A.A.S. Cybersecurity/ B.A.S. Applied Science - Cyber Security Concentration 2018-19

ADVANCE Program Milestones

  1. Students must take SDV 100 or SDV 101 in the first semester at 91³Ô¹Ï.
  2. Students must begin Developmental coursework in the first semester in ADVANCE at 91³Ô¹Ï.
  3. Students must take first college-level MTH course and ENG 111 in the semester immediately following the completion of any MTE or ENF courses (excluding summer).
  4. In the first 30 credits, students must:
    1. Complete ENG 111 and ENG 125 with a C or better.
    2. Complete the first college-level MTH course with a C or better.
    3. Engineering students must begin the calculus sequence and complete Calculus I and II with a B or better.
  5. Students must complete at least six degree-applicable credits with a C or better each fall and spring semester.
  6. Students must maintain a 2.5 cumulative GPA

91³Ô¹Ï DEGREE REQUIREMENT SEQUENCE


Credits


Courses

MASON TRANSFER

EQUIVALENT

MASON CORE/DEGREE

EQUIVALENT
1 SDV Course

1

SDV 100 College Success Skills OR

SDV 101 Orientation to XXX

UNIV 100

ELECTIVE
2 ENG 111

3

ENG 111 College Composition I

ENGH 101

Written Comm
3 MTH 154

3

MTH 154 Quantitative Reasoning

MATH 106

QUANT
4 ITN 101 or 100

3

ITN 100 Intro to Telecommunications

See #9

ELECTIVE
5 ITP 100

3

ITP 100 Software Design

IT XXX

DEGREE


6


Humanities/Fine Arts


3

ART 101 History and Appreciation of Art I OR

ART 102 History and Appreciation of Art II OR

CST 130 Introduction to Theatre OR

CST 151 Film Appreciation OR

MUS 121 Music Appreciation I

ARTH 200

ARTH 201

THR 101

ENGH L372

MUSI 101


Arts
7 ITE 115

3

IT 104 Introduction to Computing

IT 104

DEGREE
8 ITN 106

3

ITN 106 Microcomputer Operating Systems

BAS XXX

DEGREE
9 ITN 107 or 221

3

ITE 221 PC Hardware and OS Architecture

IT 105 & IT XXX

DEGREE
10 ITN 260

3

ITN 260 Network Security Basics

See #19

ELECTIVE


11


Social/Behavioral Sciences


3

HIS 101 History of Western Civilization I OR

HIS 102 History of Western Civilization II OR

HIS 112 History of World Civilization II

HIST 101

HIST 102

HIST 125


Western Civ
12 ITN 200

3

ITN 200 Administration of Network Resources

BAS XXX

DEGREE


13


CST Course


3

CST 100 Principles of Public Speaking OR

CST 110 Introduction to Communication OR

CST 126 Interpersonal Communication

COMM 100

COMM 100

COMM 101


Oral Comm


14


ITP Elective


4

ITP 112 Visual Basic.net I OR

ITP 120 Java Programming I OR

ITP 130 C Programming I OR

ITP 132 C++ Programming I OR

ITP 136 C# Programming I OR

ITP 225 Web Scripting Languages OR

ITP 270 Programming for Cybersecurity


IT XXX


DEGREE
15 ITN 171 or ITN 170

3

ITN 170 Linux System Administration OR

ITN 171 Unix I

BAS XXX

DEGREE
16 ITN 261

4

ITN 261 Network Attacks, Computer Crime and

Hacking

BAS XXX

DEGREE
17 ITN 262ITN 263

4

4

ITN 262 Network Communication, Security and Authentication

ITN 263 Internet/Intranet Firewall and E-Commerce

BAS XXX

BAS XXX

DEGREE

DEGREE
18
19 ITN 266

3

ITN 266 Network Security Layers

IT 223 & IT XXX

DEGREE
20 ITN 276

3

ITN 276 Computer Forensics I

BAS XXX

DEGREE


21



IT Security Elective



3

ITN 267 Cyberlaw OR


BAS XXX


DEGREE

ITN 277 Computer Forensics II OR

ITN 295 Topics in Security

A.A.S. CYBERSECURITY DEGREE TOTAL

65




MASON DEGREE REQUIREMENT SEQUENCE


Credits


Course

MASON CORE/DEGREE

EQUIVALENT
22


Concentration Requirements

3

IT 304 IT in the Global Economy

DEGREE
23


Concentration Requirements

3

IT 357 Computer Crime, Forensics, and Auditing

DEGREE
24


Core Requirements

3

BAS 300 Building Professional Competencies

DEGREE
25


Gen Ed: Literature

3

Approved Literature Course*

Literature
26


Gen Ed: Natural Science (Lab)

4

Approved Natural Science with Lab*

NAT SCIENCE
27


Concentration Requirements

3

IT 429 Security Accreditation of Info Systems

DEGREE
28


Gen Ed: Written Communication

3

ENGH 302 Advanced Composition

Written Comm
29


Technical Focus Courses

3

Technical Focus Course - Upper-level**

DEGREE
30


Technical Focus Courses

3

Technical Focus Course - Upper-level**

DEGREE
31


Gen Ed: Natural Science (Non-Lab)

3

Approved Natural Science without Lab*

NAT SCIENCE
32


Concentration Requirements

3

IT 462 Information Security Principles

DEGREE
33


Concentration Requirements

3

IT 343 Project Management

DEGREE
34


Technical Focus Courses

3

Technical Focus Course - Upper-level**

DEGREE
35


Gen Ed: Social Science

3

Approved Social Science Course*

SOC SCIENCE
36


Core Requirements

3

BAS 490 Introduction to Research Methods

DEGREE
37


Technical Focus Courses

3

Technical Focus Course - Upper-level**

DEGREE
38


Technical Focus Courses

3

Technical Focus Course - Upper-level**

DEGREE
39


Gen Ed: Global Understanding

3

Approved Global Understanding Course*

GLOBAL
40


Core Requirements/Synthesis

3

BAS 491 Applied Sciences Capstone

Synthesis

B.A.S. APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE TOTAL

122



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General Note: If English is not your first language or you have completed ESL coursework, you must complete ENG 111 and ENG 125 prior to matriculating to George Mason University to meet the English Language Proficiency requirement.

Students seeking a bachelor's degree must apply at least 45 credits of upper-level courses (numbered 300 or above) toward graduation requirements