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Cybersecurity Analytics and Operations, B.S. (University College)

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny · McKeesport, PA

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Program
Award
B.S.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Credits (computed from items)
251-253
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
214786
CourseShelf checklist
CK_214786_48f48852
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Common Requirements for the Major (All Options)

major core · 0 items

    Prescribed Courses

    0 items

      Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

      14 items
      1. CYBER 221
        Overview of Information Security
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. CYBER 342W
        Cyber Incident Handling and Response
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. CYBER 440
        Cybersecurity Capstone
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. CYBER 451
        Network Security
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      5. CYBER 454
        Computer and Cyber Forensics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      6. CYBER 456
        Information Security Management
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      7. IST 210
        3
      8. IST 220
        3
      9. IST 432
        3
      10. IST 495
        1
      11. SRA 111
        Introduction to Security and Risk Analysis
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      12. SRA 231
        Decision Theory and Analysis
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      13. SRA 311
        Risk Analysis in a Security Context
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      14. SRA 365
        Statistics for Security and Risk Analysis
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Additional Courses

      0 items

        Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

        4 items
        1. CYBER 100
          Computer Systems Literacy
          Not resolved to a course
          or: CYBER 100S Computer Systems Literacy
          3
        2. ENGL 202C
          Effective Writing: Technical Writing
          Not resolved to a course
          or: ENGL 202D Effective Writing: Business Writing
          3
        3. IST 140
          Introduction to Application Development
          or: CMPSC 121 Introduction to Programming Techniques
          or: CMPSC 131 Programming and Computation I: Fundamentals
          3
        4. STAT 200
          Elementary Statistics
          Not resolved to a course
          or: SCM 200 Introduction to Statistics for Business
          4

        Supporting Courses and Related Areas

        1 item
        1. Select 9 credits from one of the Application Focus course lists. At least 3 credits must be at the 400-level. Students may also complete a custom Application Focus sequence with approval from an academic adviser and a CYBER undergraduate program coordinator.
          Not resolved to a course
          9

        Requirements for the Option

        0 items

          Additional Courses

          0 items

            Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

            4 items
            1. ECON 102
              Introductory Microeconomic Analysis and Policy
              Not resolved to a course
              or: ECON 104 Introductory Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy
              3
            2. MATH 26
              Plane Trigonometry and Applications of Trigonometry
              Not resolved to a course
              or: MATH 41 Trigonometry and Analytic Geometry
              or: MATH 110 Techniques of Calculus I
              or: MATH 140 Calculus With Analytic Geometry I
              3-4
            3. PSYCH 100
              Introductory Psychology
              Not resolved to a course
              or: SOC 5 Society's Problems: Causes, Consequences, and Solutions
              or: A-I 100 Artificial Intelligence: Automated Thinking to Augment Human Intellect
              3
            4. GEOG 128
              Geography of International Affairs
              Not resolved to a course
              or: PLSC 1 American Politics: Principles, Processes and Powers
              or: PLSC 14 International Relations
              3

            Supporting Courses and Related Areas

            0 items

              Supporting Courses and Related Areas: Require a grade of C or better

              1 item
              1. Select 6 credits from approved list.
                Not resolved to a course
                6

              Prescribed Courses

              0 items

                Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

                2 items
                1. CYBER 262
                  Cyber-Defense Studio
                  Not resolved to a course
                  3
                2. IST 230
                  3

                Additional Courses

                0 items

                  Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

                  3 items
                  1. IST 242
                    Intermediate & Object-Oriented Application Development
                    or: CMPSC 122 Intermediate Programming
                    or: CMPSC 132 Programming and Computation II: Data Structures
                    3
                  2. IST 256
                    Programming for the Web
                    or: IST 261 Application Development Design Studio I
                    or: HCDD 361 Application Development Design Studio II
                    3
                  3. MATH 110
                    Techniques of Calculus I
                    Not resolved to a course
                    or: MATH 140 Calculus With Analytic Geometry I
                    4

                  Supporting Courses and Related Areas

                  0 items

                    Supporting Courses and Related Areas: Require a grade of C or better

                    1 item
                    1. Select 6 credits from approved list.
                      Not resolved to a course
                      6

                    Application Focus Lists

                    6 items
                    1. ECON 102
                      Introductory Microeconomic Analysis and Policy
                      Not resolved to a course
                      or: ECON 104 Introductory Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy
                      3
                    2. ACCTG 211
                      Financial and Managerial Accounting for Decision Making
                      Not resolved to a course
                      4
                    3. MGMT 301
                      Basic Management Concepts
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    4. MKTG 301
                      Principles of Marketing
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3
                    5. IST 432
                      Legal and Regulatory Environment of Information Science and Technology
                      As published: “Legal and Regulatory Environment of Information Science and Technology (Required for CYAOP major)”
                      3
                    6. One (1) three credit 400-level business course from the following disciplines: 1
                      Not resolved to a course
                      3

                    Accounting

                    0 items

                      Business Administration

                      0 items

                        Business Law

                        0 items

                          Energy Business and Finance

                          0 items

                            Economics

                            0 items

                              Entrepreneurship

                              0 items

                                Finance

                                0 items

                                  Financial Services

                                  0 items

                                    Health Policy and Administration

                                    0 items

                                      International Business

                                      0 items

                                        Management Information Systems

                                        0 items

                                          Management

                                          0 items

                                            Risk Management

                                            0 items

                                              Supply Chain Management

                                              0 items

                                                Statistics

                                                16 items
                                                1. MATH 140
                                                  Calculus With Analytic Geometry I (Course Substitute for MATH 110) 1
                                                  Not resolved to a course
                                                  4
                                                2. CMPSC 121
                                                  Introduction to Programming Techniques (Course Substitute for IST 140) 2
                                                  Not resolved to a course
                                                  3
                                                3. CMPSC 122
                                                  Intermediate Programming
                                                  Not resolved to a course
                                                  3
                                                4. CMPSC 221
                                                  Object Oriented Programming with Web-Based Applications
                                                  Not resolved to a course
                                                  3
                                                5. CMPSC 360
                                                  Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science
                                                  Not resolved to a course
                                                  3
                                                6. CMPSC 462
                                                  Data Structures
                                                  Not resolved to a course
                                                  or: CMPSC 465 Data Structures and Algorithms
                                                  3
                                                7. Two (2) additional CMPSC courses for six more credits of 400-level work in computer science
                                                  Not resolved to a course
                                                  6
                                                8. PLSC 14
                                                  International Relations
                                                  Not resolved to a course
                                                  3
                                                9. PLSC 291
                                                  Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies
                                                  Not resolved to a course
                                                  3
                                                10. PLSC 491
                                                  Peace and Conflict Studies Seminar
                                                  Not resolved to a course
                                                  3
                                                11. SRA 211
                                                  Threat of Terrorism and Crime (Required for CYAOP Major)
                                                  Not resolved to a course
                                                  3
                                                12. Two (2) additional 400-level courses from approved list (e.g., CAS 404; COMM 458)
                                                  Not resolved to a course
                                                  6
                                                13. HPA 101
                                                  Introduction to Health Services Organization
                                                  Not resolved to a course
                                                  3
                                                14. HPA 332
                                                  Health Systems Management
                                                  Not resolved to a course
                                                  3
                                                15. HPA 470
                                                  Health Care Information Management
                                                  Not resolved to a course
                                                  3
                                                16. BBH 440
                                                  Principles of Epidemiology
                                                  Not resolved to a course
                                                  3

                                                Application Development

                                                6 items
                                                1. HCDD 311
                                                  Object-Oriented Design and Software Applications
                                                  Not resolved to a course
                                                  or: IST 311
                                                  3
                                                2. HCDD 331
                                                  Foundations of Human-Centered Design
                                                  Not resolved to a course
                                                  or: IST 331
                                                  3
                                                3. IST 361
                                                  Not resolved to a course
                                                  3
                                                4. IST 402
                                                  3
                                                5. HCDD 411
                                                  Distributed-Object Computing
                                                  Not resolved to a course
                                                  or: IST 411
                                                  3
                                                6. HCDD 412
                                                  The Engineering of Complex Software Systems
                                                  Not resolved to a course
                                                  or: IST 412
                                                  3

                                                Law and Policy

                                                19 items
                                                1. COMM 404
                                                  Telecommunications Law
                                                  Not resolved to a course
                                                  3
                                                2. CRIM/CRIMJ/SOC 406
                                                  Sociology of Deviance
                                                  Not resolved to a course
                                                  3
                                                3. CRIM 430
                                                  American Correctional System
                                                  Not resolved to a course
                                                  3
                                                4. CRIM/CRIMJ 451
                                                  Race, Crime, and Justice
                                                  Not resolved to a course
                                                  3
                                                5. CRIM/CRIMJ/SOC 467
                                                  Law and Society
                                                  Not resolved to a course
                                                  3
                                                6. CRIM 469
                                                  Seminar in the Law
                                                  Not resolved to a course
                                                  3-4
                                                7. CRIMJ 304
                                                  3
                                                8. CRIMJ 430
                                                  3
                                                9. CRIMJ 435
                                                  3
                                                10. HLS/PADM 401
                                                  Not resolved to a course
                                                  3
                                                11. IST 452
                                                  3
                                                12. PLSC 438
                                                  National Security Policies
                                                  Not resolved to a course
                                                  3
                                                13. PLSC/CRIMJ 439
                                                  The Politics of Terrorism
                                                  Not resolved to a course
                                                  3
                                                14. PLSC 440
                                                  Globalization and Its Implications
                                                  Not resolved to a course
                                                  3
                                                15. PLSC 442
                                                  American Foreign Policy
                                                  Not resolved to a course
                                                  3
                                                16. PLSC/STS 460
                                                  Science, Technology, and Public Policy
                                                  Not resolved to a course
                                                  3
                                                17. PLSC 467
                                                  International Relations of the Middle East
                                                  Not resolved to a course
                                                  3
                                                18. PLSC 471
                                                  American Constitutional Law
                                                  Not resolved to a course
                                                  3
                                                19. PLSC 487
                                                  International Law and Organizations
                                                  Not resolved to a course
                                                  3
                                                Source. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny, catalog 2026 — https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/university-college/cybersecurity-analytics-operations-bs/. Captured page pages/0382.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.