Computer Information Systems/Cybersecurity, Accelerated BS/MS

College of Engineering - Technology Division  > Department of Information Science Technology  > Computer Information Systems/Cybersecurity, Accelerated BS/MS

The Accelerated BS/MS plan in Computer Information Systems (CIS)/Cybersecurity is open to qualified undergraduate CIS Technology major with a specialization in Information Security who plan to continue their education at the graduate level upon completion of the BS degree. Students who are accepted into the accelerated program can take up to six (6) graduate credit hours that are applied to both CIS bachelor’s and to a future Cybersecurity master’s degree.

Students can pursue either the thesis, project, or course-only master’s degree options. The B.S. degree will be conferred upon completion of the undergraduate curriculum requirements with appropriate graduate courses substituted for undergraduate courses. The graduate degree shall be awarded based on existing requirements for the graduate degree in the semester that the student applies and is admitted to the graduate program and must be completed within five years of completion of the first graduate-level course.

Graduate level admission is not guaranteed.

Application for the accredited program is recommended for undergraduates during their junior year.