Obtain Your Education in Information Technology
There’s seemingly no end to the types of jobs you can secure when you’re an IT expert. And with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Information Technology from University of Houston-Clear Lake, you’ll be prepared to take a job serving as a productive member of a technology team for a commercial, industrial, educational or governmental institution. Graduates of this program have stepped into roles as varied as cybersecurity specialist, computer systems manager, systems administrator, web designer, database manager, web developer and more.
The Importance of Trained IT Professionals
Whether it’s health care, finance, petrochemicals, higher education, the government or something in between, your education in information technology gives you many options for your career. And as both the level of technology and number of people using it increases, there should always be plenty of opportunities for someone as enterprising and tech-savvy as you.
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- Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.S.), College of Science and Engineering
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Special Requirements1. Earned an Associate of Applied Science degree in Information Technology or a related field, or have a minimum of 15 semester credit hours in an IT or related discipline, and
2. Are eligible to return to the last school attended -
Track OfferedB.A.S. – Information Technology*
*This plan is not available to UHCL freshmen. It is exclusively available to qualified transfer students seeking their first bachelor’s degree. Qualified transfer students must transfer a minimum of 33 hours which must include at least 15 hours of technical electives.
Degree Requirements
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Deadlines for Applying
- Transfer Deadlines
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Spring 2019Final - January 22
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Summer 2019Priority – May 21
Final (Summer Session I) – June 10
Final (Summer Session II) – July 15 -
Fall 2019Priority - August 12
Final - August 26 -
Spring 2020Priority - January 1
Final - TBA
Online applications close for transfer students after the Priority Deadline. Students who apply after the priority deadline must submit all required documentation with their paper application to the Office of Admissions and will be processed for late registration.
- International Deadlines
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Fall
Priority – March 1
Final – June 1 -
Spring
Priority – August 1
Final – November 1 -
Summer
Priority – February 1
Final – April 20
Students interested in qualifying for scholarships &/or applying for visas outside the U.S. should apply and submit the application documents/test scores by the priority deadline
International freshmen applicants will not be accepted for Summer semester.
Locations
University of Houston-Clear Lake
2700 Bay Area Blvd
Houston, TX 77058
Phone: 281-283-7600
Accreditations and Distinctions
UHCL is one of only 10 U.S. universities with computing programs accredited under three different curriculum guidelines of ABET. The College of Science and Engineering’s undergraduate degree program in computer engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, while its computer science and computer information systems undergraduate programs are accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET. The undergraduate environmental science sub-plans for safety and industrial hygiene are accredited by the Applied and Natural Science Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org. Our chemistry degree program is accredited by the American Chemical Society.
Interdisciplinary Studies B.A.S. with a specialization in Information Technology Faculty

Krishani Abeysekera
Program Chair of Information Technology and Senior Lecturer/System Administrator of
Computer Science and Computer Information Systems
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Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3831
Email: abeysekera@uhcl.edu
Office: Delta 165

Lisa Lacher
Assistant Professor of Information Technology,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3885
Email: Lacher@UHCL.edu
Office: Delta 161