Autumn 2025 IT Admissions
The Information Technology major admits students once per year for autumn quarter only.
Please read this page carefully for instructions on when to submit your application and details on the review timeline.
Autumn Application Opens: February 2025
Application Deadline: August 31, 2025
**IT is a capacity-constrained major. Competitive applicants typically have grades of 3.0 and higher in the prerequisite courses, as well as a strong cumulative grade point average.**
When should I apply?
You are eligible to submit an IT application once you've been admitted to UW Tacoma and have completed all the prerequisite courses. If you still have prerequisite courses in progress, you may start your IT application at any time, but it is your responsibility to save it and return to submit once all your prerequisite grades have posted. Do not submit your application with missing grades or with projections of what your grades will be. Applications with missing prerequisites will not be reviewed and will be automatically denied.
If you are not a current student at UW Tacoma, your first step is applying for admission to the university. You will need to be admitted to UWT in order to submit your IT application with your UW student ID number. See the UW Tacoma Admissions page for information on the application process and deadlines. UW Seattle and UW Bothell students seeking to transfer to UW Tacoma will also need to have a transfer application on file in order to be considered for admission. If you are not admitted to UWT, you cannot be admitted to the IT major, but you may hold off on accepting your offer of admission to UWT until you have your IT admissions decision.
Admissions Review Timeline
The IT admissions committee will review applications on a rolling basis with a status update in 1-2 weeks. Students will be notified of their status or an admission decision by email and in the application system.
For students with strong grades in prerequisites and little or no repeats, an admission decision may be given quickly, or the committee may decide to hold the application and review after the application deadline.
The committee will make a final review of remaining applications in early September.
Application Requirements
Students are required to upload the following documents into their application form.
- Unofficial transcript(s): If you still have prerequisite courses to complete, you may start and save your application but you will not submit it until your prerequisites are finished and you are able to upload your final unofficial transcripts into the application system.
- Personal statement questions: The purpose of the personal statement is to give the IT admissions committee a better understanding of your interest in this program. Write a brief statement (no more than 500 words) to each question:
What are your career goals, and how will the IT degree help you pursue these goals?
Describe how your life experiences have led you to pursue the IT degree. (such as family, previous jobs, personal projects, etc.)
- (Optional) If applicable, describe any challenges or hardships you have experienced so far in your journey?
Remember that the personal statement is your opportunity to demonstrate your ability to communicate effectively in writing. Please pay attention to content, as well as form, spelling, grammar and punctuation.
Selection Criteria
As stated above, IT is a capacity-constrained major, which means we normally have more applications than space in the program. Applicants are evaluated on the following criteria:
- Completion of all prerequisite courses
- Grades in prerequisite courses (individually and cumulatively)
- Overall previous college academic performance
- Content and form of personal statements
- Completion of at least 45 college-level credits
New Student Registration
Students are eligible to register for IT courses once they are admitted into the major. We reserve space in the required IT courses for all new majors. With this in mind, you may wish to register for an alternate autumn schedule on your registration date. You will be able to update your schedule with your IT courses once your change of major is processed.
Please note that IT is a full-time program that operates in a cohort model, with students progressing through the junior level courses together. There is an evening track of IT courses to accommodate working professionals. TheIT Schedule Planning Grid is a helpful tool for understanding and planning your path through the major.
Scholarships
Newly admitted students are eligible to apply for SET program scholarships. The application process occurs during summer quarter with an application deadline in August. IT students with a strong interest in cybersecurity are encouraged to apply for the Cybercorps Scholarship for Service (SFS). Recipients of the SFS receive full tuition for two years, an annual living stipend, additional annual funding for professional development activities. The SFS has a separate application process with a separate deadline. Please see the scholarship page for details.
Information Technology
Autumn 2025 IT Admissions
The Information Technology major admits students once per year for autumn quarter only.
Please read this page carefully for instructions on when to submit your application and details on the review timeline.
Autumn Application Opens: February 2025
Application Deadline: August 31, 2025
**IT is a capacity-constrained major. Competitive applicants typically have grades of 3.0 and higher in the prerequisite courses, as well as a strong cumulative grade point average.**
When should I apply?
You are eligible to submit an IT application once you've been admitted to UW Tacoma and have completed all the prerequisite courses. If you still have prerequisite courses in progress, you may start your IT application at any time, but it is your responsibility to save it and return to submit once all your prerequisite grades have posted. Do not submit your application with missing grades or with projections of what your grades will be. Applications with missing prerequisites will not be reviewed and will be automatically denied.
If you are not a current student at UW Tacoma, your first step is applying for admission to the university. You will need to be admitted to UWT in order to submit your IT application with your UW student ID number. See the UW Tacoma Admissions page for information on the application process and deadlines. UW Seattle and UW Bothell students seeking to transfer to UW Tacoma will also need to have a transfer application on file in order to be considered for admission. If you are not admitted to UWT, you cannot be admitted to the IT major, but you may hold off on accepting your offer of admission to UWT until you have your IT admissions decision.
Admissions Review Timeline
The IT admissions committee will review applications on a rolling basis with a status update in 1-2 weeks. Students will be notified of their status or an admission decision by email and in the application system.
For students with strong grades in prerequisites and little or no repeats, an admission decision may be given quickly, or the committee may decide to hold the application and review after the application deadline.
The committee will make a final review of remaining applications in early September.
Application Requirements
Students are required to upload the following documents into their application form.
- Unofficial transcript(s): If you still have prerequisite courses to complete, you may start and save your application but you will not submit it until your prerequisites are finished and you are able to upload your final unofficial transcripts into the application system.
- Personal statement questions: The purpose of the personal statement is to give the IT admissions committee a better understanding of your interest in this program. Write a brief statement (no more than 500 words) to each question:
What are your career goals, and how will the IT degree help you pursue these goals?
Describe how your life experiences have led you to pursue the IT degree. (such as family, previous jobs, personal projects, etc.)
- (Optional) If applicable, describe any challenges or hardships you have experienced so far in your journey?
Remember that the personal statement is your opportunity to demonstrate your ability to communicate effectively in writing. Please pay attention to content, as well as form, spelling, grammar and punctuation.
Selection Criteria
As stated above, IT is a capacity-constrained major, which means we normally have more applications than space in the program. Applicants are evaluated on the following criteria:
- Completion of all prerequisite courses
- Grades in prerequisite courses (individually and cumulatively)
- Overall previous college academic performance
- Content and form of personal statements
- Completion of at least 45 college-level credits
New Student Registration
Students are eligible to register for IT courses once they are admitted into the major. We reserve space in the required IT courses for all new majors. With this in mind, you may wish to register for an alternate autumn schedule on your registration date. You will be able to update your schedule with your IT courses once your change of major is processed.
Please note that IT is a full-time program that operates in a cohort model, with students progressing through the junior level courses together. There is an evening track of IT courses to accommodate working professionals. TheIT Schedule Planning Grid is a helpful tool for understanding and planning your path through the major.
Scholarships
Newly admitted students are eligible to apply for SET program scholarships. The application process occurs during summer quarter with an application deadline in August. IT students with a strong interest in cybersecurity are encouraged to apply for the Cybercorps Scholarship for Service (SFS). Recipients of the SFS receive full tuition for two years, an annual living stipend, additional annual funding for professional development activities. The SFS has a separate application process with a separate deadline. Please see the scholarship page for details.