Plan of Study
Cybersecurity, BS
Fall 1st Year
| CNIT 18000 - Introduction To Systems Development ♦ |
| TLI 11200 - Foundations Of Organizational Leadership |
| MA 16010 - Applied Calculus I * |
| TECH 12000 - Design Thinking In Technology * |
| Composition Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00 |
Total: 15 Credits
Spring 1st Year
| CNIT 15501 - Introduction To Software Development Concepts ♦ |
| CNIT 17600 - Information Technology Architectures ♦ |
| MA 16020 - Applied Calculus II |
| Oral Communications Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00 |
| Accounting Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00 |
Total: 15 Credits
Fall 2nd Year
| CNIT 24200 - System Administration ♦ |
| CNIT 27000 - Cybersecurity Fundamentals ♦ |
| CNIT 25501 - Object-Oriented Programming Introduction |
| Economics Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00 |
| Science Selective* - Credit Hours: 3.00 |
Total: 15 Credits
Spring 2nd Year
| CNIT 27200 - Database Fundamentals |
| CNIT 28000 - Systems Analysis And Design Methods |
| Humanities Foundational Selective* - Credit Hours: 3.00 |
| Statistics Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00 |
| Lab Science Selective* - Credit Hours: 3.00 |
Total: 15 Credits
Fall 3rd Year
| CNIT 32000 - Policy, Regulation, And Globalization In Information Technology |
| CNIT 32200 - Research Methodology And Design |
| CNIT 34010 - UNIX Fundamentals ♦ |
| CNIT 37000 - Introduction To Cryptography ♦ |
| Professional Speaking Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00 |
| Interdisciplinary Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00 |
Total: 16 Credits
Spring 3rd Year
| CNIT 31500 - Systems Programming |
| CNIT 34220 - Network Administration ♦ |
| CNIT 34400 - Network Engineering Fundamentals ♦ |
| Professional Writing Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00 |
| Interdisciplinary Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00 |
Total: 14 Credits
Fall 4th Year
| CNIT 45500 - Network Security ♦ |
| CNIT 47000 - Incident Response Management ♦ |
| Cybersecurity Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00 |
| Cybersecurity Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00 |
| Communications Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00 |
Total: 15 Credits
Spring 4th Year
| CNIT 42000 - Basic Cyber Forensics |
| CNIT 42200 - Cyber Criminology |
| CNIT 47100 - Vulnerability Analysis And Testing |
| CNIT 48000 - Managing Information Technology Projects ♦ |
| Behavioral/Social Sciences Foundational Selective* - Credit Hours: 3.00 |
Total: 15 Credits
Notes:
*Fulfills University Core
Students must earn a C- or better in all CNIT courses that are a prerequisite to another CNIT course
120 semester credits listed above are required for the Bachelor of Science degree
2.0 Graduation GPA required for Bachelor of Science degree
2.0 Graduation GPA in all CNIT courses required for Bachelor of Science degree
ANY COURSE TAKEN AT PURDUE CAN BE ATTEMPTED NO MORE THAN THREE TIMES (INCLUSIVE OF W, WF, WN, I, and IF)
Co-Curricular Requirements include the following:
♦ The course is considered critical. A Critical Course is one that a student must be able to pass to persist and succeed in a particular major.
For complete program details visit the 2018-2019 University Catalog
For selective and elective courses that meet program requirements, visit myPurduePlan