Certificate in Cybersecurity

The Certificate is designed for students pursuing professional employment in information security. The recipients will acquire the basic skills needed for an entry-level career in cybersecurity. This Certificate meets all the mandatory Knowledge Units (KU) requirements of the Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS) standard for Information Systems Security Professionals (CNSS4011).

Chair: Seta Whitby
Certificate Program Manager: Seta Whitby

Required Courses: 21 semester hours

Code Course Title Units
CMPS 260 Introduction to Linux 1
CMPS 327 Discrete Mathematics 4
CMPS 368 Principles of Computer Networks 4
CMPS 369 Local Area Networks 4
CMPS 366 Programming in C or 4
CMPS 371 Assembly Language 4
CMPS 420 Cyber Security 4