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Cyber Security BAS Degree

The Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) degree in Cyber Security requires completion of 120 credit hours. Students will be required to declare the BAS through admissions. Students are required to meet with Computer Technology/Computer Science faculty to set up an initial subject-specific advising meeting; develop a student plan; and review their general education requirements/transfer credits. Satisfactory completion (grade of C or higher), is mandatory for all core and computer prefixed (CIS,CNG,CSC) degree coursework. All skill set courses (CIS, CNG, CSC) must have been completed within 7 years of the current date for use within the earned program. Course work for this degree can be completed in traditional, hybrid, or online format.

 

Degree Requirements

General Education Required Courses (21 credits)

English

Choose one of the following
ENG 1031Technical Writing I: CO1

3
or
ENG 1021English Composition I: CO1

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Mathematics

MAT 1340College Algebra: GT-MA1

4
or higher
Total Credit Hours:4

Social and Behavioral Science

Choose one of the following
ANT 1001Cultural Anthropology: SS3

3
or
ANT 1002Cultural Anthropology Lab: GT-SS3

1
ECO 1001Econ Of Social Issues: SS1

3
or
ECO 2001Prin of Macroeconomics: SS1

3
GEO 1005World Regional Geography: SS2

3
HIS 1110The World: Antiquity-1500: HI1

3
PSC 1011American Government: SS1

3
PSY 1001General Psychology I: SS3

3
SOC 1001Intro to Sociology I: SS3

3
CRJ 1010Intro to Criminal Justice: SS3

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Arts and Humanities

Choose one of the following
ART 1110Art Appreciation: AH1

3
or
ART 1111Art Hist Ancient/ Mediev: AH1

3
FRE 1001Conversational French I

3
HUM 1003Intro to Film Art: AH2

3
JPN 1001Conversational Japanese I

3
LIT 1015Intro to Literature I: AH2

3
MUS 1000Music Theory Fundamentals I

3
PHI 1013Logic: AH3

3
or
PHI 1012Ethics:AH3

3
SPA 1001Conversational Spanish I

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Natural and Physical Science

Choose one of the following
BIO 1111GenBio I: Molecular & Cellular Biology w/Lab: GT-SC1

5
CHE 1011Intro to Chemistry I/Lab: SC1

5
PHY 1111Physics Alg-Based I/Lab: SC1

5
Total Credit Hours:5

Communication

Choose one from the following
COM 1150Public Speaking

3
COM 1250Interpersonal Comm: SS3

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Computer Technology Courses

Lower Division Computer Technology Courses (39 credits)

CNG 2001Linux Configuration

3
CNG 1020A+ Certification Preparation

4
CNG 1024Networking I: Network +

3
CNG 1042Introduction to Cloud Computing Concepts

3
CIS 2068Systems Analysis and Design I

3
CNG 1033Fire Walls/Network Security

3
CNG 1036Guide to IT Disaster Recovery

3
CNG 2056Vulnerability Assessment I

3
CNG 2057Network Defense/Countermeasures

3
CNG 2058Digital Forensics

4
CNG 2160CISCO CCNA Network Associate I

4
CSC 1019Intro. to Programming (lang)

3
Total Credit Hours:39

Choose 9 Credits from the following

CIS 2040Database Design & Development

3
CIS 2043Introduction to SQL

3
DAT 1001Intro to Data Science

3
CSC 1060Computer Science I: (Language)

4
CNG 2012Configuring Windows Server

4
CNG 2043Cloud Security and Cyber Law

3
CNG 2080Internship

3
CNG 2161CISCO CCNA Network Associate II

4
Faculty Approved Elective (3-4 credits)
Total Credit Hours:9

Choose 3 Credits from the following

 
CIS 1018Intro PC Applications

3
or
CIS 1055Complete Spreadsheets

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Upper Division Computer Technology Courses (48 credits)

CNG 3010Fundamentals of Cybersecurity

4
CNG 3020Cyber Law Ethics and Policy

4
CNG 3036Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

4
CNG 3040Cyber Operations

4
CNG 3050Cyber Investigation and Forensics

4
CNG 3056Vulnerability Assessment II

4
CNG 4000Active Cyber Defense

4
CNG 4010Cyber Threat Intelligence

4
Total Credit Hours:48

Network Security Operations Emphasis Options (Choose 16 credits)

CNG 3030Methods of Network Analysis

4
CNG 4020Zero Trust Networks

4
CNG 4030Cyber War

4
CNG 4054Malware Threats and Analysis

4
CNG 4080Internship

0-12
Total Credit Hours:16

Total Credit Hours: 120