Risk Management and Cybersecurity for Professionals, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate

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The post-baccalaureate certificate in Risk Management and Cybersecurity for Professionals is designed for professionals from diverse backgrounds and disciplines to gain critical technology skills intended to augment and enhance their subject area expertise. Participants will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to contribute with a risk-focused thought process within a world that is highly dependent on technology. Participants will develop skills related to security processes, along with an ability to assess and mitigate risk within key technology areas. There are no presumed prior technology knowledge expectations. The full certificate curriculum consists of four required courses each building on expertise from previously completed courses.

Admission Requirements

Candidates for admission into the risk management and cybersecurity awareness PBC program must have completed a bachelor’s degree in any discipline and must satisfy the following criteria:

2.75 minimum cumulative undergraduate or graduate grade point average (GPA)
International students must also submit a TOEFL score with their application.

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Requirements

12 Credits:

MCYBR 500 - Introduction to Risk Management and Cybersecurity for a Digital World Credits: (3)
MCYBR 510 - Technology Risk and Security for the Individual Credits:
MCYBR 520 - Technology Risk and Security for Networked Computers Credits: (3)
MCYBR 530 - Risk Management and Cybersecurity Capstone Credits: (3)

Changing to Degree Status

If a student wishes to change from a certificate only program to a degree program, he/she must submit a Change of Program Request Form.
Deadline: Students must submit a Change of Program Request Form to their program director before completing the requirements for the certificate. However, students may transfer certificate courses into a graduate program before, after or during the program.

See Change of Program in Graduate Academic Policies

Gainful Employment Disclosures - 2019

Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Risk Management and Cybersecurity for Professionals

This program is designed to be completed in 10 months.

This program will cost $11,950 if completed within normal time. There may be additional costs for living expenses. These costs were accurate at the time of posting, but may have changed and include cost for books and supplies.

Of the students who completed this program within normal time, the typical graduate leaves with $ 0 of debt. (This is a new program and we have no graduates as o 2019).

The following States do not have licensure requirements for this profession: Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia

For more information about graduation rates, loan repayment rates, and post-enrollment earnings about this institution and other postsecondary institutions please click here: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/