Information Technology (D.Sc.)

Degree Requirements

• Completion of requirements for a master's degree (33 units) in Information Technology (IT), Computer Information Systems, Information Science, Computer Science, or any other closely related areas. (Completion of a master’s degree is required for full admission to the doctoral program. You may choose to complete a master's degree in AIT or Computer Science at Towson University.)
• Completion of a minimum of 18 additional graduate-level units from the list of courses for the doctoral program as recommended by the program committee. If your master’s degree is not in Information Technology, Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, or Computer Science, the program committee may assign you additional courses to be completed based on individual cases.
• Annual GPA of at least 3.5.
• Satisfactory completion of written/oral assessment examination (maximum of two attempts).
• Satisfactory completion of 24-unit dissertation requirement (You may not be registered for more than 9 units per term.).
• Satisfactory completion of dissertation defense.