BS in Information Technology — Information Assurance and Cybersecurity Concentration

Bachelor'sBSConcentrationOnline

Overview

An online 180-quarter-credit Bachelor of Science in Information Technology with an Information Assurance and Cybersecurity specialization, available in the structured GuidedPath format and the self-paced FlexPath format. Specialization courses cover cyber defense, ethical hacking, computer forensics and security management.

Official program name: Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, Information Assurance and Cybersecurity
Awarded degree: Bachelor of Science in Information Technology · major: Information Technology
Source: capella.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level: Bachelor's
Cybersecurity focus: Cybersecurity concentration — Information Assurance and CybersecurityA 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: capella.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School: Capella University
Location: Minneapolis, MNFor 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 and Cybersecurity”)
Required credits: 180 quarter credits (GuidedPath) or 90 program points (FlexPath)
Source: capella.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration: Not verified

Entry pathway

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

Prior college credits: Required4.5 credits — High school diploma or equivalent and 4.5 credits eligible for transfer (GuidedPath)
Source: capella.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Prior college credits: Required45 credits — FlexPath only: 45 transferable college credits
Source: capella.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Why this program is listed

Formal Information Assurance and Cybersecurity specialization of the BS in IT with its own specialization courses.

Named specialization of the BS in IT with eight specialization courses including Cyber Defense and Countermeasures, Cyber Attacks and Ethical Hacking, Computer Forensics, and Security Management and Policies.

Source: capella.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: capella.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Online delivery: Online delivery type not verified
Campus visits (online option): Campus visits: not verified
Class schedule (online option): Not verified
Internship: Internship requirement: not verified
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”.

Curriculum

Specialization courses include Cyber Defense and Countermeasures, Cyber Attacks and Ethical Hacking, Computer Forensics, and Security Management and Policies.
Source: capella.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Lab environment

Immersive labs and mission-based simulations.
Source: capella.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Capstone

One capstone course.
Source: capella.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Other

Maximum of 135 transfer quarter credits.
Source: capella.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”.

Application fee: Not requiredNo application fee
Source: capella.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Tests

SAT / ACT: Not required
Source: capella.edu · verified October 11, 2026

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the school printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

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 — GuidedPath, per credit	$350	per creditCalculated tuition$63,000 = 180 credits × $350 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: capella.edu · verified October 11, 2026
FlexPath, per 12-week billing session	$2,575	per termSource: capella.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Other published fees

Resource kit (GuidedPath): $175
Source: capella.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

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

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) · 2007 - 2027Validated program(s) of study: BS in Information Technology- Information Assurance and Cybersecurity Specialization (POS-CD); Masters in Information Technology: Cybersecurity Specialization (POS-CD); Master of Science in Cybersecurity and Applied AISource: 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)

Not verified — check the school's state authorization page before applying from outside Minnesota.

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
capella.edu/online-information-technology-degrees/bs-information-technology-program/bachelors-inform — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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