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Information Technology specialists run the gamut in skills – from maintaining the databases that users rely upon to gathering information to serve customers; upgrading computer software, or setting up and maintaining the servers on which the company’s applications run. You’ll learn all of this and more with a degree in Information Technology from the University of Houston-Clear Lake. This plan prepares you for a variety of IT careers such as systems administrator, network administrator, computer specialist, IT support manager, digital forensics analyst, database manager, database administrator, computer technician, computer security manager, computer systems manager, web designer and developer within commercial, industrial, educational and governmental institutions.
Information Technology Opportunities Abound
Information technology plays a major role in most industries, from finance to health
care, and graduates will have career longevity. IT positions are readily available
in corporations and small businesses, as the use of computer technology increasingly
advances. Professionals with this degree can choose from many computer-based occupations,
including overseeing computer and network systems, assisting with new technologies,
working in forensics labs and developing websites.
Within this degree, you can choose from several specializations:
- Forensics
- Website Design and Development
- Information Technology Management and Administration
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Degree Requirements
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Deadlines for Applying
- Freshman Deadlines
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Spring 2021
Priority - November 1
Final - December 1 -
Summer 2021
Priority - March 1
Final (Summer Session I & II) - May 1 -
Fall 2021
Priority - July 15
Final - August 1
- Transfer Deadlines
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Spring 2021Priority - January 5
Final - January 15 -
Summer 2021Priority - May 1
Final (Summer Session I) - May 26
Final (Summer Session II) - July 1 -
Fall 2021Priority - August 13
Final - August 18
Online applications close for transfer students after the Priority Deadline, the application will be extended to January 11th on ApplyTexas for Transfer students. Starting January 12th all transfer students interested in applying for Spring 2021 will need to have all official documents (transcripts from every college or university attended and application fee) in hand and will need to complete a paper application. 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
Information Technology B.S. Faculty

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

Josh Baker
Lecturer,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3887
Email: bakerjo@uhcl.edu
Office: D227

Khondker Hasan
Assistant Professor of Computer Science,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3842
Email: hasank@uhcl.edu
Office: Delta 224

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

Charles E. Phillips Jr.
Lecturer of Computer Science,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3837
Email: Phillips@UHCL.edu
Office: B3128

Kewei Sha
Assistant Professor of Computer Science,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3874
Email: sha@uhcl.edu
Office: Delta 148