Online: Cybersecurity Graduate Certificate

Build the skills that get you promoted without a full master's program.

Cybersecurity is one of the fastest-growing, high demand, and best-paying fields in tech. A graduate certificate gives you a credential that shows you have advanced, current skills. At SEMO, can complete the certificate in a fraction of the time and cost of a full master's degree. This program focuses on the tools and concepts cloud and systems security teams use right now, so what you study translates directly to your job.

The SEMO Cybersecurity Certificate works best for people moving into a security role for the first time or seasoned IT professionals who need the credential to move forward. If you decide down the road that you want the full degree, every credit here applies directly to the M.S. in Cybersecurity. Nothing you complete goes to waste.

Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity Certificate (12 hours)

Cybersecurity Certificate Required Courses

•  CY501 Introduction to Cybersecurity (3)
• CY520 Information Security in Systems Administration (3)

Choose 2 from the following:

• CS500 Fundamentals of Programming (3)
• CS503 Fundamentals of Computing (3)
• CY530 Network Security and Defense (3)
• CY620 Advanced Computer Forensics (3)

Note: A minimum of 'C' or better is required in each course that is a prerequisite course.