Cybersecurity Certificate

Admission Requirements:

• Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university with a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 system.
• Applicants must have undergraduate degrees in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, or related disciplines. Applicants with degrees in otherdisciplines may be admitted depending on their experience in the relevant disciplines.
• Applicants must have programming experience in a high-level language (e.g. C, C++, java, python) and familiarity with basic networking protocols and operating systems.
• International applicants must demonstrate a satisfactory level of proficiency in the English language if English is not their first language. The University requires an official TOEFL score of at least 550 on paper-based or 79 on Internet-based tests. TOEFL scores more than two years old cannot be considered official. Alternatively, IELTS can be accepted in the place of the TOEFL. The minimum IELTS score is 6.5 overall with no individual sub-score below 6.0.

Program Requirements:

Each certificate program course must be completed with a grade no lower than a B-; the overall GPA of the Certificate in Cybersecurity courses must be no lower than 3.0.

Three of the following:

• CPEG 665 - Introduction to Cybersecurity Credit(s): 3
• CPEG 671 - Pen Test and Reverse Engineering Credit(s): 3
• CPEG 672 - Applied Cryptography Credit(s): 3
• CPEG 676 - Secure Software Design Credit(s): 3
• CPEG 694 - System Hardening and Protection Credit(s): 3
• CPEG 695 - Digital Forensics Credit(s): 3
• CPEG 697 - Advanced Cybersecurity Credit(s): 3