If you want to bring you own computer on campus, you will first need to make sure that your computer has an Ethernet card or a wireless card installed. Next, the following are the minimum recommended specifications for:

Windows Computers:
Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.8 GHz or greater (for Desktop)
Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.26 GHz or greater (for laptop)
2 GB memory (RAM) or greater
80 GB Hard Drive or greater
Symantec Antivirus software (provided by UNCW)
10/100 or faster Ethernet card, or 802.11g wireless card
20-25 foot network cable

Apple Computers:
OS x 10.x or greater
Dual 2.0 GHz Intel G5 or 1.8GHz, or greater (for desktop)
Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.4 GHz, or greater (for laptop)
2 GB of memory or greater
80 GB Hard drive
Symantec Antivirus software (provided by UNCW)
10/100 or faster Ethernet card, or 802.11g wireless card
20-25 foot Network cable