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The BS program in cybersecurity provides a strong foundation in both networking and computer science and is based on faculty, facilities, and research resources in both the Department of Computer Electronics and Graphics Technology and the Department of Computer Science, as well as, support by the Department of Political Science and the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Students can choose the general option which requires a minor, or pursue one of the in depth concentrations aligned with the content focus areas recommended by the National Security Agency (NSA). This interdepartmental program is designed to prepare students for careers as cybersecurity experts in identifying system vulnerabilities, detecting cyber-attacks, and securing information assets.
General Education Related Requirements
Study Area II (6 credits)
or
Skill Area II (6 credits)
Cybersecurity Core
Cybersecurity Core (51-52 credits)
or
Concentrations (students select one from three concentrations)
General Concentration (25-26 credits)
Cyber Defense Concentration (25-26 credits)
Free electives to meet 120 credits
Cyber Operations Concentration (25-26 credits)
or
or
Free electives to meet 120 credits
1 Accelerate Central Program in Cybersecurity to Software Engineering MS
Eligibility
Students apply in the Spring of their third year of full-time study and must meet the requirements specified below:
- Successful completion of 60 or more credit hours; of which, at least 12 credit hours must be completed at CCSU.
- Completed CS 253 and two 400 level CS classes with at least a B.
- Have at least a 2.7 cumulative grade point average.
- Have at least a 2.7 grade point average in Computer Science courses.
Eligible students can apply for admission to the Accelerate Central B.S./M.S. in their third year of full-time study. Students admitted to this program may complete both the B.S. in Cybersecurity and M.S. in Software Engineering in as few as five years on a full-time basis. For students who are officially admitted to the Accelerate Central B.S. Cybersecurity / M.S. Software Engineering Program, two graduate courses will double-count as courses in the undergraduate program for a total of 6 credits double-counted. In addition, students may take two additional courses before matriculation as a graduate student; these courses will be excluded from the student’s B.S. program and transferred into the student’s M.S. program.
How to Apply
Students will submit , a resume, and the name of two professors from the Computer Science department who could serve as a references to the Chair of the Computer Science department by February 10 (for Fall) or October 1 (for Spring). The documents will go through the proper parties for review and approval, including the Graduate Program Director. Once the form has been approved by all required parties, the Registrar’s Office will change the student’s undergraduate curriculum to note the Accelerate Central program.
2 Accelerate Central Program in Cybersecurity to Computer Information Technology MS
Eligibility
Students apply in the Spring of their third year of full-time study and must meet the requirements specified below:
- Successful completion of 60 or more credit hours; of which, at least 12 credit hours must be completed at CCSU.
- Completed CS 253, CET 339, CET 349 with at least a B.
- Have at least a 2.7 cumulative grade point average.
- Have at least a 2.7 grade point average in Computer Science courses.
Eligible students can apply for admission to the Accelerate Central B.S./M.S. in their third year of full-time study. Students admitted to this program may complete both the B.S. and M.S. in Computer Information Technology in as few as five years on a full-time basis. For students who are officially admitted to the Accelerate Central B.S. / M.S. Computer Information Technology Program, three graduate courses will double-count as courses in the undergraduate program for a total of 9 credits double-counted. In addition, students may take a fourth graduate courses before matriculation as a graduate student; this course will be excluded from the student’s B.S. program and transferred into the student’s M.S. program.
How to Apply
Students will submit , a resume, and the name of two professors from the Computer Science or Computer Electronics & Graphics Technology department who could serve as a references to the Chair of the Computer Science or Computer Electronics & Graphics Technology department by February 10 (for Fall) or October 1 (for Spring). The documents will go through the proper parties for review and approval, including the Graduate Program Director. Once the form has been approved by all required parties, the Registrar’s Office will change the student’s undergraduate curriculum to note the Accelerate Central program.
Total Credit Hours: 120