B.S. Information Technology-Network Design & Management Emphasis - Western Governors University

B.S. Information Technology-Network Design & Management Emphasis

This challenging degree program is the perfect way to advance your career in network management because it includes earning your Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE) certification. It also includes several other IT certificationsall included in the cost of tuition. Thus, youre not just completing a bachelor's degree, you're acquiring the respected industry certifications that will quickly propel you toward greater professional success. (If you already possess your MCSE, you can dramatically shorten the time to complete the program!)

In addition to the network specialization, the program's core components provide a rigorous and broad knowledge base across several IT areas: networks, operating systems, databases, software, security, e-commerce, and project management. It also includes lower-division general education areas of study if those are not cleared through prior college experience.

Like all WGU programs, progress in this IT degree is measured by passing challenging assessments. In this program, the assessments are actual industry certification exams. Thus, as a student in the program you will study for and complete the following certification exams (which are all included in your tuitiona huge cost savings for you):

IC3 Network+ MySQL Core Security+ Sun Java Programmer Project+ MCSE 270 (Earns MCP) iNet+ Any two other MCSE exams.

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B.S. Information Technology-Network Design & Management Emphasis Program is Taught Online.

Accreditations

Western Governors University is the only university to have received simultaneous accreditation by four regional accrediting commissions.

Currently, WGU's "home" accrediting commission is the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, the same organization that accredits such leading institutions as the University of Washington, University of Oregon, University of Utah, BYU, and other public and private colleges. WGU is also nationally accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC). The WGU Teachers College is the first and only online provider of teacher education to receive accreditation from the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).