauthorized alteration or disclosure of confidential data.
- For any activity that offends, degrades, debases, or threatens another person.
- For any activity contrary to standards of decency (i.e. hate sites).
- Accessing any pornographic or otherwise x-rated sites, materials, photos, or emails.
- For any activity that would damage the good name and reputation of Wilmington University.
- Causing the downloading, bookmarking or transmission of pornographic materials, photos, or emails to another computer either on or off site, including one in which the student has some proprietary or other possessory interest.
Students are required to sign in using the Wilmington University email and password. It is presumed that any activity conducted once a student is logged on, was caused by that individual. Students who permit others to use their log-in information shall be held equally, if not more accountable than the offending party. You are strongly advised to protect your privacy, integrity, and dignity by not permitting others to use your access codes.
The same prohibitions apply to students using a personal computer and accessing the internet via Wilmington University’s Wi-Fi network.
myWilmU - Law School Intranet
All students receive a login account to log into myWilmU, the law school’s intranet site, to obtain access to online services and records and your myWilmU email account. Students can retrieve academic policies, registration information, forms and more from the intranet.
Email - Security and Professionalism
Use your myWilmU email account to SEND and RECEIVE all of your student email. WilmU requires 2-step login for student email.
The law school requires students to check this account at least daily. Faculty and administration use e-mail to communicate with students, and official notices may be provided by e-mail to communicate with student’s WilmU account. Students are deemed to have knowledge of all communications sent from the faculty and the administration that are sent to their Wilmington University e-mail accounts. Additionally, individual professors may have specific requirements with respect to e-mail or other class communications. Students’ failure to obtain notice from the law school’s administrators, faculty, and staff because of their failure to check, read, forward, or maintain their Wilmington University e-mail account is not a defense for any failure to timely act in response to any notice sent to the students’ Wilmington University account.
For students’ own security, all communications to faculty, staff, or administrators should come from the student’s Wilmington University email account, and emails containing personally identifiable information will only be sent to the student’s Wilmington University email account.
The Wilmington University School of Law expects that all communications between students and faculty members or staff, regardless of modality, will be courteous, respectful, and professional. Accordingly, all communications should be addressed formally (e.g., “Dear Professor”) and use professional language, appropriate tone, and proper grammar and spelling.
Cell Phones and Other Electronic Devices
Cell phones and other electronic devices must be turned off in classes, lectures, and other law school presentations or formal activities. If an emergency situation requires a cell phone to be on, it must be placed on a silent mode, and the student should exit the classroom as quietly as possible to take the call outside. Students should remember that cell phone conversations can be extremely distracting to others, and they should not engage in conversations where those who are studying or working may be disturbed.
With the exception of a laptop running the approved exam software, students may not have cell phones or other electronic devices of any kind at their seat or on their person at any time during examinations, unless the professor has expressly designated them as authorized materials.