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Bachelor of Information Technology

Northeastern Illinois University

  • Chicago, United States
  • 4 years
  • English
  • On campus
  • Bachelor

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About the program

An IT degree in networking, Cybersecurity, Databases and cloud systems.

Program highlights

  • Internship available: no
  • Placement support: yes
  • Work during study: yes
  • Post-study work rights (1 year): yes
  • PR pathway friendly: no

What you will learn

  • Learners studying Information Technology can develop the ability to analyse computing problems
  • Apply programming and data practices
  • Test technical solutions and explain the ethical use of digital systems. These are indicative learning goals
  • Not a confirmed list of the university's assessed course outcomes.

Career outcomes

  • Information security analyst
  • Cloud architect
  • Database administrator
  • IT project manager
  • Information systems manager
  • Technology consultant

Curriculum

  • Four-year major: problem solving with Python
  • Analysis of algorithms
  • Operations management
  • Networking
  • Ethical hacking
  • Incident response
  • Digital forensics
  • Cloud and virtualization
  • Databases and SQL
  • And secure software design. Concentrations: IT systems and infrastructure
  • Intelligent automation and AI. Credits not stated.

Entry requirements

Academic

  • High school graduation with a 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale guarantees admission (test-optional)
  • Transfer students need 2.0
  • Non-US transcripts evaluated by a NACES member or NEIU
  • English proof
  • Signed financial statement and sponsor bank letters (https://www.neiu.edu/admissions/how-to-apply/requirements).

Minimum GPA

2.5

Accepted academic background

High school graduation (transcript, Foreign transcripts evaluated by a NACES member or NEIU OIP), Transfer students with college credits admitted at 2.0 GPA.

Language tests

  • IELTS 6.0
  • TOEFL iBT 61
  • TOEFL PBT 500
  • PTE Academic 44
  • Duolingo 105
  • Cambridge B2 First 170

Documents you’ll need

  • Academic Transcripts
  • Passport Copy.

How to apply

  1. Check requirements and deadlines: international deadlines are Fall July 15
  2. Spring November 1
  3. Summer April Apply online at there is no application fee for bachelor's programmes. Submit the application
  4. Official high school transcript
  5. Non-US transcripts evaluated by a NACES member or NEIU
  6. Passport copy
  7. Signed Undergraduate Financial Statement Form and sponsor bank letters
  8. Plus Form I-94 and I-20 if applying from within the US. Prove English with a test score report
  9. SAELL Level 4 or a waiver.

Other costs

Tuition per year$25,769, $26,116 USD
Application fee$30 USD
Deposit$500 USD

Program details

CampusMain Campus
Faculty or schoolCollege of Business and Technology
DepartmentComputer Science
Teaching languageEnglish
Credit value120
Study paceFixed
Post-study stay1 year
Scholarship noteEligible applicants may apply for available NEIU Foundation and university scholarships, Individual awards can limit eligibility by major, Residency, Or student status.

Intakes and deadlines

  • Program starts

    January 2027

    Apply by

    1 Dec 2026

    18 days left

  • Program starts

    May 2027

    Apply by

    1 Apr 2027

    139 days left

  • Program starts

    August 2027

    Apply by

    No deadline listed

Scholarships

Eligible applicants may apply for available NEIU Foundation and university scholarships, Individual awards can limit eligibility by major, Residency, Or student status.

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Frequently asked questions

  • The program takes 4 years.