Computer Science, B.S. - Cybersecurity Track

VMI Core Curriculum: 34 Credits

• B.S. in Computer Science - Cybersecurity Track must complete mathematics sequence. Either:

• MA 106 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics Credit Hours: 3
• MA 126 - Quantitative Methods Credit Hours: 3

• or

• MA 123 - Calculus & Analytic Geometry I Credit Hours: 3
• MA 124 - Calculus & Analytic Geometry II Credit Hours: 3

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  B.S. in Computer Science - Cybersecurity Track must complete science sequence:

• Science Requirement I - (BI, CH, or PY w/ lab) Credit Hours: 4
• Science Requirement II - (BI, CH, or PY w/ lab) Credit Hours: 4

Required Computer Science Core Courses: 30 Credits

• CIS 101 - Introduction to Computer Science  Credit Hours: 3
  or CIS 131 - Introduction to Information Systems  Credit Hours: 3
• CIS 111 - Programming I  Credit Hours: 3
• CIS 111L - Laboratory for Programming I  Credit Hours: 1
• CIS 112 - Programming II  Credit Hours: 3
• CIS 112L - Laboratory for Programming II  Credit Hours: 1
• CIS 213 - Data Structures and Applications  Credit Hours: 3
• CIS 222 - Database Management Systems  Credit Hours: 3
• CIS 301 - Networking  Credit Hours: 3
• CIS 301L - Networking Lab  Credit Hours: 1
• CIS 380W - Research Topics in Computer and Information Sciences  Credit Hours: 3
• CIS 480 - Capstone I  Credit Hours: 3
• CIS 490 - Capstone II  Credit Hours: 3

Required Cybersecurity Track Courses: 19 credits

• CIS 201 - Computer Architecture and Organization Credit Hours: 3
• CIS 303 - Computer & Information Security Credit Hours: 3
• CIS 303L - Computer and Information Security Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
• CIS 302 - Modern Operating Systems Credit Hours: 3
• CIS 377 - Linux Fundamentals, Administration, and Security Credit Hours: 3
• CIS 401 - Advanced Network Security Credit Hours: 3
• CIS 402 - Computer Forensics Credit Hours: 3

Computer and Information Sciences Electives*: 6 credits

• Choose courses from below or from Computer and Information Sciences Upper-Level Electives:

• CIS 211 - Internet and Mobile Programming Credit Hours: 3
• CIS 312W - Software Engineering Credit Hours: 3
• CIS 342 - Data Analytics Credit Hours: 3
• CIS 343 - Design and Analysis of Algorithms Credit Hours: 3
• CIS 331 - Human Computer Interaction and Usability Analysis Credit Hours: 3

Computer and Information Sciences Upper-Level Electives*: 3 credits

• CIS 430 - Theory of Computation and Programming Languages Credit Hours: 3
• CIS 411 - Distributed Computing and Applications Credit Hours: 3
• CIS 412 - Mobile Computing and Applications Credit Hours: 3
• CIS 421 - Database Design and Development Credit Hours: 3
• CIS 422 - Information Retrieval Credit Hours: 3
• CIS 424 - Artificial Intelligence Credit Hours: 3
• CIS 431 - Information Organization & Management Credit Hours: 3
• CIS 432 - Computer Vision Credit Hours: 3
• CIS 434 - Bioinformatics Credit Hours: 3
• CIS 476W - Internship in Computer Science Credit Hours: 1-3
• CIS 477 - Secure Software Engineering Credit Hours: 3
• EE 428 - Reverse Engineering Credit Hours: 3

Required Additional Mathematics Courses: 3-6** credits

• CIS 241 - Discrete Structures  Credit Hours: 3
• MA 106 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics  Credit Hours: 3 **
  or MA 220 - Probability & Statistics for Engineers & Scientists  Credit Hours: 3 **  

Required Additional Courses: 6 credits

• Choose one from below:

• BU 277 - Information Security Management, Policy, & Law Credit Hours: 3
• CIS 277 - Information Security Management, Policy, & Law Credit Hours: 3
• IS 307 - Information Security Management, Policy, & Law Credit Hours: 3

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• Choose one from below: ***

• ELEC BU - Business Elective Credit Hours: 3
• ELEC EC - Economics Elective Credit Hours: 3
• ELEC ERH - ERH Elective Credit Hours: 3
• ELEC IS - International Studies Elective Credit Hours: 3
• ELEC PS - Psychology Elective Credit Hours: 3

ROTC: 12 credits

Free Electives: 21-24** credits

Notes:

*If more than one track is declared, required courses of another track cannot be taken as a Computer and Information Sciences Elective or a Computer and Information Sciences Upper-Level elective.

**If MA 106 is not taken in the VMI Core Curriculum, then MA 106 or MA 220 is additionally required and the number of Free Elective credits is 21, otherwise the number of Free Electives credits is 24.

***BU Elective, EC Elective, ERH Elective, IS Elective, PS Elective must be related to cybersecurity and approved by Department Head.

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