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Program checklist · Bachelor of Science Cybersecurity (BS)

Bachelor of Science Cybersecurity (BS)

Old Dominion University · Norfolk, VA

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Program
Award
Bachelor of Science Cybersecurity (BS)
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Total credits (published)
120-150
Credits (computed from items)
161-197
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
232982
CourseShelf checklist
CK_232982_513b6bfc
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

Lower-Division General Education

general education · 12 items
  1. Written Communication
    Not resolved to a course
    6
  2. Oral Communication
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  3. Mathematics
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  4. Language and Culture
    Not resolved to a course
    0-6
  5. Information Literacy and Research
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  6. Human Behavior
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  7. Human Creativity
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  8. Interpreting the Past
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  9. Literature
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  10. Philosophy and Ethics
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  11. The Nature of Science
    Not resolved to a course
    8
  12. Impact of Technology
    Not resolved to a course
    3

Cybersecurity Major

major core · 0 items

    General Education

    general education · 1 item
    1. Complete lower-division requirements
      Not resolved to a course
      35-44

    Complete upper-division requirements (met in the major)

    major core · 0 items

      Prerequisite Courses

      1 item
      1. Students may be required to complete an additional 15-36 hours of prerequisite courses depending on which Principlies and Application courses they select.
        Not resolved to a course
        15-36

      Interdisciplinary Writing Course

      1 item
      1. IDS 300W
        Interdisciplinary Theory and Concepts
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Core Courses

      major core · 8 items
      1. CYSE/IT 200T
        Cybersecurity, Technology, and Society
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. CYSE 201S
        Cybersecurity and the Social Sciences
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. CYSE 250
        Basic Cybersecurity Programming and Networking
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. CYSE 300
        Introduction to Cybersecurity
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      5. CYSE 301
        Cybersecurity Techniques and Operations
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      6. CYSE/CRJS/CPD 406
        Cyber Law
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      7. CYSE 425W
        Cybersecurity Strategy and Policy (C or better required)
        Not resolved to a course
        or: POLS 425W Cybersecurity Strategy and Policy
        3
      8. CS 462
        Cybersecurity Fundamentals
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Principles Courses

      13 items
      1. Select three courses from the following. The coursework allows students to study the selected cybersecurity principles of their choice aligned with their interests and career goals.
        Not resolved to a course
        9
      2. CRJS 310
        Cybercriminology: Foundations
        Not resolved to a course
      3. CS 463
        Cryptography for Cybersecurity
        Not resolved to a course
      4. CS 464
        Networked Systems Security
        Not resolved to a course
      5. CYSE 495
        Topics in Cybersecurity
        Not resolved to a course
      6. CYSE 416
        Cyber Defense Fundamentals
        Not resolved to a course
      7. CYSE 419
        Cyber Physical System Security
        Not resolved to a course
      8. CYSE 430
        Introduction to Cybersecurity Risk Management
        Not resolved to a course
        or: CYSE 431 Advanced Techniques Cybersecurity Risk Management
      9. ECE/MSIM 470
        Foundations of Cyber Security
        Not resolved to a course
      10. IT 315
        Introduction to Networking and Security *
        Not resolved to a course
      11. IT 417
        Management of Information Security *
        Not resolved to a course
      12. IT 418
        Enterprise Information Assurance *
        Not resolved to a course
        or: CS 465 Information Assurance for Cybersecurity
      13. PHIL 355E
        Cybersecurity Ethics
        Not resolved to a course

      Application Courses +

      18 items
      1. Select three courses from the following. The coursework allows students to apply fundamental cybersecurity theories and techniques in their selected application domains.
        Not resolved to a course
        9
      2. CYSE 270
        Linux System for Cybersecurity
        Not resolved to a course
      3. CYSE 280
        Windows System Management and Security
        Not resolved to a course
      4. CYSE 407/CRJS 395
        Digital Forensics
        Not resolved to a course
        or: CYSE 409 Crime and Computer Applications
        or: CRJS 409 Crime and Computer Applications
      5. CYSE 420
        Applied Machine Learning in Cybersecurity
        Not resolved to a course
      6. CYSE 421
        Generative AI in Cybersecurity
        Not resolved to a course
      7. CYSE 426
        Cyber War
        Not resolved to a course
        or: POLS 426 Cyber War
      8. CYSE 432
        Cyber Risk CSF/CMMC
        Not resolved to a course
        or: CYSE 433 Cyber Risk FedRAMP/Audit
      9. CYSE 450
        Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing
        Not resolved to a course
      10. CS 467
        Introduction to Reverse Software Engineering
        Not resolved to a course
      11. CS 471
        Operating Systems
        Not resolved to a course
      12. ECE 452
        Fundamentals of Radio Communications and Wireless Networking
        Not resolved to a course
      13. ECE 455
        Network Engineering and Design
        Not resolved to a course
      14. IT 410
        Business Intelligence *
        Not resolved to a course
      15. IT 416
        Network Server Configuration and Administration *
        Not resolved to a course
      16. IT 419
        Enterprise Cyber Defense *
        Not resolved to a course
      17. IT 461
        Implementing Internet Applications *
        Not resolved to a course
      18. RMI 412
        Property & Liability Insurance Company Operations *
        Not resolved to a course
        or: RMI 443 Enterprise Risk Management

      Capstone Courses

      1 item
      1. CYSE 368
        Cybersecurity Internship
        Not resolved to a course
        or: CYSE 494 Entrepreneurship in Cybersecurity
        3

      Capstone enrollment is restricted to declared Cybersecurity (CYSE) majors only. An active internship is required to enroll in CYSE 368. Non-CYSE majors are not permitted to enroll.

      major core · 1 item
      1. IDS 493
        IDS Electronic Portfolio Project
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Electives (minimum of 19 credit hours)

      electives · 1 item
      1. Students can take the electives from any discipline at ODU and/or complete prerequisites for Principles and Application courses, as needed, to complete the required 120 credit hours. However, no more than 29 credits from courses in the Strome College of Business may be applied to the degree requirements, including named elective courses and general electives (ACCT, BNAL, BUSN, ECON, ENTR, FIN, INBU, IT, MGMT, MKTG, MSCM, OPMT, PAS, PORT, REST, RMI).
        Not resolved to a course
        19
      Source. Old Dominion University, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.odu.edu/undergraduate/cybersecurity/cybersecurity-bs/. Captured page pages/0932.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.