The College of Professional Studies offers a dual bachelor of professional studies (BPS) with a major in cybersecurity and master of professional studies (MPS) in the field of cybersecurity strategy and information management program. The program allows for the double counting of 6 credits earned in courses completed in the BPS program toward completion of the MPS degree. All requirements for both degrees must be fulfilled.
Interested students should confer with their academic advisor in the fall semester of their senior year. Applications to the dual degree program are due in early December of the senior year.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Shared credits: 6 | ||
| BPS students in the dual degree program take PSCS 3100 and PSCS 3103W as elective courses in the fall semester of the junior year. The corresponding graduate courses (below) are waived. Only 3 of the 4 credits earned in PSCS 3100 and in PSCS 3103W are shared between programs. | ||
| PSCS 3100 | Principles of Cybersecurity | |
Waived: PSCS 6244 Information Systems Protection | ||
| PSCS 3103W | Ethics, Law, and Policy | |
Waived: PSCS 6245 Cybersecurity Law and Policy | ||
Correction: Replaced PSCS 3103 with PSCS 3103W under Shared Credits as the former was deactivated and replaced by the latter.