Cybersecurity, B.S./Cybersecurity Leadership, M.S.
View ChecksheetMinimum Total Credit Hours: 138
Minimum Upper-Division Hours: 40
Overall GPA - Combined and OU: 3.00
Major GPA - Combined and OU: 3.00
Program Code: A265/F263
A grade of C or better is required in each course in the curriculum, including all prerequisite courses.
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| CYBS 3113 | Operating Systems Fundamentals | 3 |
| CYBS 3123 | Introduction to Unix Systems | 3 |
| CYBS 3213 | Foundations of Cybersecurity | 3 |
| CYBS 3313 | Introduction to Cyber Ethics and Law | 3 |
| CYBS 3323 | Hardware Security | 3 |
| CYBS 3743 | Cyberforensics Fundamentals | 3 |
| SDI 3203 | Computer Networks | 3 |
| SDI 3213 | Cloud Computing | 3 |
| CYBS 3913 | Database Fundamentals | 3 |
| CYBS 4123 | System Administration | 3 |
| CYBS 4203 | Cybersecurity Risk Management and Assessment | 3 |
| CYBS 4293 | Introduction to Cloud Computing and Security | 3 |
| CYBS 4333 | Incidence Response Management | 3 |
| CYBS 4473 | Network Security | 3 |
| CYBS 4963 | Cybersecurity Capstone | 3 |
| Major Electives | ||
| Choose 4 approved 5000-level CYBS electives from the required courses for the MS Cybersecurity Leadership degree 1 | 12 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 57 | |
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Shared coursework: choose up to 12 hours of graduate level MS courses that may count for both the BS and MS degrees.
Major Support Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Math and Science | ||
| POLY 1203 | Foundations of Programming for Emerging Technologies | 3 |
| POLY 2203 | Applied Statistics for Modern Computing | 3 |
| POLY 2513 | Applied Discrete Mathematics for Computing | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 9 | |
Graduate Requirements
Up to 12 hours of graduate level courses that satisfy MS in Cybersecurity Leadership requirements can be shared between the BS and MS degrees.
- Any cross-listed course must be taken under the CYBS prefix. Any slash-listed course must be taken at the graduate level.
- MS Cybersecurity Leadership is non-thesis only
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| CYBS 5113 | Introduction to Cybersecurity Leadership | 3 |
| CYBS 5213 | Behavioral Cybersecurity | 3 |
| CYBS 5233 | Cybersecurity Ethics, Policy, and Law | 3 |
| CYBS 5243 | Threat Hunting and Incident Response | 3 |
| CYBS 5253 | Cybercrime and Cybersecurity | 3 |
| CYBS 5303 | Insider Threat and Risk Management | 3 |
| CYBS 5483 | Network Security & Resilience | 3 |
| CYBS 5453 | Cybersecurity in a Cloud Environment | 3 |
| CYBS 5383 | Trust in Artificial Intelligence | 3 |
| CYBS 5963 | Strategic Planning in Cybersecurity Practicum | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 30 | |
General Education and College Requirements
Courses designated as Core I, II, III, IV, or V are part of the General Education curriculum. Students must complete a minimum of 40 hours of General Education courses, chosen from the approved list, including at least one upper-division Gen. Ed. course outside of the student’s major. Courses graded P/NP will not apply.
A grade of C or better is required in each course in the curriculum, including all prerequisite courses.
UNIVERSITY-WIDE GENERAL EDUCATION (MINIMUM 40 HOURS)
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Area I: Symbolic and Oral Communication | ||
| English Composition | ||
| ENGL 1113 | Principles of English Composition | 3 |
| ENGL 1213 | Principles of English Composition | 3 |
| or EXPO 1213 | Expository Writing | |
| Language (0-10 hours in the same language) | ||
| This requirement can be met by two years of the same language in high school: | 0-10 | |
Beginning Course (0-5 hours) | ||
Beginning Course, continued (0-5 hours) | ||
| Mathematics (minimum 3 hours) | ||
| MATH 1503 | College Algebra 1 | 3 |
| Core Area II: Natural Science (minimum 7 hours, including one laboratory) | ||
| Choose two courses from different disciplines, one must include a laboratory | 7 | |
| Core Area III: Social Science | ||
| P SC 1113 | American Federal Government | 3 |
| Choose one course | 3 | |
| Core Area IV: Arts & Humanities | ||
| Artistic Forms | ||
| Choose one course | 3 | |
| Western Culture | ||
| HIST 1483 | United States to 1865 | 3 |
| or HIST 1493 | United States, 1865 to the Present | |
| Choose one course (excluding HIST 1483 and HIST 1493) | 3 | |
| World Culture | ||
| Choose one course | 3 | |
| Core Area V: First-Year Experience | ||
| Choose one course | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 37-47 | |
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Major support requirements that also satisfy University General Education requirements.
Open Electives
Electives to bring total applicable hours to the minimum total required for the degree including a minimum of 40 upper-division hours.
Suggested Semester Plan of Study
Please refer to the front of the degree checksheet for official requirements. Students must consult with OU Polytechnic Institute academic advisers to verify that courses selected each semester fulfill the recommended plan and satisfy university, Polytechnic Institute, and major requirements.
Courses designated as Core I, II, III, IV or V are part of the General Education curriculum. Students must complete a minimum of 40 hours of General Education courses, chosen from the approved list. Two college-level courses in a single world language are required; this may be satisfied by successful completion of 2 years in a single world language in high school. Students who must take language at the University will have an additional 6-10 hours of coursework.
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Credit Hours | |
| ENGL 1113 | Principles of English Composition (Core I) | 3 |
| MATH 1503 | College Algebra | 3 |
| P SC 1113 | American Federal Government | 3 |
| POLY 1003 | Frontiers in Emerging Technologies, First-year Experience (Core V) | 3 |
| Open Elective, lower-division 2 | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ENGL 1213 or EXPO 1213 | Principles of English Composition (Core I) or Expository Writing | 3 |
| Approved Elective, Natural Science (Core II) 3 | 3 | |
| POLY 1203 | Foundations of Programming for Emerging Technologies | 3 |
| Approved Elective, Social Science (Core III) 2 | 3 | |
| Open Elective, lower-division 2 | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| First Semester | ||
| HIST 1483 or HIST 1493 | United States to 1865 or United States, 1865 to the Present | 3 |
| Approved Elective, Western Culture (Core IV) 1 | 3 | |
| POLY 2203 | Applied Statistics for Modern Computing | 3 |
| Open Elective, lower-division 2 | 2 | |
| Approved Elective, Natural Science with Lab (Core II-Lab) 3 | 4 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| Approved Elective, World Culture (Core IV) 1 | 3 | |
| Open Elective, lower-division 2 | 3 | |
| Open Elective, lower-division 2 | 3 | |
| Open Elective, lower-division 2 | 3 | |
| POLY 2513 | Applied Discrete Mathematics for Computing | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Junior | ||
| First Semester | ||
| CYBS 3123 | Introduction to Unix Systems | 3 |
| CYBS 3213 | Foundations of Cybersecurity | 3 |
| CYBS 3913 | Database Fundamentals | 3 |
| SDI 3203 | Computer Networks | 3 |
| Upper-Division Elective (3000-4000), Artistic Forms (Core IV) 1 | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CYBS 3313 | Introduction to Cyber Ethics and Law | 3 |
| CYBS 3743 | Cyberforensics Fundamentals | 3 |
| CYBS 3113 | Operating Systems Fundamentals | 3 |
| CYBS 3323 | Hardware Security | 3 |
| SDI 3213 | Cloud Computing | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Senior | ||
| First Semester | ||
| CYBS 4123 | System Administration | 3 |
| CYBS 4473 | Network Security | 3 |
| CYBS 4293 | Introduction to Cloud Computing and Security | 3 |
| CYBS Major Elective - choose from MS Cybersecurity Leadership required courses 4 | 3 | |
| CYBS Major Elective - choose from MS Cybersecurity Leadership required courses 4 | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CYBS 4333 | Incidence Response Management | 3 |
| CYBS 4203 | Cybersecurity Risk Management and Assessment | 3 |
| CYBS Major Elective - choose from MS Cybersecurity Leadership required courses 4 | 3 | |
| CYBS Major Elective - choose from MS Cybersecurity Leadership required courses 4 | 3 | |
| CYBS 4963 | Cybersecurity Capstone | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Fifth Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| 5000 Level MS Core Course | 3 | |
| 5000 Level MS Core Course | 3 | |
| 5000 Level MS Core Course | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 9 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| 5000 Level MS Core Course | 3 | |
| 5000 Level MS Core Course | 3 | |
| 5000 Level MS Core Course | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 9 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 138 | |
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To be chosen from the University-Wide General Education Approved Course List. Three of these hours must be upper-division (3000-4000). See list in the Class Schedule.
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Open electives are not required to be General Education approved.
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Courses taken to fulfill the Natural Science requirement must be chosen from the University-Wide General Education Approved Course List (Core II). At least one of the natural science courses must have a laboratory component.
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12 hours of 5000 level MS courses required and shared between the BS and MS degrees.