Mar 14, 2026

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4-Year Plan

Cybersecurity, B.S.

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Student Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to demonstrate foundational knowledge in cybersecurity.
Students will be able to demonstrate technical configuration skills and secure infrastructure design knowledge relevant to the contemporary cybersecurity field.
Students will be able to anticipate, identify, and resolve moral and ethical dilemmas through their understanding and application of the Christian worldview.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree with major in Cybersecurity

University Core Curriculum - 39 or 40 hours

Program requirements satisfy 9 of the 48 hours in the Core Curriculum.

Program requirements satisfy 9 of the 49 hours in the Core Curriculum for online students.

The Mathematics elective area is satisfied by one of the following: BUS 2193 , MTH 2103 , or PSY 2383 .
Six hours of the Social and Behavior Sciences elective area are satisfied by PSY 1013 and PSY 3423 .

Core Curriculum Courses

Cybersecurity Core - 35 hours

BUS 4253 Business Law and Ethics (On Campus and Online)
CS 1382 Introduction to Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Game Design, and Artificial Intelligence (On Campus and Online)
CS 2173 Computer Networking (On Campus and Online)
CYB 2113 Security Operations (On Campus and Online)
CYB 2133 Security Governance (On Campus and Online)
CYB 3123 Network Security (On Campus and Online)
CYB 3153 Software Security (On Campus and Online)
CYB 4133 Systems Security (On Campus and Online)
PSY 1013 Introductory Psychology (On Campus and Online)
PSY 3423 Social Psychology (On Campus and Online)

Computing Elective

One of the following

CS 1113 Introduction to Computing (On Campus and Online)
CS 1233 Object-Oriented Programming (On Campus)

Statistics Elective

One of the following; all course prerequisites must be met.

BUS 2193 Business Statistics (On Campus and Online)
MTH 2103 Applied Statistics for Scientists (On Campus)
MTH 3183 Probability and Statistics (On Campus)
PSY 2383 Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (On Campus and Online)

Technical Electives - 12 hours

Twelve hours from the following

CS 3213 Computer Architecture & Operating System (On Campus)
CS 3443 Machine Learning (On Campus)
CS 3533 Software Engineering (On Campus)
CS 3773 Big Data & Cloud Computing (On Campus)
CS 4083 Software Testing & Quality Assurance (On Campus)
CYB 4143 Offensive Security (On Campus and Online)
CYB 4153 Digital Forensics (On Campus and Online)
CYB 7103 Cybersecurity Foundations (Online)
CYB 7223 Network and Cloud Security (Online)
CYB 7233 Information Technology Risk Management (Online)
CYB 7243 Web Application Security (Online)
CYB 7433 Incident Management (Online)
Note: A minimum grade of ‘C/2.0’ or better must be earned in graduate level courses to count towards a master’s degree at JBU.

Capstone Project - 6 hours

CS 4513 Computer Science Capstone I (On Campus)
CS 4523 Computer Science Capstone II (On Campus)

Concentrations - 18 hours

Students must choose one concentration.

Systems Concentration

CS 2423 Web Applications (On Campus)
CS 3643 Artificial Intelligence (On Campus)
EE 2211 Digital Electronics Lab (On Campus)
EE 2212 Digital Electronics (On Campus)
MTH 1153 Linear Algebra (On Campus)
MTH 1163 Calculus I (On Campus)
MTH 2213 Discrete Mathematics (On Campus)

Management Concentration

BUS 3113 Spreadsheet Analytics (On Campus and Online)
BUS 4433 Critical Analysis and Reasoning (Online)
INT 4103 Global Environment of Business (On Campus, Online, and Irish Studies)
LDR 3563 Organizational Leadership (On Campus and Online)
MGT 2173 Principles of Management (On Campus and Online)
MGT 3723 Project Management (On Campus and Online)

Minor field, area of interest, or electives as necessary to complete minimum total hours

This academic program requires 10 elective credits for on-campus students and 9 elective credits for online students. Under federal regulations, financial aid is generally limited to course work that applies to your declared program of study. Courses outside your program requirements, including excess electives, may not be eligible for financial aid. Adding a double major, double degree, minor(s), specialization(s), an Accelerated Master’s Program, or making other changes, may impact the number of elective credits that will be covered by financial aid. Please review your degree plan and consult with your academic advisor prior to registering for any course that is not required for your program of study. Courses not covered by financial aid are the financial responsibility of the student.

Minimum total semester hours - 120

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