Cybersecurity (Bachelor of Science)

A student majoring in cybersecurity must complete 60 quarter hours in the major, the required cognates, the general studies program, and all baccalaureate degree requirements outlined in this bulletin. Senior students are required to take the Certified Computer Forensics Examiner (CCFE) exam.

Core Requirements:

CIS 301Information Systems and Business Intelligence

4

CIS 490Internship

0-4

CPTR 108The Art and Practice of Computer Science

3

CPTR 141Fundamentals of Programming I

4

CPTR 142Fundamentals of Programming II

4

CPTR 211Linux and Windows System Administration

3

CPTR 308/CIS 308Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues for Computing Technology

4

CYBS 122Introduction to Cybersecurity

4.5

CYBS 224Cybercrime and Governance

4.5

CYBR 296Career Navigation and Exploration in Cybersecurity

4.5

CYBS 326Network and System Security

4.5

CYBS 328Security Operations

4.5

CYBS 387Ethical Hacking

4.5

CYBS 423Modern Cybersecurity

4.5

CYBR 494Cybersecurity Capstone

4.5

Total Credit Hours:60
Electives must be chosen in consultation with and approved by the academic advisor and will typically have one of the following prefixes: CIS, CPTR, GDEV, ENGR, or MATH. 

Cognates:

ENGL 223Research Writing (WD)

3

or

JOUR 244Technical Writing (WD)

3

MATH 171Calculus I

4

MATH 215Data Analysis

4

MATH 250Discrete Mathematics

4

MGMT 470/MKTG 470Principles of Project Management

4