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Online Information Technology Degree (Direct Assessment)
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (Direct Assessment)
Pursue your career goals with a direct-assessment bachelor’s in IT. Learn to apply IT theory and principles to real-world business challenges. Gain knowledge needed to successfully address a range of organizational IT issues and opportunities.
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Requirements: 120 credits
In a competency-based program, you earn competency units by demonstrating your knowledge of a core skill, or competency. Since there are 120 competency units in this program, one competency equals one unit.
2, 3 or 4 courses at a time
12 weeks per course
Schedule
Your academic counselor will help schedule your courses for a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (Direct Assessment).
Earn career-relevant skills in weeks – not years.
Learning shouldn’t take years to put into practice. That’s why we’re empowering you to build career-relevant skills with every course.
We’ve worked with the labor market researcher Lightcast to identify in-demand skills for occupations and mapped those to our related associate, bachelor’s and master’s degree programs.
Earn career-relevant skills in weeks – not years.
Learning shouldn’t take years to put into practice. That’s why we’re empowering you to build career-relevant skills with every course.
We’ve worked with the labor market researcher Lightcast to identify in-demand skills for occupations and mapped those to our related associate, bachelor’s and master’s degree programs.
Tuition
Affordable, fixed tuition
Keep the same fixed, affordable tuition from start to finish of your degree program, even if it takes longer than you planned. That’s our promise: no matter what surprises life brings, you can count on us. That's your Tuition Guarantee.
Bachelor of Information Technology Direct Assessment
Depends on how many courses you take each term—the more courses you take, the faster you could complete your degree.
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Choose either 2,3 or 4 courses every 12-week term. During the term, you can focus on one at a time or work on courses concurrently.
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Self-paced, flexible learning within the term with faculty guidance to foster learning and prepare for competency assessments.
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30 applied transfer credits or 3 years of IT work experience.
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$2,500 per 12-week term.
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The cost per term is $2,500, depending on how many courses you take per term. The length of your program may vary. This program is not eligible for federal financial aid.
Careers & Outcomes
What can you do with a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology degree?
Discover where your degree might take you and make informed choices about your future.
A BSIT can help prepare you to be a:
- Information Technology Director
- Information Systems Director
- Information Systems Supervisor
- Information Systems Manager
- Information Technology Manager
Top skills learned in this program:
Business Process
Cybersecurity
Information Systems
Operations
Systems Analysis
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What you’ll learn
When you earn your online information technology degree, you’ll be equipped with a concrete set of skills you can apply on the job. You’ll learn how to:
- Apply key principles of systems analysis and design to selected business processes within the organization in order to implement effective information systems
- Design selected network and cloud infrastructures that will comply with key requirements of accepted industry best practices to improve organizational network operation
- Design and develop key database models aligning with business requirements for storage, retrieval, and use of data
- Implement cybersecurity solutions that comply with global governance best practices
- Demonstrate an ability to evaluate, design, and implement application programs to meet business processes
15% Growth
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics , job growth for computer and information systems managers is projected to be much faster than average between 2023 and 2033.
The BLS Projected Growth for 2023-2033 is published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. This data reflects the BLS’ projections of national (not local) conditions. These data points are not specific to University of Phoenix students or graduates.
Admissions
Apply for free – no application fee, no obligation.
Starting your degree is a big decision — and we want you to feel great about it. That’s why we remove obstacles from your application.
- No SAT/ACT required
- No essay required
- No cost, risk-free trial for eligible students
- We’ll request transcripts at no cost to you, when possible, and we accept eligible credits from over 5,000 accredited institutions.
How to enroll at University of Phoenix
Receive 1-on-1 support
You have a support team of real people you can lean on. And our academic counselors, who are with you every step of the way, have earned a 5-star rating from 90% of our surveyed students.[1] Start a conversation with an enrollment representative today.
[1] Transactional Survey, August 2021-22 (18,645 respondents)
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Receive 1-on-1 support
You have a support team of real people you can lean on. And our academic counselors, who are with you every step of the way, have earned a 5-star rating from 85% of our surveyed students.[1]
[1] Transactional Survey, September 2022-August 2023 (23,739 respondents)
Start a conversation with an enrollment representative today.
Call us at 844-937-8679 or chat with us 7 days a week.
Student Experience
An education that fits your busy life
Balancing family, work and school
Work toward your degree without giving up what matters most. Start your degree year-round and take one class at a time.
Online learning
Enroll in online classes and attend class whenever it fits your life, day or night.
Around-the-clock support and resources
You have a support team available up to 14 hours a day, 5 days a week.
Computer requirements for courses
Many course assignments will require you to use a computer to complete and submit your assignment.
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Faculty Spotlight
Learn from professionals working in IT
As a university built for working adults, we believe you should be taught by faculty who practice what they teach. The IT curriculum they teach today is designed to help you make an impact in your day-to-day work tomorrow, bridging the gap between academics and industry knowledge.
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Edward Spear MIS, MS CIS, MS MGMT, MS HRM, MS Global MGMT, Doctoral Candidate MIS
Faculty, College of Business and Information Technology
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Troy L. Adams, MBA, MsMIS, MsCyberSec
Faculty, College of Business and Information Technology
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Sharon Golett, MS
Associate Faculty, College of Business and Information Technology
Accreditation
Accredited for 45+ years
Since 1978, University of Phoenix has maintained institutional accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), hlcommission.org . Learn more about the value of University of Phoenix accreditation and how it benefits our students.
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