Cybersecurity, Undergraduate Certificate

This certificate is only offered via Global Campus/CMU Online.

For this standalone certificate, students will take BIS 510 as their first course, followed by BIS 521, BIS 523, and BIS 525 (which can be taken in any order). The culminating course is BIS 530. Students without a networking background may be required to take a prerequisite course, BIS 502.

Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards

The Undergraduate Certificate in Cybersecurity is designed for regularly admitted undergraduate student who desire to acquire advanced knowledge and skills in cybersecurity.

To be considered for regular admissions, an applicant must:

1. Matriculate as a regular undergraduate student or a Non-degree Special Admission student.
2. Present a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 (C) or higher in the certificate. All courses are letter graded.
3. Demonstrate computer network literacy by prerequisite coursework or professional certifications in computer networking or cybersecurity.
4. Declare the certificate program by the end of the third week of classes of the term in which the student will complete the certificate.

No more than a total of 27 hours of credit earned in business courses, including business transfer hours, may be counted towards graduation unless the students is majoring in the College of Business Administration.

Program Requirements

Required Courses (15 hours)

BIS 510	Network & Systems Security Fundamentals	3(3-0)
BIS 521	Governance, Risk, & Compliance in Cybersecurity	3(3-0)
BIS 523	Cybercrime Forensics	3(3-0)
BIS 525	Managing Security & Privacy in the Cloud	3(3-0)
BIS 530	Cybersecurity, Systems, and Network Certification	3(3-0)

Total: 15 semester hours