Cyber Security
leading to an Associate of Science Degree

Required Courses

Course #Credit Hours
____CSEC1113Introduction to Computer Security*
____CSEC2113Foundations of Information Assurance
____CSEC2214Network Security
____CSEC2313Software Security
____CSEC2413Human Factors in Cybersecurity
____CSEC2513Security Incident Detection and Response
____CSEC3414Web Security

Take at least SIX credits from the following:

Course #Credit Hours
____CSEC3512Information and System Security
____CSEC3712System Administration
____CSEC3903Special Topics in Cyber Security
____CSEC4062Cryptography
____CSEC4113Cyber Risk Management
____CSEC4213Secure Healthcare Informatics
____CSEC4314Ethical
____CSEC4413Digital Forensics
____CSEC4513Security Operation Technology
____CSEC4613Physical Security

FOREIGN LANGUAGE: Not required.
LIBERAL STUDIES PROGRAM: As listed on the appropriate Liberal Studies Check sheet.
*Indicates courses that also meet Liberal Studies requirements.
Among REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION, the student must have a Grade Point Average of 2.0 or better on the courses credited on this Check sheet.

Academic Policies for Associate Degrees

  1. 2.00 Cumulative grade point average in all courses required for graduation.
  2. All prerequisites must be met for admission to specific courses.
  3. Admissions standards are identical to those in effect for bachelor’s degree program.
  4. Associate degree students will be eligible for consideration for Dean’s List on the same basis as bachelor degree students.
  5. Associate degree students will be eligible for consideration for class honors on the same basis as bachelor degree students.
  6. No more than four one-credit courses may be counted among the electives selected to meet graduation requirements.
  7. Twenty of the last forty semester hours must be taken under auspices of Alderson Broaddus University.