Information Technology and Cybersecurity, Combined B.S./M.S. Program
This pre-M.S. program allows advanced students to earn a B.S. in Information Technology and an M.S. in Cybersecurity at an accelerated rate.
Undergraduate students with a major in information technology can supplement their undergraduate course work with up to 6 credits of specified graduate cybersecurity coursework. The graduate-level cybersecurity coursework would satisfy both graduate and undergraduate program requirements.
Students are allowed to enroll in up to four (4) graduate-level cybersecurity courses while completing undergraduate coursework; however, only two of those courses (six credits) would be eligible for application to the undergraduate degree. If students opt to take an additional two courses at the graduate level while completing the undergraduate degree, these courses would only apply to the graduate program requirements. All four graduate courses would satisfy M.S. in Cybersecurity program requirements.
Admission Requirements: In addition to meeting universitywide undergraduate admission requirements students are permitted to submit an application and, if approved, take graduate cybersecurity courses if they have
• a declared major in information technology with a specialty in applied cybersecurity, cloud computing, or networking and cybersecurity;
• at least 60 credits but no more that 90 credits; and
• a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.4.
Minimum Grade and Residency Requirements: Students should consult the requirements for the B.S. in information technology. The following also applies:
• A minimum grade of C is required for all information technology undergraduate courses and a minimum grade of B for graduate courses.
• Students must complete 21 credits of their undergraduate IT courses and all of their graduate courses at Marymount.
Graduate IT Courses:
IT 530
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Computer Security
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IT 570
IT 575
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Cybersecurity: Law, Policy, Ethics, and Compliance
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Information Security Management
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| IT 670 |
Computer Network Defense |
| MSC 545 |
Project Management |
Graduate Student Status:
Upon completion of four specified 500-level courses from the cybersecurity program courses (each with a minimum grade of B-) and the awarding of their bachelor’s degree, students must apply for admissions to attain full admission to the M.S. in Cybersecurity program.
Upon the awarding of the B.S. in Information Technology degree and the completion of the M.S. in Cybersecurity admission process, the student will become subject to all graduate student policies and procedures. The program requirements for the M.S. in Cybersecurity can be found in the Graduate Catalog 2019-20.