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Program
- Award
- BS
- Credential class
- ceterms:BachelorDegree
- CIP
- 29.0207
- Catalog edition
- Catalog 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
- Description
- The cybersecurity and business administration combined major delivers a technical and security-focused degree with a strong grounding in business. Students will complete most of the requirements of a business major, including macroeconomics and microeconomics, while also focusing on the conceptual and practical computer science skills that will enable them to contribute to ensuring the reliability and security of cyberspace.
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 167358
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_167358_2bb46cfd
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Cybersecurity Major Requirements
major core · 0 items
Computer Science Overview
0 items
Must be taken in alignment with your home college:
2 items
- or: BUSN 1102 Personal Skill Development for Businessor: INPR 1000 First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar1
- or: BUSN 1103 Professional Development for Business Co-op1
Computer Science Fundamental Courses
0 items
All students can take a self-assessment to attempt to place out of CS 2000 and CS 2001. Students who place out of CS 2000 and CS 2001 will instead substitute with 4-5 semester hours of CS, CY, or DS coursework at the 3000 level or higher not otherwise required in the degree.
3 items
- 4
- CS 2000and CS 2001Introduction to Program Design and Implementationand Lab for CS 2000Not resolved to a course5
- CS 2100and CS 2101Program Design and Implementation 1and Lab for CS 2100Not resolved to a course5
Computer Science Required Courses
4 items
- CS 2700and CS 2701Data Structures and Analysisand Lab for CS 2700Not resolved to a course5
- CS 3100and CS 3101Program Design and Implementation 2and Lab for CS 3100Not resolved to a course5
- 4
- or: CS 4730 Distributed Systems4
Cybersecurity Required Courses
4 items
- 4
- 4
- or: CY 5240 Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and Digital Rights4
- 4
Cybersecurity Electives
electives · 0 items
If courses require prerequisites, those should be taken using general electives.
Choose 1 of the following · Complete one course from the following: · electives · 34 items
- Complete one course from the following:Not resolved to a course4-5
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- EECE 2310and EECE 2311Introduction to Digital Design and Computer Architectureand Lab for EECE 2310Not resolved to a course
- 4
- EECE 4534and EECE 4535Microprocessor-Based Designand Lab for EECE 4534Not resolved to a course
- As published: “Introduction to Law”4
- 4
- 4
- As published: “Technology and Human Values”8
- 4
- 12
Business Requirements
0 items
Accounting
2 items
- 4
- 4
Finance
1 item
- 4
Organizational Behavior
1 item
- or: ORGB 3203 Behavioral Aspects of Digital Transformation4
Marketing
1 item
- 4
Statistics
1 item
- 4
Strategy
1 item
- 4
Supporting Courses
0 items
Mathematics Courses
Choose 1 of the following · Complete one of the following. MATH 1231 or MATH 1341 is strongly recommended for this major: · 6 items
- Complete one of the following. MATH 1231 or MATH 1341 is strongly recommended for this major:Not resolved to a course4
- 4
- 1
- 4
- 4
Economics
Choose 1 of the following · Complete one of the following: · 3 items
- Complete one of the following:Not resolved to a course4
- 4
- 4
Integrative Requirement
1 item
- 4
Business Experiential Learning
8 items
- Complete at least one of the following experiences:Not resolved to a course0-8
- As published: “Experiential Professional Practicum”8
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
Writing Requirements
0 items
College Writing
1 item
- or: ENGW 1102 First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers4
Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
Choose 1 of the following · Complete one of the following courses: · 2 items
- Complete one of the following courses:Not resolved to a course4
- or: ENGW 3304 Advanced Writing in the Business Administration Professionsor: ENGW 3315 Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines4
Required General Electives
electives · 1 item
- Complete 16 semester hours of general electives.Not resolved to a course16
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