Through the program’s core courses, students will have the opportunity to develop foundation skills in database operations, operating systems, networking, and security, as well as cloud computing, virtualization, and mobile computing. Through the program’s concentration courses, students will have the opportunity to develop specialized skills within one of the following fields: computer programming, computer security, web development, database administration and development, entrepreneurship, network and system administration, or project management.
Gainful Employment Information
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 | ||
1All students must take a minimum of four courses at the 300 and 400 level within General Education, and a minimum of ten 300 and 400 level courses within the open electives.
2To 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. The requirement to take ASP100 Skills for Success will be waived for students who are admitted with a CGPA of 2.0 and who have either 1) completed an associate's degree from a regionally accredited institution or 2) successfully completed at least 60 credit hours of college level coursework. Transfer credit is not accepted for either course. Exceptions to this policy may occur in the case of established course equivalencies with institutions that have a transfer or articulation agreement with Argosy University. Academic and Interpersonal Skills requirements are 3 credit hours at Argosy University, Twin Cities and are fulfilled by successful completion of COM180 Interpersonal Effectiveness. Students at Argosy University, Twin Cities who are required to take ASP100 Skills for Success take three IT elective courses (9 credit hours). Arkansas residents who are enrolled in bachelor's degree programs offered through Argosy University Online Programs are not required to take ASP100 Skills for Success and COM180 Interpersonal Effectiveness.
3Students at Argosy University, Twin Cities are required to take 9 credit hours within the humanities category.
4 Students at Argosy University, Twin Cities are required to complete 9 credit hours within the social sciences category.
5Students at Argosy University, Twin Cities are required to take 6 credit hours of general education elective courses. Students who receive a waiver for ASP100 Skills for Success take an additional 3 credit hours of general education elective courses as follows. Students at all campuses except Argosy University, Twin Cities take 12 credit hours of general education elective courses. Students at Argosy University, Twin Cities who do not receive a waiver for ASP100 Skills for Success are required to take ASP100 Skills for Success (3 credit hours) and three IT elective courses (9 credit hours) and therefore their general education elective requirements are not impacted by the course waiver.
Students enrolled in the BSIT degree program are required to complete 16 information technology core courses (48 credit hours).
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The primary goal of the concentration is to help students gain the knowledge, skills, and competencies in a specific area of study. Students enrolled in the BSIT degree program are required to complete a 5 course concentration (15 credit hours) as follows:
The Computer and Network Security concentration offers coursework for students interested in pursuing entry-level employment as an information security analyst or manager. This concentration is designed to prepare entry-level security analysts 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:
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The Web Development concentration offers coursework for students interested in pursuing entry-level employment as a web developer or manager. This concentration is designed to prepare graduates to seek employment as 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:
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Students enrolled in the BS IT degree program are required to successfully complete nine courses (27 credit hours) to fulfill the open electives requirements. Students may select courses from any area listed under Section Twelve, Undergraduate Course Listings.
*Students at Argosy University, Twin Cities who do not receive a waiver for ASP100 - Skills for Success are required to take ASP100 Skills for Success (3 credit hours) and three IT elective courses (9 credit hours).
is the basic federal grant program for undergraduate students who are eligible for Federal Aid and who do not have a previous bachelor's degree.
Affordable Tiered Tuition Plan is a program designed to give students the opportunity to earn tuition deduction all the way to graduation. Every student who dedicates endless hours to their education deserves a deduction. Here’s how it works for a bachelor's degree program:*†
> 25% credits*
10% tuition deduction> 50% credits*
15% tuition deduction> 75% credits*
20% tuition deduction*earned program credits
*To see full eligibility requirements and excluded programs, please visit this page (pdfs by program previously approved). Associate’s level offers separate tuition reduction structure. Graduate and certificate programs are not eligible for tiered tuition.
† Students utilizing partnership agreements or enrolling as a Continual Transfer Waiver will not be eligible for the reduced tuition. Those students will receive the tuition reduction as outlined in the partnership agreement or transfer waiver.
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