General Education Courses (36 Credit Hours)

Each baccalaureate student must complete the 36 credit hour general education curriculum. Prior to entry into the upper division, a student must complete, with a grade of C or higher, ENC 1101 , ENC 1102 , and 6 semester hours of additional coursework designated as writing emphasis. In addition, a student must complete 6 semester hours of mathematics coursework, with a grade of C or higher, at the level of College Algebra or above.

Each baccalaureate student must meet the foreign language and civic literacy requirements as defined in the general education section of this College Catalog.

Lower Level Degree Requirements (21 Credit Hours)

Students must complete 21 credit hours of common prerequisite coursework at the lower level.

• CIS 2530 - Introduction to Cybersecurity Semester Hours: 3 credit hours
• COP 1510 - Programming Concepts Semester Hours: 3 credit hours
• CTS 1300C - Administering Microsoft Windows Workstation Semester Hours: 3 credit hours
• CTS 1390C - Install & Configure Windows Server Semester Hours: 3 credit hours
• CTS 2120C - Security Semester Hours: 3 credit hours
• CTS 2149 - Fundamentals of Project Management Semester Hours: 3 credit hours
• CTS 2318 - Information Security Management Semester Hours: 3 credit hours

Lower Level Coursework in Any Field (21 Credit Hours)

Students must complete 21 credit hours of coursework at the lower division (1000 and 2000 level courses in any field).

Required Core Courses (21 Credit Hours)

• CGS 3812 - Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Semester Hours: 3 credit hours
• CIS 3361 - Security Testing and Auditing Semester Hours: 3 credit hours
• CIS 3615C - Secure Software Development Semester Hours: 3 credit hours
• CIS 4253 - Ethics in Information Technology Semester Hours: 3 credit hours
• CIS 4385 - Computer Forensics and Investigations Semester Hours: 3 credit hours
• CIS 4512 - Information Security and Risk Management Semester Hours: 3 credit hours
• CIS 4596 - Cybersecurity Capstone Semester Hours: 3 credit hours

Required Concentration Courses (21 Credit Hours)

• CIS 3367C - Operating Systems Security Semester Hours: 3 credit hours
• CIS 4201 - Laws and Legal Aspects of Information Technology Semester Hours: 3 credit hours
• CIS 4357 - Advanced Security Practitioner Semester Hours: 3 credit hours
• CNT 3411 - Security Operations Semester Hours: 3 credit hours
• CNT 3421 - Securing the Cloud Semester Hours: 3 credit hours
• CIS 3122C - Cybersecurity Analyst Semester Hours: 3 credit hours
• ISM 4314 - Project and Change Management for Information Technology Semester Hours: 3 credit hours