Cybersecurity Minor

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Minor GPA and Grade Requirements

Students must maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.25 in courses required to complete the minor. All courses required for the minor must be taken for a letter grade.

Required credits: 19 (6 courses)

Core Courses (16 credits/5 courses):

CS 114 - Fundamentals of Computing I 4 credit(s)
CS 180 - Introduction to Cybersecurity 3 credit(s)
CS 280 - Information Assurance & Cryptography 3 credit(s)
CS 380 - Intrusion Detection and Security 3 credit(s)
CS 355 - Computer Networks 3 credit(s) OR
ECE 427 - Network Design & Cybersecurity 3 credit(s)

Elective (3 credits/1 course)

Choose one of the following:

CS 220P - Data Structures 3 credit(s)
CS 320 - Concepts of Programming Languages 3 credit(s)
CS 365 - Principles of Database Systems 3 credit(s)
CS 451 - Computer Operating Systems 3 credit(s)
CS 455 - System Programming 3 credit(s)
ECE 428 - Network Routing and Switching Essentials 3 credit(s)
INS 525 - Cybersecurity Risk Management & Insurance 3 credit(s)

Note:

Some of the core courses and the elective courses have prerequisites which will increase the total credits required for the minor for students not majoring in computer science or a related field.