System Requirements for running Capella:

1) Ideally Internet Explorer 7 and above. Internet Explorer 8 has been found to NOT load the website/ Capella, correctly. So it is advised to click on the compatibility button (the button next to the website address bar) to view Capella. Please note that staff with course editing rights may not be able to view all options within the course editing/ html blocks using web browsers other than Internet Explorer 7 or 8 and Fire Fox.
2) Operating System:- Ideally Windows XP (Professional and Home Editions), Windows Vista and Windows 7.
3) Internet Speed (for home users):- Ideally 54 mbps (6 MB) and above.

Please follow the below login instructions:-

Student Login (for new students):
USERNAME: student number
PASSWORD: student number or changed password

Staff Login (for new Staff):
USERNAME: surname
PASSWORD: As provided by the person the staff is reporting to.

New students will not be able to log in from home until they have first activated their Capella account from a computer in the College.

Student Login (for returning students):
USERNAME: student number
PASSWORD: surname + student number (lower case with no spaces, hyphens or apostrophes) or changed password

Former Student Association Login:
USERNAME: surname + first 2 letters of first name (no space)
PASSWORD: your membership number

Please Note:- password is case sensitive and so any letters used in the password must be in lower case.
If you continue to have problems logging in, send an email to: Vijay.Nair@capel.ac.uk or call Vijay Nair, at 08456 122 122 (extension: 313)


For all other IT problems, send an email to:

it@capel.ac.uk