Bachelor of Information Technology

Top-ranked degree completion program

Illinois Tech ranks #1 in Illinois and #23 in the U.S. on the Wall Street Journal’s list of Best Colleges.

Performance-based admissions

Skip the application and get started on your degree faster with Illinois Tech's performance-based admissions. If you have the required 61 credits to transfer, you can enroll now and get accepted when you complete three introdcutory courses.

Invest in your future

Illinois Tech is ranked #1 in Illinois and #32 in the nation for lifting students from families in the bottom 20% of income to the top 20% by Opportunity Insights.

Maximize credit transfer with prior learning credit

You may be eligible to have your prior learning in certain programs on and off Coursera recognized for credit toward the requirements for this degree.

Learn at your own pace, 100 percent online

Choose from six enrollment dates throughout the year and tailor your schedule and other commitments around flexible online courses so you can achieve your academic goals on your terms.

You may be eligible to have your prior learning on Coursera recognized for credit at Illinois Tech

Illinois Tech's Bachelor of Information Technology is built to make the path to completing your bachelor's degree in a specialized field easier. With 100 percent online courses and the option to pay-as-you-go, you can learn at your own pace and around your other responsibilities. Plus, you may be eligible to have your prior learning on Coursera recognized for credit so you’re one step closer to your bachelor's degree.

Begin as soon as you’re ready with one of Illinois Tech’s six start dates and performance-based admissions, which doesn’t require you to pull together application materials like entrance test scores and letters of recommendation. As this is a bachelor's degree completion program, learners will have to show proof of 61 transferrable credits prior to being admitted into the program. Short on your 61 credits? Prior learning credit might be an option!

How it works

If you’ve completed one or more of the following programs on Coursera, you may be able to earn up to nine credits toward the core curriculum for this degree, which can help you lower the cost and earn your degree faster based on the number of credits approved upon enrollment.¹

Additionally, Illinois Tech will allow you to transfer up to 9 credits toward the required 61 credits, with ANY professional certificate completion, regardless of where it was earned. To find out what this means for you, request information to speak to one of our enrollment counselors.

Interested? Between the rigorous in-demand curriculum and advanced skills development, you’ll be well-prepared to take your IT career to the next level.

*These programs will require a credit by proficiency exam that will focus on the key skills covered in the certificate.

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About Illinois Tech

llinois Tech is a top-tier, nationally ranked, private research university with programs in business, engineering, computer science, architecture, design, natural sciences, human sciences, and law. Illinois Tech ranks in the Top 100 Schools for Engineering, Computer Science, and Social Mobility, according to U.S. News & World Report. In the Bachelor of Information Technology program, you’ll get the opportunity to learn from leading-edge professionals and accomplished researchers, many of whom work in the tech industry.

¹Each university determines the number of prior learning credits that may count toward the degree requirements according to institutional policies. Credit for prior learning is awarded at the time of successful completion of performance-based admissions and formal acceptance into the university. Tuition is $18,000 for the full 127-credit bachelor’s degree.