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Dallas Associate of Science (AS) in Information Technology Courses & Admissions Requirements
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Admissions Requirements
College Credits | High School Grade Point Average (GPA) | GED Test Scores** | Test Scores | College |
Less than 24 transferable college credits (does not include AP, IB or credit by exam) | 2.0 cumulative unweighted GPA | 660 with no single test score below 145 or numeric score equivalent to 2.0 on old version | SAT combined score (verbal and math) of 870 or 800 on old version, or ACT composite score of 18 | NA |
24 or more transferable college credits with minimum GPA of 2.25 (does not include AP,IB or credit by exam) | Exempt from minimum High School GPA and/or test scores | 2.0 | ||
Active duty service member or veteran with 3 or more years of active duty service (DD-214) | Exempt from minimum High School GPA, test scores and/or college GPA requirements | NA | ||
Provisional Admission
- Students who do not meet the admissions standards as described here may be provisionally admitted to Argosy University programs with specifications. See Undergraduate Provisional Admission in Section Five, Admission Policies.
- A minimum score on an Argosy University pre-approved English language proficiency test is required for all applicants whose native language is not English or who have not graduated from an institution at which English is the language of instruction as specified in Section Five, Admission Policies, English Language Proficiency Policy.
Course List
Students enrolled in the ASIT degree program are required to take ten general education courses (30 credit hours) distributed3 as follows:
- 6 credit hours in academic and interpersonal skills4
- 6 credit hours in communications, including ENG101 - Composition I
- 6 credit hours in humanities
- 6 credit hours in mathematics
- 3 credit hours in social sciences
- 3 credit hours in natural sciences
Notes
3Students at Argosy University, Twin Cities take 30 credit hours of general education courses distributed as follows: academic and interpersonal skills requirements, 3 credit hours; communications requirements, 6 credit hours; humanities requirements, 6 credit hours; mathematics requirements, 6 credit hours, social sciences requirements, 3 credit hours; natural sciences requirements, 3 credit hours; and general education elective requirements, 3 credit hours. Arkansas residents who are enrolled in the ASIT degree program offered through Argosy University Online Programs take 36 credit hours of general education distributed as follows: communications requirements, 6 credit hours; humanities requirements, 6 credit hours; mathematics requirements, 6 credit hours; social sciences requirements, 9 credit hours; natural sciences requirements, 9 credit hours.
4To satisfy the academic and interpersonal skills requirements, students are required to take ASP100 - Skills for Success and COM180 - Interpersonal Effectiveness during the first semester of attendance. Academic and interpersonal skills requirements are 3 credit hours at Argosy University, Twin Cities and are fulfilled by successful completion of COM180 Interpersonal Effectiveness. Arkansas residents who are enrolled in the ASIT degree program offered through Argosy University Online Programs are not required to take ASP100 Skills for Success and COM180 Interpersonal Effectiveness.
Students enrolled in the ASIT degree program are required to successfully complete five IT core courses (15 credit hours).
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The primary goal of the concentrations is to help students gain the knowledge, skills, and competencies in a specific area of study. Students enrolled in the ASIT degree program are required to successfully complete one of the following concentrations:
- Computer and Network Security
- Web Development
The Computer and Network Security concentration offers coursework for students interested in pursuing a career as an information security analyst. This concentration is designed to prepare graduates to seek entry-level security analyst positions to assess the network infrastructure and network security management aspects of information security. It focuses on network security infrastructure technologies, vulnerability assessment tools, as well as overall security infrastructure engineering and design.
The learning outcomes for the Computer and Network Security concentration are as follows:
- Analyze use of data files and access privileges to safeguard information in computer files.
- Modify computer security files to incorporate new software, correct errors, or change individual access status.
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The Web Development concentration offers coursework for students interested in pursuing a career as a web developer. This concentration is designed to prepare entry-level web developers to design, create, and modify web sites. It focuses on the analysis of user needs to implement web site content and graphics, test performance, and capacity, as well as integrate web sites with other computer applications.
The learning outcomes for the Web Development concentration are as follows:
- Design web sites using an authoring languages, content creation tools, management tools, and digital media.
- Evaluate code to ensure validity, proper structure, industry standards, and compatibility with browsers, devices, and/or operating systems.
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Students enrolled in the ASIT degree program are required to take two information technology elective courses (6 credit hours) from the list below.
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Note
**Students at Argosy University, Twin Cities are required to take one IT elective course (3 credit hours) and ASP100 - Skills for Success (3 credit hours). Arkansas residents who are enrolled in the ASIT degree program through Argosy University Online Programs are not required to take any IT elective courses.
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