Complete the following admission requirements:

• Students must have a completed baccalaureate degree.
• Students must possess either prior education specific to IT, networking or cybersecurity-related work experience or a combination of both with the approval and review of the program director to enter the cybersecurity management or associated concentration within the MSDM.
• If the degree is in a non-security or non-cybersecurity-related field and the student has a 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA, students will be required to start with one 400-level course, that is an elective option for the degree. 
• Students who have already obtained a graduate degree will not be required to complete an entrance exam or complete a 400-level course first. 
• Students with a baccalaureate degree with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher in a related field will not have any additional testing or entry course requirements.
• Students with a cumulative GPA between 3.0 and 2.75, regardless of the field of study, will be required to complete the Watson Glaser Critical Thinking Exam. 
• Students with a cumulative GPA below 2.75, will be required to submit results from either the GRE or GMAT. 

< Back to Department

Minimum Requirements for Cybersecurity Management Graduate Certificate: 12 credits