Cybersecurity Certificate

Total number of hours in this certificate:

47 semester hours

Cybersecurity Certificate

The certificate in Cybersecurity is available to all Computer Information Systems and Security (CISS) programs. Must earn grades of C- or higher in all of the Computer Information Systems and Security (CISS) core courses and in fifteen credit hours of additional cyber security courses, as indicated below. Also available to non-CISS majors, particularly those already pursuing a minor in CISS.

The CISS curriculum has been approved by the NSA as part of OLLU's designation as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Security Education (CAE).

Specific course requirements for the Cybersecurity Certificate:

CISS Core: 32 credit hours

CISS 1310 - Introduction to Information and Computer Technology 3 hour(s)
CISS 1341 - Introduction to Computer Hardware 3 hour(s)
CISS 1342 - Operating Systems 3 hour(s)
CISS 2350 - Networking Technology 3 hour(s)
CISS 2410 - Computer Programming I 4 hour(s)
CISS 2411 - Computer Programming II 4 hour(s)
CISS 3330 - Database Analysis and Design 3 hour(s)
CISS 3331 - Information Systems Analysis and Design 3 hour(s)
CISS 3357 - Cloud Computing 3 hour(s)
CISS 4360 - Systems Project 3 hour(s)

Additional Cyber Security Courses: 15 credit hours

CISS 3342 - Computer Forensics and Investigation 3 hour(s)
CISS 3360 - Computer and Network Security 3 hour(s)
CISS 3362 - Cybersecurity Programs and Policies 3 hour(s)
CISS 3345 - Introduction to Malware Analysis 3 hour(s)
CISS 4332 - Penetration Testing and Vulnerability Analysis 3 hour(s)