## ##   * Overview
  * Program Requirements
  * Plan of Study
The cybersecurity and business administration combined major delivers a
technical and security-focused degree with a strong grounding in business.
Students will complete most of the requirements of a business major, including
macroeconomics and microeconomics, while also focusing on the conceptual and
practical computer science skills that will enable them to contribute to
ensuring the reliability and security of cyberspace.
* * *
  * Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality. Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality.
  * Certain options within the program may be  _required_ at certain campuses or for certain program modalities. Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality. 
* * *
Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete
any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified
and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major
requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.
## Cybersecurity Major Requirements
Course List Code | Title | Hours  
---|---|---  
Computer Science Overview|  
Must be taken in alignment with your home college:|  
[CS 1200](/search/?P=CS%201200 "CS 1200")| First Year Seminar| 1  
or [BUSN 1102](/search/?P=BUSN%201102 "BUSN 1102")|  Personal Skill
Development for Business  
[CS 1210](/search/?P=CS%201210 "CS 1210")| Professional Development for Khoury
Co-op| 1  
or [BUSN 1103](/search/?P=BUSN%201103 "BUSN 1103")|  Professional Development
for Business Co-op  
Computer Science Fundamental Courses|  
[CS 1800](/search/?P=CS%201800 "CS 1800")  
and [CS 1802](/search/?P=CS%201802 "CS 1802")| Discrete Structures  
and Seminar for CS 1800| 5  
[CS 2500](/search/?P=CS%202500 "CS 2500")  
and [CS 2501](/search/?P=CS%202501 "CS 2501")| Fundamentals of Computer
Science 1  
and Lab for CS 2500| 5  
[CS 2510](/search/?P=CS%202510 "CS 2510")  
and [CS 2511](/search/?P=CS%202511 "CS 2511")| Fundamentals of Computer
Science 2  
and Lab for CS 2510| 5  
Computer Science Required Courses|  
[CS 3000](/search/?P=CS%203000 "CS 3000")| Algorithms and Data| 4  
[CS 3500](/search/?P=CS%203500 "CS 3500")  
and [CS 3501](/search/?P=CS%203501 "CS 3501")| Object-Oriented Design  
and Lab for CS 3500| 5  
[CS 3650](/search/?P=CS%203650 "CS 3650")| Computer Systems| 4  
[CS 4700](/search/?P=CS%204700 "CS 4700")| Network Fundamentals| 4  
or [CS 4730](/search/?P=CS%204730 "CS 4730")|  Distributed Systems  
Cybersecurity Required Courses|  
[CY 2550](/search/?P=CY%202550 "CY 2550")| Foundations of Cybersecurity| 4  
[CY 3740](/search/?P=CY%203740 "CY 3740")| Systems Security| 4  
[CY 4170](/search/?P=CY%204170 "CY 4170")| The Law, Ethics, and Policy of Data
and Digital Technologies| 4  
or [CY 5240](/search/?P=CY%205240 "CY 5240")|  Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and
Digital Rights  
[CY 4740](/search/?P=CY%204740 "CY 4740")| Network Security| 4  
Cybersecurity Electives|  
If courses require prerequisites, those should be taken using general
electives.|  
Complete one course from the following:| 4-5  
[COMM 2551](/search/?P=COMM%202551 "COMM 2551")| Free Speech in Cyberspace|  
[CRIM 2340](/search/?P=CRIM%202340 "CRIM 2340")| Corporate Security: Securing
the Private Sector|  
[CRIM 3030](/search/?P=CRIM%203030 "CRIM 3030")| Global Criminology|  
[CRIM 4040](/search/?P=CRIM%204040 "CRIM 4040")| Crime Prevention|  
[CS 2800](/search/?P=CS%202800 "CS 2800")| Logic and Computation|  
[CS 4400](/search/?P=CS%204400 "CS 4400")| Programming Languages|  
[CS 4500](/search/?P=CS%204500 "CS 4500")| Software Development|  
or [CS 4530](/search/?P=CS%204530 "CS 4530")|  Fundamentals of Software
Engineering  
[CS 4710](/search/?P=CS%204710 "CS 4710")| Mobile and Wireless Systems|  
[CS 6710](/search/?P=CS%206710 "CS 6710")| Wireless Network|  
[CY 4760](/search/?P=CY%204760 "CY 4760")| Security of Wireless and Mobile
Systems|  
[CY 5200](/search/?P=CY%205200 "CY 5200")| Security Risk Management and
Assessment|  
[CY 5210](/search/?P=CY%205210 "CY 5210")| Information System Forensics|  
[DS 4300](/search/?P=DS%204300 "DS 4300")| Large-Scale Information Storage and
Retrieval|  
[DS 4400](/search/?P=DS%204400 "DS 4400")| Machine Learning and Data Mining 1|  
[EECE 2310](/search/?P=EECE%202310 "EECE 2310")  
and [EECE 2311](/search/?P=EECE%202311 "EECE 2311")| Introduction to Digital
Design and Computer Architecture  
and Lab for EECE 2310|  
[EECE 3324](/search/?P=EECE%203324 "EECE 3324")| Computer Architecture and
Organization|  
[EECE 4534](/search/?P=EECE%204534 "EECE 4534")  
and [EECE 4535](/search/?P=EECE%204535 "EECE 4535")| Microprocessor-Based
Design  
and Lab for EECE 4534|  
[IS 4300](/search/?P=IS%204300 "IS 4300")| Human Computer Interaction|  
[LPSC 1101](/search/?P=LPSC%201101 "LPSC 1101")| Introduction to Law|  
[LPSC 2301](/search/?P=LPSC%202301 "LPSC 2301")| Introduction to Law, Policy,
and Society|  
[LPSC 3303](/search/?P=LPSC%203303 "LPSC 3303")| Topics in Law and Public
Policy|  
[MATH 3527](/search/?P=MATH%203527 "MATH 3527")| Number Theory 1|  
[MATH 4575](/search/?P=MATH%204575 "MATH 4575")| Introduction to Cryptography|  
[PHIL 1145](/search/?P=PHIL%201145 "PHIL 1145")| Technology and Human Values|  
[POLS 2390](/search/?P=POLS%202390 "POLS 2390")| Science, Technology, and
Public Policy|  
[POLS 3307](/search/?P=POLS%203307 "POLS 3307")| Public Policy and
Administration|  
[POLS 3324](/search/?P=POLS%203324 "POLS 3324")| Law and Society|  
[POLS 3406](/search/?P=POLS%203406 "POLS 3406")| International Law|  
[POLS 3420](/search/?P=POLS%203420 "POLS 3420")| U.S. National Security
Policy|  
[POLS 3423](/search/?P=POLS%203423 "POLS 3423")| Terrorism and
Counterterrorism|  
## Business Requirements
Course List Code | Title | Hours  
---|---|---  
Accounting|  
[ACCT 1201](/search/?P=ACCT%201201 "ACCT 1201")| Financial Accounting and
Reporting| 4  
[ACCT 2301](/search/?P=ACCT%202301 "ACCT 2301")| Profit Analysis for Managers
and Advisors| 4  
Finance|  
[FINA 2201](/search/?P=FINA%202201 "FINA 2201")| Financial Management| 4  
Organizational Behavior|  
[ORGB 3201](/search/?P=ORGB%203201 "ORGB 3201")| Organizational Behavior| 4  
Marketing|  
[MKTG 2201](/search/?P=MKTG%202201 "MKTG 2201")| Introduction to Marketing| 4  
Statistics|  
[MGSC 2301](/search/?P=MGSC%202301 "MGSC 2301")| Business Statistics| 4  
Strategy|  
[STRT 4501](/search/?P=STRT%204501 "STRT 4501")| Strategy in Action| 4  
## Business Concentration
Complete a four-course business concentration from the following list.
  * [Accounting](/undergraduate/business/concentrations/accounting)
  * [Accounting and Advisory Services](/undergraduate/business/concentrations/accounting-advisory-services/index.html)
  * [Brand Management](/undergraduate/business/concentrations/brand-management/    )
  * [Corporate Innovation](/undergraduate/business/concentrations/corporate-innovation/)
  * [Entrepreneurial Startups](/undergraduate/business/concentrations/entrepreneurial-startups/)
  * [Family Business](/undergraduate/business/concentrations/family-business/)
  * [Finance](/undergraduate/business/concentrations/finance)
  * [Fintech](/undergraduate/business/concentrations/fintech/)
  * [Healthcare Management and Consulting](/undergraduate/business/concentrations/healthcare-management-consulting/)
  * [International Business](/undergraduate/business/concentrations/international-business/) (available only as a second concentration)
  * [Management](/undergraduate/business/concentrations/management)
  * [Marketing](/undergraduate/business/concentrations/marketing)
  * [Marketing Analytics](/undergraduate/business/concentrations/marketing-analytics/)
  * [Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship](/undergraduate/business/concentrations/social-innovation-entrepreneurship/)
  * [Supply Chain Management](/undergraduate/business/concentrations/supply-chain-management)
## Business Cooperative Education
Complete one cooperative education experience.
## Integrative Requirement
Course List Code | Title | Hours  
---|---|---  
[MISM 2301](/search/?P=MISM%202301 "MISM 2301")| Introduction to Information
Systems and Digital Technologies| 4  
## Supporting Courses
Course List Code | Title | Hours  
---|---|---  
Mathematics Courses|  
Complete one of the following:| 4  
[MATH 1341](/search/?P=MATH%201341 "MATH 1341")| Calculus 1 for Science and
Engineering|  
[MATH 1231](/search/?P=MATH%201231 "MATH 1231")| Calculus for Business and
Economics|  
Economics|  
Complete one of the following: | 4  
[ECON 1115](/search/?P=ECON%201115 "ECON 1115")| Principles of Macroeconomics|  
[ECON 1116](/search/?P=ECON%201116 "ECON 1116")| Principles of Microeconomics|  
## Writing Requirements
Course List Code | Title | Hours  
---|---|---  
College Writing|  
[ENGW 1111](/search/?P=ENGW%201111 "ENGW 1111")| First-Year Writing| 4  
or [ENGW 1102](/search/?P=ENGW%201102 "ENGW 1102")|  First-Year Writing for
Multilingual Writers  
Advanced Writing in the Disciplines|  
Complete one of the following courses:| 4  
[ENGW 3302](/search/?P=ENGW%203302 "ENGW 3302")| Advanced Writing in the
Technical Professions|  
or [ENGW 3304](/search/?P=ENGW%203304 "ENGW 3304")|  Advanced Writing in the
Business Administration Professions  
or [ENGW 3315](/search/?P=ENGW%203315 "ENGW 3315")|  Interdisciplinary
Advanced Writing in the Disciplines  
## Required General Electives
Course List Code | Title | Hours  
---|---|---  
Complete 16 semester hours of general electives.| 16  
## Khoury College GPA Requirement
Minimum cumulative 2.000 GPA required in all CS, CY, DS, and IS courses.
## Business GPA Requirement
Minimum 2.000 GPA required in all business courses.
## NUpath Requirements Satisfied
  *     Engaging with the Natural and Designed World 
  *     Conducting Formal and Quantitative Reasoning 
  *     Analyzing and Using Data 
  * Understanding Societies and Institutions
  *     Writing in the First Year 
  *     Advanced Writing in the Disciplines 
  *     Writing-Intensive in the Major 
  *     Demonstrating Thought and Action in a Capstone 
Integrating Knowledge and Skills Through Experience is satisfied through co-
op.
## Program Requirement
133 semester hours required
## Sample Plan of Study: Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall
Year 1  
---  
Fall| Hours| Spring| Hours| Summer 1| Hours| Summer 2| Hours  
[ACCT 1201](/search/?P=ACCT%201201 "ACCT 1201")| 4| [CS
2510](/search/?P=CS%202510 "CS 2510")  
and [CS 2511](/search/?P=CS%202511 "CS 2511")| 5| [CS
3500](/search/?P=CS%203500 "CS 3500")  
and [CS 3501](/search/?P=CS%203501 "CS 3501")| 5| Elective 2| 4  
[CS 1200](/search/?P=CS%201200 "CS 1200") or [BUSN
1102](/search/?P=BUSN%201102 "BUSN 1102")| 1| [CY 2550](/search/?P=CY%202550
"CY 2550")| 4| Elective 1| 4| Elective 3| 4  
[CS 1800](/search/?P=CS%201800 "CS 1800")  
and [CS 1802](/search/?P=CS%201802 "CS 1802")| 5| [ECON 1115](/search/?P=ECON%201115 "ECON 1115") or [ 1116](/search/?P=ECON%201116 "ECON 1116")| 4|  |   
[CS 2500](/search/?P=CS%202500 "CS 2500")  
and [CS 2501](/search/?P=CS%202501 "CS 2501")| 5| [MATH 1341](/search/?P=MATH%201341 "MATH 1341") or [ 1231](/search/?P=MATH%201231 "MATH 1231")| 4|  |   
[ENGW 1111](/search/?P=ENGW%201111 "ENGW 1111")| 4|  |  |   
| 19|  | 17|  | 9|  | 8  
Year 2  
Fall| Hours| Spring| Hours| Summer 1| Hours| Summer 2| Hours  
[ACCT 2301](/search/?P=ACCT%202301 "ACCT 2301")| 4| [CS
1210](/search/?P=CS%201210 "CS 1210") or [BUSN 1103](/search/?P=BUSN%201103
"BUSN 1103")| 1| [MKTG 2201](/search/?P=MKTG%202201 "MKTG 2201")| 4| Co-op|  
[CS 3000](/search/?P=CS%203000 "CS 3000")| 4| [CS 4700](/search/?P=CS%204700
"CS 4700") or [ 4730](/search/?P=CS%204730 "CS 4730")| 4| Business
concentration 1| 4|  
[CS 3650](/search/?P=CS%203650 "CS 3650")| 4| [CY 3740](/search/?P=CY%203740 "CY 3740")| 4|  |   
[MGSC 2301](/search/?P=MGSC%202301 "MGSC 2301")| 4| [FINA 2201](/search/?P=FINA%202201 "FINA 2201")| 4|  |   
| Elective 4| 4|  |   
| 16|  | 17|  | 8|  | 0  
Year 3  
Fall| Hours| Spring| Hours| Summer 1| Hours| Summer 2| Hours  
Co-op| | [CY 4170](/search/?P=CY%204170 "CY 4170") or [ 5240](/search/?P=CY%205240 "CY 5240")| 4| [MISM 2301](/search/?P=MISM%202301 "MISM 2301")| 4| Co-op|   
| [CY 4740](/search/?P=CY%204740 "CY 4740")| 4| [ORGB
3201](/search/?P=ORGB%203201 "ORGB 3201")| 4|  
| Business concentration 2| 4|  |   
| Business concentration 3| 4|  |   
| 0|  | 16|  | 8|  | 0  
Year 4  
Fall| Hours| Spring| Hours|  |   
Co-op| | [ENGW 3302](/search/?P=ENGW%203302 "ENGW 3302")| 4|  |   
| [STRT 4501](/search/?P=STRT%204501 "STRT 4501")| 4|  |   
| Business concentration 4| 4|  |   
| Cybersecurity elective| 4|  |   
| 0|  | 16|  | |  |   
Total Hours: 134