Advanced Cybersecurity Technical Certificate

NOTE: Subject code will change to CSEC starting spring 2026

This program provides the fundamental courses necessary to begin work as a cybersecurity professional. Students may consider this as an alternative to the traditional bachelor’s degree or as credit toward their Bachelor’s degree. This certificate stacks on the Cybersecurity Fundamentals Certificate of Proficiency I & II and the Cybersecurity Technical Certificates.

The certificate may also be earned independently of a degree program.

The program consists of 35-36 hours of coursework:

One of the Following (3 credit hours):

CPSI 10003 - (was CPSC 1370) Computing Essentials
CPSI 17503 - (was CPSC 1375) Programming I
Ap Credit in Computer Science
IFSC 20003 - (was 2300) Object-oriented Technology
BINS 41203 - (was 4312) Object-Oriented Programming

Computer Science Courses (6 hours)

CPSI 27603 - (was CPSC 2376) Programming II
CPSI 38003 - (was CPSC 3380) Operating Systems

Mathematics Course (3 hours)

MATH 26103 - (was 2310) Discrete Mathematics

Cybersecurity Courses (23 hours)

Seven courses in Cybersecurity:

CESC 11004 - (was CSEC 1410) Cybersecurity I
CESC 11104 - (was CSEC 1411) Cybersecurity II
CESC 22033 - (was CSEC 2320) Access Control
CESC 22433 - (was CSEC 2324) Network Security
CESC 30003 - (was CSEC 3300) Digital Forensics
CESC 31203 - (was CSEC 3312) Applied Cryptography
CESC 21403 - (was CSEC 2314) Incident Response

Ethics Course (3 hours)

Select one of the following:

IFSC 20002 - (was 2200) Ethics in the Profession
PHIL 22133 - (was 2321) Ethics and Society: Professional Applications