Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.

Universitywide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

Cybersecurity Major Requirements

Computer Science Overview
CS 1200First Year Seminar1
CS 1210Professional Development for Khoury Co-op1
Computer Science Fundamental Courses
All students can take a self-assessment to attempt to place out of CS 2000 and CS 2001. Students who place out of CS 2000 and CS 2001 will instead substitute 4-5 semester hours of CS, CY, or DS coursework at the 3000 level or higher not otherwise required in the degree.
CS 1800
and CS 1802
Discrete Structures
and Seminar for CS 1800
5
CS 2000
and CS 2001
Introduction to Program Design and Implementation
and Lab for CS 2000
5
CS 2100
and CS 2101
Program Design and Implementation 1
and Lab for CS 2100
5
Computer Science Required Courses
CS 3000Algorithms and Data4
CS 3100
and CS 3101
Program Design and Implementation 2
and Lab for CS 3100
5
CS 3650Computer Systems4
CS 3800Theory of Computation4
CS 4700Network Fundamentals4
or CS 4730 Distributed Systems
Presentation Requirement
Complete one of the following:4
Public Speaking
Business and Professional Speaking
Persuasion and Rhetoric
Communication and Storytelling
Improvisation
Introduction to Acting
Dynamic Presence: Theatre Training for Effective Interpersonal Interactions
Acting for the Camera
Cybersecurity Required Courses
CY 2550Foundations of Cybersecurity4
CY 3740Systems Security4
CY 4740Network Security4
CY 4770Foundations of Cryptography4
or CY 4775 Applied Cryptography
CY 4930Cybersecurity Capstone4
Cybersecurity and Social Issues Elective List
Complete one of the following:4
Free Speech in Cyberspace
Corporate Security: Securing the Private Sector
Crime Prevention
Introduction to Law
Introduction to Law, Policy, and Society
Topics in Law and Public Policy
Science, Technology, and Public Policy
Public Policy and Administration
Law and Society
International Law
U.S. National Security Policy
Terrorism and Counterterrorism

Concentration or Electives Option

A concentration is not required. Students may complete electives in lieu of a concentration.

Supporting Courses

Electrical Engineering Required Course
EECE 2310
and EECE 2311
Introduction to Digital Design and Computer Architecture
and Lab for EECE 2310
5
Mathematics Courses
MATH 1341Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering4
MATH 1342Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering4
MATH 3081Probability and Statistics4

Writing Requirements

College Writing
ENGW 1111First-Year Writing4
Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
ENGW 3302Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions4
or ENGW 3315 Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

Required General Electives

Complete 24 semester hours of general electives.24

Khoury College GPA Requirement

Minimum cumulative 2.000 GPA required in all CS, CY, DS and IS courses

Cybersecurity Credit Requirement

Complete 83 semester hours in the major.

NUpath Requirements Satisfied

  • Engaging with the Natural and Designed World
  • Conducting Formal and Quantitative Reasoning
  • Analyzing and Using Data
  • Writing in the First Year
  • Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
  • Writing-Intensive in the Major
  • Demonstrating Thought and Action in a Capstone

Integrating Knowledge and Skills Through Experience is satisfied through co-op.

Program Requirement

134 semester hours required


Concentration in Cyber Operations

Cyber Operations Required Courses
CY 4760Security of Wireless and Mobile Systems4
CY 5210Information System Forensics4
CY 5240Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and Digital Rights4
Electives
Complete two of the following:8
Fundamentals of Software Engineering
Software Development
Security Risk Management and Assessment
Computer Architecture and Organization
Microprocessor-Based Design

Electives Option

Law Requirement
CY 4170The Law, Ethics, and Policy of Data and Digital Technologies4
or CY 5240 Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and Digital Rights
Cybersecurity Electives
If courses require prerequisites, those should be taken using general electives.
Complete four courses from the following:16
Free Speech in Cyberspace
Corporate Security: Securing the Private Sector
Crime Prevention
Logic and Computation
Programming Languages
Software Development
Fundamentals of Software Engineering
Network Fundamentals
Distributed Systems
AI Security and Privacy
Foundations of Cryptography
Applied Cryptography
Security of Wireless and Mobile Systems
Security Risk Management and Assessment
Information System Forensics
Large-Scale Information Storage and Retrieval
Machine Learning and Data Mining 1
Computer Architecture and Organization
Microprocessor-Based Design
and Lab for EECE 4534
Introduction to Law
Introduction to Law, Policy, and Society
Topics in Law and Public Policy
Number Theory 1
Introduction to Information Systems and Digital Technologies
Science, Technology, and Public Policy
Public Policy and Administration
Law and Society
International Law
U.S. National Security Policy
Terrorism and Counterterrorism

Sample Plan of Study

Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer Second Half/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 12001CS 2100
and CS 2101
5MATH 13424General Elective4
CS 1800
and CS 1802
5MATH 13414CS 3100
and CS 3101
5General Elective4
CS 2000
and CS 2001
5Presentation Requirement4  
ENGW 11114General Elective 4  
General Elective 4   
 19 17 9 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 30004CS 12101MATH 30814Co-op0
CS 36504CS 4700 or 47304General Elective4 
CY 25504CY 37404  
Cybersecurity Elective4Cybersecurity Elective4  
 General Elective 4  
 16 17 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0CS 38004ENGW 33024Co-op0
 CY 47404EECE 2310
and EECE 2311
5 
 CY 5240 or 41704  
 Cybersecurity Elective4  
 0 16 9 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0CY 4770 or 47754  
 CY 49304  
 Cyber and Social Issues4  
 Cybersecurity elective4  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 135