Cyber Security B.S.

Core Requirements for B.S. Cyber Security: 18 Credit Hours

• BMGT 220 - Business Ethics
• BMGT 350 - Business Law

• OR

• CYBR 540 - Cyber Law
• CIS 312 - Management of Computer Information Systems
• BMGT 330 - Understanding the Business Environment
• BMGT 225 - Introduction to Business Statistics
• HRMT 310 - Managing Human Resources from a Strategic Perspective

Major Requirements; 27 Credit Hours

• CIS 402 - Computer Programming
• CIS 412 - Database Management Systems
• CYBR 400 - Fundamentals of Cyber Security
• CYBR 405 - Policy Development, Compliance, Cyber Law, and Cyber Investigations
• CYBR 410 - Network and Systems Security Administration
• CYBR 415 - Network Security Engineering
• CYBR 420 - Systems Security Engineering

General Education Requirements for the College of Adult and Professional Studies:

• Composition (w/ grade of “C” or better) - 3 hours
• Researched Composition (w/ grade of “C” or better) - 3 hours
• Math * - 3 hours
• Natural Science w/ lab - 4 hours
• Speech - 3 hours
• Religion/Philosophy - 3 hours
• Social/Behavioral Sciences - 6 hours
• Computer Information Systems - 3 hours
• Liberal Arts/Humanities - 9 hours
  • Select a minimum of 9 hours within at least two categories:
    • History
    • Literature
    • Fine Arts (Art, Music, or Drama - survey courses)
    • Foreign Language/World Culture
• CAPS 200 Analysis, Principles and Skills of Adult Learning
• IDST 101 Introduction to Communities of Practice

2 + 3

Two + Three Program

Higher Learning Commission Policy Title: Assumed Practices

Number: CRRT.B.10.020

B. Teaching and Learning: Quality, Resources, and Support

1. Programs, Courses, and Credits

c. The institution’s policy and practice assure that at least 50% of courses applied to a graduate program are courses designed for graduate work, rather than undergraduate courses credited toward a graduate degree. (Cf. Criterion3.A.1 and 2.) (An institution may allow well-prepared advanced students to substitute its graduate courses for required or elective courses in a undergraduate degree program and then subsequently count those same courses as fulfilling graduate requirements in a related graduate program that the institution offers.  In”4+1” or “2+3” programs, at least 50% of the credits allocated for the master’s degree - usually 15 of 30 - must be for courses designed for graduate work.)

Characteristics of the 2+3 program

Two: Transfer up to 78 hours of community college credits toward the bachelor’s degree including general education and business courses.

Three: Complete the noted Core Requirements for the B.S. in Cyber Security Program from Friends University - no substitutions or equivalent courses transferred.  Complete the Major Requirements for the B.S. in Cyber Security.  Complete the specific Master’s in Cyber Security courses in the Two + Three program.

Undergraduate students who have completed the B.S. in Cyber Security at Friends University and want to enroll in and complete the Master’s of Science: Cyber Security program at Friends University will be required to complete the following graduate courses as noted in the 2+3 program.  Graduate students who did not complete the B.S. in Cyber Security degree at Friends University must enroll in the Master of Science:Cyber Security degree program.  See below for the approved program requirements 2+3 program requirements.

Master of Science: Cyber Security (2 + 3 program only) 25 credit hours

CYBR 535 Digital Forensics, Data Security Analysis, and Data Management Systems Security (4 credit hours)

CYBR 525 Secure Mobile Technology and Telecommunications (4 credit hours)

CYBR 530 Secure Cloud Computing and Software Development (4 credit hours)
CYBR 540 Cyber Law (3 credit hours)

CYBR 545 Software Reverse Engineering (3 credit hours)

CYBR 550 Human Factors in Cyber Security (3 credit hours)

CYBR 590 Cyber Security Capstone (4 credit hours)

        Prerequisite for 590 Cyber Security Capstone : Minimum of 27 hours in the major completed with a C or better.