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Bachelor of Science in Digital Technology & Design with a Concentration in Mobile App Development Online

Enter the world of mobile technology with the coding and design skills you need to become a successful mobile app developer. Learn Swift, Xcode, rapid prototyping, and important UX and UI principles, and create a market-ready app and a portfolio website to show prospective employers.

Next Apply Date: 8/5/26
Next Class Start Date: 8/19/26
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Next Apply Date: 8/5/26
Next Class Start Date: 8/19/26

Program Overview

Take a closer look at our online B.S. in Digital Technology & Design – Mobile App Development

Stand out in the increasingly competitive world of mobile technology with an online Bachelor of Science in Digital Technology and Design – Mobile App Development from Arkansas State University. You will gain essential, in-demand skills—from coding to design—needed to be successful as an application developer in the mobile device industry, and you will be taught by experienced A-State instructors dedicated to guiding you on your academic journey.

Coursework in this online program focuses on identifying and implementing effective design principles across a variety of digital assets as well as understanding the role of culture on people's attitudes and behavior.

You will take a deep dive into various established and up-and-coming technical applications. Throughout the curriculum, you will learn foundational and intermediate functionalities of Swift, a top programming language; gain practical experience of Xcode app building; integrate features of UX and UI in new products; apply rapid prototyping; and ultimately develop a market-ready mobile app on the iOS platform that has the potential to be launched in an app store. You will culminate your learning experience with a portfolio website that showcases your career-ready capabilities and accomplishments .

In this program you will:

  • Learn Swift programming and app development (IOS development)
  • Use Xcode
  • Utilize UX and UI principles in app development
  • Understand and apply rapid prototyping
In this program you will:+
  • Learn Swift programming and app development (IOS development)
  • Use Xcode
  • Utilize UX and UI principles in app development
  • Understand and apply rapid prototyping

Graduates of this online program will be prepared for the following roles:

  • Mobile Applications Developer
  • Software Developer
  • Web Developer
Graduates of this online program will be prepared for the following roles:+
  • Mobile Applications Developer
  • Software Developer
  • Web Developer

Gain these in-demand skills:

  • Swift programming language
  • Xcode software
  • Rapid prototyping
  • User experience and user interface strategies
Gain these in-demand skills:+
  • Swift programming language
  • Xcode software
  • Rapid prototyping
  • User experience and user interface strategies

Also available:

A-State offers a variety of undergraduate programs in a convenient online format. Explore our full range of online undergraduate programs.

Per Credit Hour: $302
Transfer Credits: Up to 90 hours
Credit Hours 120
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Tuition

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Our B.S. in Digital Technology & Design – Mobile App Development online program offers the same affordable, pay-by-the-course tuition to all U.S. residents. All fees are included. Tuition may be subject to change on a yearly basis.

Tuition breakdown:

Per Credit Hour: $302
Tuition Per Course: $906

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Calendar

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Designed to fit your schedule, the B.S. in Digital Technology & Design – Mobile App Development online program features multiple start dates and accelerated courses.

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TermProgram Start DateApplication DeadlineDocument DeadlineRegistration DeadlinePayment DueLast Class Day
Summer 26/29/266/15/266/15/266/25/266/26/268/14/26
Fall 18/19/268/5/268/5/268/13/268/14/2610/2/26
Fall 210/12/269/28/269/28/2610/8/2610/9/2612/4/26

Now enrolling:

Next Apply Date 8/5/26
Start Class 8/19/26

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Admissions

Check the admission criteria for A-State's online degree

Review the admission requirements for the online B.S. in Digital Technology & Design – Mobile App Development program and take the next step toward earning your degree.

Applying to A-State Online is simple. Our streamlined process and dedicated enrollment specialists are here to help you complete your application quickly and confidently.

Admission Requirements:

  • Online application
  • Official transcripts
  • 2.0 GPA for transferring credits
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Admissions Requirements Details

Arkansas State University offers multiple admission pathways for undergraduate students, based on your academic background and prior college experience.

Transfer Students (13+ College Credits)

You may be admitted as a transfer student if you:

  • Have 13 or more transferable college credit hours
  • Earned a 2.0 cumulative GPA or higher on all transferable coursework

First‑Time Freshmen (0–12 College Credits)

All freshman applicants are required to submit official ACT or SAT scores.

Recent High School Graduates (within the last 5 years)

You may be automatically admitted if you meet one of the following criteria:

  • 3.0 cumulative high school GPA (or equivalent GED score), or
  • ACT 19+ (super score) or SAT 990+, or
  • Top 20% of your high school graduating class

Applicants who do not meet automatic admission criteria may still be considered through an admissions appeal process.

Non-Traditional Students (Out of High School 5+ Years)

If you have been out of high school five years or more and have completed 12 or fewer college credit hours, you may be admitted if you:

  • Hold a high school diploma or state‑approved equivalent
  • Submit official Accuplacer, ACT or SAT scores
  • Have not previously enrolled at Arkansas State University

High school GPA is not considered for this admission pathway. Applicants are admitted based on diploma status and test scores.

Note: Regardless of admission type, if you have 0-12 transferable college hours, test scores will still need to be submitted for reporting purposes to the Arkansas Department of Higher Education (ADHE). Although test scores are not needed for an admission decision, they are needed to register for your first course. Accuplacer test scores are an acceptable alternative to ACT/SAT scores and must be dated within the past five years.

​Application Submission Requirements

Submitting your application takes three easy steps: filling out the application, submitting your documents and paying the application fee.

  1. When completing the online application, select 100% online student and then complete all the steps on the online application.
  2. Pay $30.00 non-refundable application fee.
  3. Submit all official college transcripts.
  4. Submit official high school transcripts (if applicable).
  5. Submit official ACT/ SAT test scores (if applicable).

If you have any questions along the way, call us at 866-621-8096 and we’ll be happy to help answer questions.

Document Submission Address

Submit all documents to:

A-State Online
P.O. Box 2520
State University, AR 72467

Fax: 870-972-3548
Email: [email protected]

For Non-US Postal Mail Overnight Delivery Only:

A-State Online
c/o Central Receiving
2713 Pawnee St.
Jonesboro, AR 72401

Courses

Curious about the curriculum for your mobile app development online program?

To earn your B.S. in Digital Technology & Design – Mobile App Development online degree, you need to complete 120 credit hours of coursework. The program includes 38 credit hours of general education courses, 25 credit hours of major courses, 12 credit hours of concentration courses and 45 credit hours of elective courses. Students can finish faster by transferring previously earned credit hours. Transfer credit hours will be evaluated during the admission process.

You can view your schedule of courses for this degree through the Course Smartsheet:

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Please note, students take DIGI44773 twice for a total of six credit hours.

Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Students will learn basic computer skills that can be used immediately, throughout college, and beyond. Emphasis on learning basic office ap­plications in word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and presentation graphics. Fall, Spring.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
An introduction to Windows programming using Microsoft Visual Studio or a similar integrated development environment. Students learn to write programs using an object oriented programming language and incorporating sequence, selec­tion, and repetition structures. Fall. Prerequisites: ISBA 1503.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Instruction and practice in the writing of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and drama. Fall.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Introduction to design literacy, color theory, typography, composition, and digital design software.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
User Experience Design principles of inspiration, ideation and implementation. Focus on the development of solutions to problems by involving an understanding of the human perspective in the creative problem-solving process. Summer. Restricted to BS Digital Technology and Design students.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The internship features supervised work in a professional graphic design setting. May be repeated for credit.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Project management methodologies for advanced digital design projects from conception to completion.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Professional portfolio presentation capstone. Fall, Spring. Restricted to BS Digital Technology and Design majors.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Issues of how human culture impacts the individuals behavior, attitudes, and mental health.

Students in the B.S. in Digital Technology & Design – Mobile App Development online program must take the following courses.

Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Foundations in coding using Swift language. Practical application of the tools, techniques, and concepts needed to build a basic iOS app.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Foundations in coding fundamen­tals using Kotlin coding language. Practical application of the tools, techniques, and concepts needed to build a basic Android app.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Intermediate Swift coding using industry best practices to build the mindset of an app developer.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Application of Swift coding concepts to design and build a basic iOS app.

You must complete 43 credit hours of electives to satisfy the 120 credit hours required for this program. Courses must be chosen with the assistance of an advisor and per your degree plan. Electives can come from any courses offered as long as prerequisites are met.

You must take the following courses.

First-year course

You must take the following Making Connections course. If you transfer in more than 12 credit hours, you will not be required to take the Making Connections course. You may replace that 3-hour course with a 3-hour elective course.

First-year course (3 hours)
UNIV11033

Departmental (3 hours)
SPCH10003

Communication Requirement (6 hours)
ENGL10103
ENGL10203

Mathematics Requirement (3 hours)
Students must take MATH11003 or any MATH course that requires MATH11003 as prerequisite.

Arts and Humanities Requirement (6 hours)
ARHS10003
MUSC10003
THTR10003

Social Sciences Requirement (9 hours)
MCOM22603
PLSC20003
PSYC11003

Life Science Requirement (4 hours)
Students must complete BIO 1003 with BIO 1001 lab.

Physical Sciences Requirement (4 hours)
Students must complete CHEM12103 with CHEM12101 lab.

Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
FINE ARTS. Introduction to major artists, media, styles and works of art within their cultural and historical contexts for the non-art major. Note, this course does not meet general education requirements for any degree in art.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 1
Laboratory, must be taken with BIO 1003. There will be a fee when purchasing the LabKit. Please visit the tuition and fees page for pricing.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The major characteristics and processes of life emphasizing the human organism. Promotes understanding of diversity and unity among living organisms with focus on ecological interactions and responsibilities of people within their social and natural environment. Lecture three hours per week. Special course fees may apply. Must be taken with BIO 1001.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
A one semester chemistry survey course introducing selected fundamental concepts including dimensional analysis, mole concept, atomic and molecular structure, nomenclature, chemical reactions, thermochemistry, intermolecular interactions, gases, mixtures, kinetics, equilibrium and acid base chemistry. Prerequisites: completion of MATH 1023, MATH 1043, or a MATH course for which these are a prerequisite. Corequisites: CHEM 1041.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 1
Special course fees ap­ply. Corequisites: CHEM 1043.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Study and practice of fundamentals of written communication in­cluding principles of grammar, punctuation, spelling, organization, and careful analytical reading. Fall, Spring. (ACTS#: ENGL 1013) Prerequisites: with grade of C or better, for ENG 1013.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Continues the practice of ENG 1003, to develop further the skills learned in that course. Based on reading and discussion of various types of writing, the students’ essays will provide practice in different kinds of rhetorical development including re­search and documentation. Fall, Spring. (ACTS#: ENGL 1023) Prerequisites: must complete ENG 1003 with grade of C or better for degree.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Required course for all first semester freshmen. Course content is centered around the skills and knowledge needed to be a successful ASU student, including academic performance, problem solving, critical thinking, self management and group building skills, university policies and other relevant issues.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Equations and inequalities, functions and graphs, polynomial and rational functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, systems of equations and inequalities, matrices, and miscellaneous topics. No credit given if taken following MATH 1054.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
A study of the interaction between society and mass communication through the lenses of history, theory, economics, culture, law, and technology. Fall, Spring, Summer.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
FINE ARTS. An introduction to music for the listener who has had no formal musical training or experience. A study of musical styles and composers and their cultural and historical contexts. Fall, Spring, Summer. (ACTS#: MUSC 1003)
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Introduction to aesthetic and critical appreciation of the art of theatre through lecture, live and video performance, and discussion. Fall, Spring, Summer. Special course fees may apply. (ACTS#: DRAM 1003)
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
AMERICAN POLITICS. The con­stitution, government, and politics of the United States.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Study of the important scientific, principles of individual human behavior from biological, cognitive, social, and behavioral perspectives.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The scientific study of society: Social institutions, social interactions, social inequality, social organizations, and social change.

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