Cybersecurity, B.S.
View ChecksheetMinimum Total Credit Hours: 120
Minimum Upper-Division Hours: 40
Overall GPA - Combined and OU: 2.00
Major GPA - Combined and OU: 2.00
Program Code: B264
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 3223 | Applied Statistics for Computing | 3 |
| CYBS 3313 | Introduction to Cyber Ethics and Law | 3 |
| CYBS 3323 | Hardware Security | 3 |
| CYBS 3743 | Cyberforensics Fundamentals | 3 |
| CYBS 3813 | Network Fundamentals | 3 |
| CYBS 3913 | Database Fundamentals | 3 |
| CYBS 4103 | Engineering Secure Software | 3 |
| CYBS 4203 | Cybersecurity Risk Management and Assessment | 3 |
| CYBS 4293 | Introduction to Cloud Computing and Security | 3 |
| CYBS 4473 | Network Security | 3 |
| CYBS 4883 | Cryptography Fundamentals | 3 |
| CYBS 4963 | Cybersecurity Capstone | 3 |
| Major Electives | ||
| Choose 4 approved CYBS electives from a list maintained by the department | 12 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 57 | |
Major Support Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Math and Science | ||
| MATH 2423 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry II 1 | 3 |
| C S 1324 | Introduction to Computer Programming for Non-Programmers | 4 |
| C S 2334 | Programming Structures and Abstractions | 4 |
| C S 2413 | Data Structures | 3 |
| C S 2813 | Discrete Structures | 3 |
| or MATH 2513 | Discrete Mathematical Structures | |
| Total Credit Hours | 17 | |
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Students may take MATH 1743 and MATH 2123 or MATH 1914 and MATH 2924 in place of MATH 1823 and 2423.
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) AND COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS
| 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 1823 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry I 1, 2 | 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.
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Students may take MATH 1743 and MATH 2123 or MATH 1914 and MATH 2924 in place of MATH 1823 and 2423.
Free 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
This plan shows one possible grouping of courses that would allow students to graduate in four years. 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 1823 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (Core I) | 3 |
| C S 1324 | Introduction to Computer Programming for Non-Programmers | 4 |
| HIST 1483 or HIST 1493 | United States to 1865 (Core IV) or United States, 1865 to the Present | 3 |
| First-Year Experience (Core V) 1 | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ENGL 1213 or EXPO 1213 | Principles of English Composition (Core I) or Expository Writing | 3 |
| MATH 2423 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry II | 3 |
| C S 2334 | Programming Structures and Abstractions | 4 |
| P SC 1113 | American Federal Government (Core III) | 3 |
| Open Elective, lower-division 2 | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| First Semester | ||
| C S 2813 or MATH 2513 | Discrete Structures or Discrete Mathematical Structures | 3 |
| C S 2413 | Data Structures | 3 |
| Social Science (Core III) 1 | 3 | |
| Natural Science (Core II) 3 | 3 | |
| World Culture (Core IV) 1 | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| Western Culture (Core IV) 1 | 3 | |
| Natural Science with Lab (Core II-Lab) 3 | 4 | |
| Open Elective, lower-division 2 | 3 | |
| Open Elective, lower-division 2 | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 13 | |
| Junior | ||
| First Semester | ||
| CYBS 3213 | Foundations of Cybersecurity | 3 |
| CYBS 3123 | Introduction to Unix Systems | 3 |
| CYBS 3223 | Applied Statistics for Computing | 3 |
| CYBS 3323 | Hardware Security | 3 |
| Upper-Division Elective (3000-4000), Artistic Forms (Core IV) 1 | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CYBS 3113 | Operating Systems Fundamentals | 3 |
| CYBS 3313 | Introduction to Cyber Ethics and Law | 3 |
| CYBS 3743 | Cyberforensics Fundamentals | 3 |
| CYBS 3813 | Network Fundamentals | 3 |
| CYBS 3913 | Database Fundamentals | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Senior | ||
| First Semester | ||
| CYBS 4103 | Engineering Secure Software | 3 |
| CYBS 4203 | Cybersecurity Risk Management and Assessment | 3 |
| CYBS 4473 | Network Security | 3 |
| CYBS Major Elective | 3 | |
| CYBS Major Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CYBS 4293 | Introduction to Cloud Computing and Security | 3 |
| CYBS 4883 | Cryptography Fundamentals | 3 |
| CYBS 4963 | Cybersecurity Capstone | 3 |
| CYBS Major Elective | 3 | |
| CYBS Major Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 120 | |
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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.