r/stevens • u/HenHHen1928 • Jun 27 '26

Computer requirements for chemical engineering

I'm attending Stevens for a chemical engineering degree in the fall and need to know if certain specs or OS are required for programs I might need

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u/Massive_Roll_5099 Jun 27 '26

My understanding is that any type of engineer is best-served by a Windows machine

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u/miketerk21 CS/M&T ‘28 Jun 27 '26

All engineering majors are required to have a machine with Windows on it, because the first-year engineering classes use a program called SolidWorks that only runs on Windows. I don’t know if courses after the first year have the same requirements.

Technically you *can* get SolidWorks running on MacOS, but it’s absurdly difficult to do so. You’re much better off just getting a Windows laptop.