Some online courses may include electronic classroom sessions. Students are provided computer accounts but must obtain their own Internet service providers and use their own computers. New students are provided an orientation on computer and software requirements, online access, online tools and methods, and library resources. An option for early admission into the doctoral program from the master's program is available. To earn the M.S. in eighteen months, the student must enroll in two courses each term.
Terms are twelve weeks long, and there are four terms each year.
Master's terms start in September, January, April, and July. They may be completed in three years. The Ph.D. in computer science and computer information systems are offered in cluster format. Doctoral programs in information systems, information science, and computing technology in education are offered in cluster and institute formats. Students attend clusters or institutes during the first two years of the program while completing course work.