A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- Certificate
- Credential class
- ceterms:Certificate
- Catalog edition
- 2025-2026
- Checklist type
- degree-program
- Description
- The Certificate in Ethical Hacking is designed to prepare degree and non-degree seeking students with necessary Ethical Hacking skills. This 18-credit Certificate provides the theoretical background and hands-on experience required for ethical hacking including understanding of modern operating systems and network vulnerabilities, exploits and defenses. Students will be introduced to penetration testing processes and tools to identify weaknesses in their information infrastructures and take preemptive measures against malicious attacks. Additionally, students learn necessary programming skills using modern programming languages. Upon successful completion, students will be prepared to work as security analysts, penetration testers, or ethical hackers for private or government organizations.
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 193353
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_193353_2a28e118
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Requirements
6 items
- As published: “CSC 2550 / CIT 2550”
- As published: “CIT 2300”
- As published: “CYB 4540 / CIT 4540”
- As published: “CIT 4610”
- As published: “CYB 4620”
- As published: “CYB 4700”
Source. Mount Saint Mary College, catalog 2025-2026 — https://msmc.smartcatalogiq.com/en/2025-2026/undergraduate-catalog/academic-programs/cybersecurity/ethical-hacking-certificate. Captured page pages/0630.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.