| Semester 1 | Credits | Semester 2 | Credits |
| CYBER 100S*# Computer Systems Literacy | 3 | IST 210*# Organization of Data | 3 |
| IST 140*# Introduction to Application Development | 3 | IST 220*# Networking and Telecommunications | 3 |
| CAS 100‡ Effective Speech | 3 | SRA 111* Introduction to Security and Risk Analysis | 3 |
| MATH 110*‡ Techniques of Calculus | 4 | ENGL 15, 30, or ESL 15‡ Rhetoric and Composition | 3 |
| General Education Selection | 3 | Application Focus Selection 1 (GS/GHW) | 3 |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 16 | TOTAL CREDITS | 15 |
| Semester 3 | Credits | Semester 4 | Credits |
| CYBER 262* Cyber-Defense Studio | 3 | IST 261* Application Development Design Studio | 3 |
| IST 242*# Intermediate & Object-Oriented Application Development | 3 | SRA 211* Threat of Terrorism and Crime | 3 |
| STAT 200*‡# Elementary Statistics | 4 | SRA 221* Overview of Information Security | 3 |
| General Education Selection | 3 | IST 230* Language, Logic, and Discrete Mathematics | 3 |
| Application Focus Selection 2 | 3 | General Education Selection | 3 |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 16 | TOTAL CREDITS | 15 |
| Semester 5 | Credits | Semester 6 | Credits |
| CYBER 362* Cybersecurity Analytics Studio | 3 | CYBER 342W* Cyber Incident Handling and Response | 3 |
| IST 451* Network Security | 3 | IST 454* Computer and Cyber Forensics | 3 |
| SRA 231* Decision Theory and Analysis | 3 | SRA 311* Risk Analysis in a Security Context | 3 |
| SRA 365* Statistics for Security and Risk Analysis | 3 | CYBER 366* Malware Analytics | 3 |
| ENGL 202C or 202D‡ Effective Writing: Technical Writing | 3 | Application Focus Selection 3 | 2 |
| General Education Selection | 1.5 | ||
| TOTAL CREDITS | 16.5 | TOTAL CREDITS | 14 |
| Semester 7 | Credits | Semester 8 | Credits |
| IST 456* Information Security Management | 3 | CYBER 440* Cybersecurity Capstone | 3 |
| SRA 472* Integration of Privacy and Security | 3 | Application Focus Selection 4 | 3 |
| IST 432* Legal and Regulatory Environment of Information Science and Technology | 3 | General Education Selection | 3 |
| General Education Selection | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| General Education Selection | 3 | Elective | 2 |
| General Education Selection | 1.5 | ||
| TOTAL CREDITS | 16.5 | TOTAL CREDITS | 14 |
TOTAL CREDITS: 124
* Course requires a grade of C or better for the major
‡ Course requires a grade of C or better for General Education
# Course is an Entrance to Major requirement
† Course satisfies General Education and degree requirement
2 Consult with advisor for Energy Engineering course lists
3 Students may apply 6 credits of ROTC to some of the elective choices.
University Requirements and General Education Notes:
US and IL are abbreviations used to designate courses that satisfy University Requirements (United States and International Cultures).
W, M, X, and Y are the suffixes at the end of a course number used to designate courses that satisfy University Writing Across the Curriculum requirement.
GWS, GQ, GHW, GN, GA, GH, and GS are abbreviations used to identify General Education program courses. General Education includes Foundations (GWS and GQ) and Knowledge Domains (GHW, GN, GA, GH, GS, and Integrative Studies). Foundations courses (GWS and GQ) require a grade of ‘C’ or better.
Integrative Studies courses are required for the General Education program. N is the suffix at the end of a course number used to designate an Inter-Domain course and Z is the suffix at the end of a course number used to designate a Linked course.
All incoming Schreyer Honors College first-year students at University Park will take ENGL/CAS 137 in the fall semester and ENGL/CAS 138 in the spring semester. These courses carry the GWS designation and replace both ENGL 30 and CAS 100. Each course is 3 credits.
Advising Notes:
1 credit of IST 495 is required. A grade of C or better must be earned in this course.
Students pick one of the four tracks below or create a custom 4-course application focus. Students should take one course that meets the GS requirements. Students must pick six (6) credits at the 400 level. All 12 credits must be in the same application focus area.