Baker College · College of Information Technology and Engineering

BS in Information Systems — Information Assurance Concentration

Bachelor'sBSConcentrationOnline

Overview

A 120-credit-hour BS in Information Systems with a 21-credit-hour Information Assurance concentration covering securing information systems, security policies and auditing, ethical hacking and incident response, plus a senior project and a 150-hour work experience. Core courses are offered only through Baker Online.

Official program name: Bachelor of Science Information Systems (Information Assurance Concentration)
Awarded degree: Bachelor of Science · major: Information Systems
Source: baker.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level: Bachelor's
Cybersecurity focus: Cybersecurity concentration — Information AssuranceA formal cybersecurity concentration, track or specialization inside a broader degree such as computer science or information technology. The awarded degree is the broader one.
Source: baker.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School: Baker College — College of Information Technology and Engineering
Source: baker.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location: Owosso, MIFor the online option this is where the school is located — not a residency requirement, and not a guarantee that you may enroll from your state.
Specializations: Information Assurance — formal concentration / track (“Information Assurance Concentration”)
Required credits: 120 credit hours
Source: baker.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration: 4-year, 120 credit hours program
Source: baker.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Entry pathway

Not verified whether this degree admits first-year students or only applicants with prior credits.

Why this program is listed

Formal Information Assurance concentration within the BS in Information Systems, with security-focused courses; offered online only.

Formal 21-credit-hour assurance specialist concentration within the BS in Information Systems; sample courses include Securing Information Systems, Security Policies and Auditing, Ethical Hacking I and Incident Response and Disaster Recovery.

Source: baker.edu · verified October 11, 2026

We list cybersecurity bachelor's, master's and research doctorates at institutionally accredited US schools — dedicated degrees and formal concentrations, never certificates or electives-only degrees. Eligibility rules

Format and attendance

Formats, online delivery, campus visits, internships and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the school states it.

Formats offered: Online
Source: baker.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Online delivery: Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the institution states no required campus attendance for the online option.
Source: baker.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Campus visits (online option): Campus visits: not verified
Class schedule (online option): Not verified
Internship: Internship / practicum required
Source: baker.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Study intensity: Not verified

The program page does not say whether the online option requires campus visits. Ask the school before you apply — missing information is not “no requirement”.

Internship: online coursework is combined with a required internship or practicum, usually arranged near where you live. Check how the school supports placement for online students.

Curriculum

Sample courses: Securing Information Systems (CIS 2750), Security Policies and Auditing (ITS 3050), Ethical Hacking I, Incident Response and Disaster Recovery.
Source: baker.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the school states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.

Admission requirements: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

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Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
All students — Undergraduate programs, online and on-campus, in-state and out-of-state, per credit hourFrom the school-wide rate table for this level	$465	per credit · 2026-2027Calculated tuition$55,800 = 120 credits × $465 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required visits or placements, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: baker.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Other published fees

Technology fee, undergraduate, per semester: $350 per semester
Source: baker.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Scholarships and funding

Awards published by the school for this program or for its level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; service scholarships require government service after graduation. Scholarships & funding guide

DoD Cyber Service Academy Service scholarship
Full tuition and required fees, required books, a one-time laptop/computer purchase and a stipend to cover room and board.
Eligibility: 18 or older; U.S. citizen; minimum 3.2 GPA; ability to obtain a security clearance; declared major in a cyber-related discipline or with a cybersecurity concentration.
Obligation: One year of service to the DoD upon graduation for each year or partial year of scholarship, in addition to an internship.
How to apply: Apply on the Cyber Service Academy Scholarship Program website.
Source: baker.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Taylor/Graystone Cyberdefense Scholarship Institutional scholarship
Eligibility: Undergraduate students currently enrolled in the information technology and cybersecurity program.
Source: baker.edu · verified October 11, 2026

School-wide awards are listed because they apply at this degree level; eligibility conditions apply.

Accreditation, ABET and CAE

Three different things: the school's institutional accreditation, ABET accreditation of this exact program, and the school's NSA CAE designation.

Institutional accreditation

Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

ABET program accreditation

This program does not appear in ABET's accredited-program database. ABET accreditation is program-specific and optional; the school's other programs or its institutional accreditation do not imply it.

NSA CAE designation (school)

CAE in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) · 2019 - 2029Validated program(s) of study: Bachelor of Science in Information Technology and Cybersecurity (POS-CD)Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026

A CAE designation belongs to the institution and its validated program of study; it is not accreditation and does not certify every degree. Accreditation & CAE explained

State authorization (online students)

Baker College is an approved institution of NC-SARA. Official pageSource: baker.edu · verified October 11, 2026

International applicants

Not verified for the online option.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages and directories below. Last verified October 11, 2026.

NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
baker.edu/academics/resources/dod-cysp/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
baker.edu/academics/undergraduate-studies/college-of-information-technology-and-engineering/informat — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
baker.edu/academics/undergraduate-studies/college-of-information-technology-and-engineering/informat — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
baker.edu/admissions-and-aid/tuition-and-aid/ — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026
baker.edu/tuition/ — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026

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