Cybersecurity for Educators (Graduate Certificate)
This certificate program is designed for practicing secondary school (middle and high school) teachers who wish to enhance their careers and qualify to teach dual-enrollment classes in the cybersecurity field. Title IV federal financial aid is not available for this certificate program when taken alone but is available when taken as a component of the M.S. in cybersecurity or M.Ed. program.
Upon successful completion of the program, students will be able to:
- Analyze network traffic using an industry standard network protocol analyzer.
- Evaluate security and privacy policies.
- Identify and evaluate computer security incidents.
Admission Requirements: In addition to meeting the university's requirements, applicants interested in earning this certificate must hold an undergraduate degree in business, information technology, or related field, or an undergraduate degree in another field and at least two years of experience teaching middle school or high school in one of these fields.
Course Substitution Policy: If an applicant can demonstrate a depth of prior experience and/or education in a required content area, an elective may be substituted for a required course.
Minimum Grade Requirements: Students in the program must meet graduate student requirements and achieve a minimum grade of B for each course required in the degree. All graduate students in the College of Business, Innovation, Leadership, and Technology must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0. Students whose cumulative GPA falls below 3.0 will be placed on academic probation. Students must bring their cumulative GPA to 3.0 or higher within nine (9) graduate credits or be dismissed. A student whose cumulative GPA falls below 3.0 a second time, will be dismissed.
Program Completion Requirements: All coursework must be completed within five years of the date of matriculation.
Certificate Requirements
Required Courses
18 credits
| IT 520 | Enterprise Infrastructure and Networks | 3 |
| IT 530 | Computer Security | 3 |
| IT 570 | Cybersecurity: Law, Policy, Ethics, and Compliance | 3 |
Electives
Take three (3) electives from the following:
| IT 535 | Advanced Computer Security | 3 |
| IT 537 | Computer Forensics and Incident Response | 3 |
| IT 546 | Principles of Data Science | 3 |
| IT 547 | Security and Privacy of Electronic Documents | 3 |
| IT 557 | Measuring Systems Security: Monitoring and Auditing | 3 |
| IT 588 | Cybersecurity Risk Management | 3 |
| IT 630 | Information Technology Practicum | 3 |
| IT 670 | Computer Network Defense | 3 |
| IT 680 | IT Master's Project | 3 |