2025-2026 Academic Catalog

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Code	Title	Credits
Required Minor Courses
Select two of the following:		6
ECE 4560	Computer and Network Security Fundamentals ^*
CS 4264	Principles of Computer Security ^*
ECE/CS 5560	Fundamentals of Info Security ^{+ *}
Subtotal		6
Networks Group
Select one of the following:		3
ECE 3564	Introduction to Computer Networking
ECE 4564	Network Application Design
CS 3754	Cloud Software Development
CS 4254	Computer Network Architecture and Programming ⁺
or CS 5565	Network Architecture and Protocols
Subtotal		3
Systems Group
Select one of the following:		3
CS 3214	Computer Systems
CS 4274	Secure Computing Capstone
CS/ECE 4504	Computer Organization
or ECE 4530
or CS 3274	Software Reverse Engineering
ECE 3574	Applied Software Design
Subtotal		3
Interdisciplinary Group
Select one of the following:		3
ACIS 4684	Information Systems Security and Assurance
BIT 4614	Cybersecurity Management II
CS 3274	Software Reverse Engineering
CS/BIT/PSCI 4164	Future of Security: Integrative Solutions for Complex Security Systems
CS 4274	Secure Computing Capstone
FIN 4014	Cyberlaw and Policy
MATH 4175	Cryptography
MATH 4176	Cryptography
Subtotal		3
Additional Required Elective Course (3c)
Select one additional course from the Networks, Systems, or Interdisciplinary List		3
Subtotal		3
Seminar 1c
ECE 4944	Cybersecurity Seminar (offered Spring semester only)	1
Subtotal		1
Total Credits		19

+: Students in their senior year with a 3.0 or better GPA may enroll in 5000-level courses satisfying undergraduate degree requirements within their department with the permission of the course instructor and the department head.
*: CS 5560/ECE 5560 can be substituted for either ECE 4560 or CS 4264, not both courses.

The Cybersecurity Minor is restricted to students in the BSEE, BSPCE, and BSCS degree programs only.
Students majoring in Secure Computing in Computer Science are not eligible to enroll in the Cybersecurity Minor due to course duplication.
To declare the Cybersecurity Minor, a student must be in a degree-granting major and have completed one of the following courses: CS 3214 or ECE 3574.
It is your responsibility to ensure that you have completed the prerequisites for each course. For prerequisite grade requirements and the most accurate and up-to-date prerequisite information, please refer to the timetable of classes.