May 19, 2025  
Undergraduate Catalog 
    
Undergraduate Catalog

Cybersecurity, B.S.


General: Total of 122 hours and 51 hours of upper-level courses (30000-40000 level).

First-Year Colloquium (1 hour)


Required full-time freshmen entering college for the first time and transfer students with less than 12 hours of credit. 

Core (35 hours)


See “General Core Requirements .”

Major (96 hours)


Certificates Associated with this Degree


The following certificates are recommended for this degree path:

 

- Data Security Certificate of Proficiency - Earned through requirements in BS degree path

- Digital Forensics Certificate of Proficiency - Take CESC 42003   as one of the electives

- Cybersecurity Fundamentals Certificate of Proficiency - Earned through requirements in BS degree path

- Cybersecurity Technical Certificate - Earned through requirements in BS degree path

- Cybersecurity Governance Certificate of Proficiency - Earned through requirements in BS degree path

- Cyber-lnformed Engineering Certificate of Proficiency - Take the electives CESC 33003  and CESC 34003  

- Cybersecurity Operations Certificate of Proficiency - Take CESC 31603  and CESC 41203  as electives

- Software Security Certificate of Proficiency - Take CESC 41803 - (was CSEC 4318) Cybersecurity Data Analytics   and CESC 41203  as electives

Early Entry Program Opportunities


Students have the opportunity of double-counting 12 credits of graduate courses, meeting requirements for both their undergraduate and graduate studies. This approach enables the completion of what would traditionally be a six-year educational journey in five and a half years. Comprehensive details on admissions for UA Little Rock Early Entry Programs can be found here: https://ualr.edu/gradschool/undergraduate-credit-collaboration-programs/

Unrestricted General Electives


Remaining hours, if any, to reach 120 minimum total hours.

Suggested Curriculum


Notes


* Students should consider taking MATH 24004 and MATH 25004 (Calculus I and II) instead of Applied Calculus to provide more degree and graduate school options in the future.

† After taking PHYS 20103/20101 or CHEM 10234, students should complete the year via the next courses in the sequence (PHYS 20203/20201 or CHEM 14204). Students should also consider taking the sequence PHYS 20303/20331 & PHYS 20403/20431 to provide more degree and graduate school options in the future.

‡ Major electives must be chosen from upper-level courses from CESC, CPSC, IFSC, CRJU, and BINS with the approval of an advisor