Cybersecurity, B.S.

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A minimum of 120 credit hours is required for a Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity.

Major Requirements

48 credits:

CYBER 260 - Networking Administration Credits: (3)
CYBER 261 - UNIX and Windows Operating Systems Credits: (3)
CYBER 301 - Secure Systems Design & Risk Mgmt. Credits: (3)
CYBER 310 - Systems Operations Management Credits: (3)
CYBER 357 - Network Security Credits: (3)
CYBER 400 - Cybersecurity Capstone Credits: (3)
CMSCI 120 - Introduction to Computer Science I Credits: (3)
CMSCI 125 - Introduction to Computer Science II Credits: (3)
CMSCI 277 - Computer Architecture Credits: (3)
CMSCI 355 - Network Systems and Design Credits: (3)
CMSCI 356 - Operating Systems Credits: (3)
CMSCI 358 - Computer Security I Credits: (3)

Four from the Following

Students choose 12 credits from the following elective list, with one elective course required to be MATH or DATA:

CJUST 314 - Cyber Security Credits: (3)
CJUST 319 - Cyber Forensics Credits: (3)
BUS 270 - Cyberethics Credits: (3)
DATA 200 - Introduction to Data Science Credits: (3)
MATH 228 - Discrete Mathematics Credits: (3)
MATH 247 - Calculus I Credits: (4)
CMSCI 349 - Software Engineering Credits: (3)
CYBER 354 - Cloud Security Credits: (3)
CYBER 365 - Pen.Testing and Ethical Hacking Credits: (3)
CYBER 398 - Independent Study Credits: (1-3)
CYBER 492 - Practicum Credits: (1-3)
CYBER 499 - Special Topics in Cybersecurity Credits: (1-3)
CMSCI 359 - Database Management Systems Credits: (3)
CMSCI 459 - Computer Security II Credits: (3)

Core Requirements (46 to 49 credits)

The First Year Symposium (3 credits)

Complete the First Year Symposium

FSYM 101 - The First Year Symposium Credits: (3)
Students who cannot complete First Year Symposium must pass one of the following composition courses:
COMM 200 - Foundations of Writing Credits: (3)
COMM 125 - Essentials of Speaking and Writing Credits: (3)
GENED 104 - Work and Education Credits: (3)

World Language Requirement (3-6 Credits)

Complete either 6 credits at the 101 and 102 level or 3 credits at the 200 level or above

Introductory Language (For students beginning at the 101 level)
- XXXX 101 (3)
- XXXX 102 (3)
Advanced Language (For students who begin at the 201 level or above)
- XXXX 201/301 (or higher).

Foundations of Social Science (3 Credits)

Choose 3 credits from among the following:

CJUST 110 - Introduction to Criminal Justice Credits: (3)
ECON 101 - Foundations of Economics: Macroecon Credits: (3)
ECON 102 - Foundations of Economics: Microecon Credits: (3)
EDUC 100 - Foundations of American Education Credits: (4)
PSCI 100 - Foundations of American Government Credits: (3)
PSYCH 100 - Foundations of Psychology Credits: (3)
SOC 100 - Foundations of Sociology Credits: (3)

Modernity in Literature or the Arts (3 Credits)

Choose from among one of the following:

ARMO 300 - Modernity in Visual Art Credits: (3)
ENMO 300 - Modernity in Literature Credits: (3)
MUMO 300 - Modernity in Music Credits: (3)
THMO 300 - Modernity in Theatre Credits: (3)

Laboratory Science (3-4 Credits)

Choose one laboratory science course:

BIOL 110 - Introduction to Biology I Credits: (4)
BIOL 111 - Introduction to Biology II Credits: (4)
BIOL 298 - Anatomy and Physiology I Credits: (4)
CHEM 101 - General Chemistry I Credits: (4)
PHYS 101 - College Physics I Credits: (4)
PHYS 201 - General Physics I Credits: (4)
GNSCI XXX: General Science Course: Credits (3)

Global Encounters (3 Credits)

Choose one Global Encounters course:

XXGE Global Encounters
- Global Encounters courses are offered in many departments, including Business, Communication, English, Education, Foreign Language, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology and Theology.

Ethics and the Human Good (3 Credits)

Complete one of the following:

PHIL 300 - Ethics and the Human Good Credits: (3)
THEOL 300 - Ethics and the Human Good Credits: (3)

Ethical Leaders (0 Credits)

The Ethical Leadership Experiential Learning Core Requirement invites students to integrate their own personal call to leadership with a mature reflection on one or more of the core virtues of Justice, Courage, Integrity, and Humility. Students will accomplish this by engaging in and reflecting upon the practice of virtue ethics within the context of one or more experiential learning activities.

Note

To earn a Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity, students must complete a minimum of 120 credit hours. Students must also earn a major GPA of 2.0, and a cumulative GPA of 2.0.