Program Requirements

Students in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance are required to achieve a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale) across major, major-related, major elective, and major concentration courses by the first semester of their junior year and to maintain that average thereafter.

ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS

(See also General Education Core)

Course		Credit Hours	Year Taken
Core		34-55
Major Course Requirements
Criminal Justice 107	Computer Hardware and Peripherals	3	1
Criminal Justice 333	Information Security	3	3
Criminal Justice 335	Cybercrime Law and Investigations	3	3
Criminal Justice 463	Senior Seminar in Cybersecurity	3	4
Criminal Justice 470	Internship*	6-15	4
		18-27
*Students already employed in an information assurance related occupation, either full or part-time, can select additional course work with the recommendation of the faculty adviser in lieu of the internship.
Major Related Requirements
Philosophy 108	Professional Ethics	3	1
Sociology 274	Criminology	3	2
Mathematics 112 or Psychology/Sociology 211 or Economics 241	Statistics Statistics in the Behavioral Sciences Statistics	3 3 3	1,2 2 2
Mathematics 201	Calculus I**	3	2
Government 341	Jursiprudence of the Criminal Law***	3	3
Required only of Information Assurance students. *Required only of Cybercrime Investigation and Forensics students.
Major Concentration
Each student must select one of the following concentrations:
CYBERCRIME INVESTIGATION AND FORENSICS
Criminal Justice 101	Introduction to Criminal Justice Research Methods	1	1
Criminal Justice 103	Introduction to Criminal Justice	3	1
Criminal Justice 355	Cybercrime Investigations and Forensics I	3	3
Criminal Justice 356	Cybercrime Investigations and Forensics II	3	3
Criminal Justice 455	Cybercrime Investigations and Forensics III	3	3
Electives
Select two of the following upon recommendation of adviser:
Computer Science 303	Computer Organization and Programming	4	3
Computer Science 323	Introduction to Networks	3	3
Computer Science 432	Computer and Network Security	4	3
Criminal Justice 314	Modern Techniques of Crime Investigation	3	3
Criminal Justice 328	Security Administration		3
Criminal Justice 362	Information System Threats, Attacks and Defenses	3	3,4
Criminal Justice 345	Criminal Evidence	3	3,4
Criminal Justice 438	System Vulnerability Assessments	3	4
		19-21
INFORMATION ASSURANCE
Computer Science 101	Computer Science I	3	1
Computer Science 201	Discrete Mathematics I	3	1
Computer Science 303	Computer Organization and Programming	4	3
Computer Science 316	Object-Oriented Programming	3	3
Computer Science 323	Introduction to Networks	3	3
Computer Science 432	Computer and Network Security	4	4
		20
Electives
The student must complete sufficient elective courses to earn at least the minimum credit hours required for this degree, and at least 60 credit hours of the 120 required must be in the liberal arts and sciences.