Cybersecurity - AAS

Offered at: Big Sandy Community and Technical College, Bluegrass Community and Technical College

Program Plan Number: 4304047109

Course List
Course	Title	Credits
General Education Core
ENG 101	Writing I	3
MAT 150	College Algebra	3
Heritage or Humanities Course		3
Natural Science Course		3
Social and Behavioral Course		3
General Education Subtotal		15
Technical Core
CYS 100	Cybersecurity Orientation	1
CYS 101	Cybersecurity Foundations	3
CYS 130	Introduction to Cyber Forensics	3
CYS 140	Data Security	3
CYS 145	Foundations of Cyber Systems	3
CYS 150	Secure Software Development I	3
CYS 202	Human, Organizational, and Societal Security	3
CYS 245	Advanced Cyber Systems	3
CYS 285	Cryptography	3
ENG 102	Writing II	3
Oral Communication		3
CYS 299	Cybersecurity Capstone	3
Technical Core Subtotal		34
Students must complete one of the tracks listed below to complete the AAS requirements.

Secure Coding Track

Offered at: Big Sandy Community and Technical College, Bluegrass Community and Technical College

Program Plan Number: 430404701

Course List
Course	Title	Credits
Required
General Education and Technical Core Required Courses		49
CYS 250	Secure Software Development II	3
or CYS 251	Secure Software Development Bridge
CYS 255	Secure Software Development III	3
CYS 258	Survey of Programming Languages	3
CYS 270	Secure Web Applications	3
Cyber Elective		0-3
Total Credits		61-64

Offered at: Big Sandy Community and Technical College, Bluegrass Community and Technical College

Program Plan Number: 430404702

Course List
Course	Title	Credits
Required
General Education and Technical Core Required Courses		49
CYS 265	Network and Cloud Forensics	3
CYS 247	Linux Security	3
CYS 248	Network Security and Authentication	3
CYS 249	Ethical Hacking	3
Cyber Elective		0-3
Total Credits		61-64

Offered at: Big Sandy Community and Technical College, Bluegrass Community and Technical College

Program Plan Number: 430404703

Course List
Course	Title	Credits
Required
General Education and Technical Core Required Courses		49
CYS 234	Computer Operating Systems Forensics	3
CYS 265	Network and Cloud Forensics	3
CYS 266	Mobile Device Forensics	3
CYS 249	Ethical Hacking	3
Cyber Elective		0-3
Total Credits		61-64

Offered at: Big Sandy Community and Technical College, Bluegrass Community and Technical College

Program Plan Number: 430404704

Course List
Course	Title	Credits
Required
General Education and Technical Core Required Courses		49
Select one of the following two options:		3
Heritage or Humanities Course ^{1 3}
Social and Behavioral Course ^{2 3}
Natural Science Course With a lab		3-4
Select one of the following five options:		3-5
STA 220	Statistics
STA 210	Statistics: A Force in Human Judgement
STA 296U	Statistical Methods and Motivations
MAT 174	Calculus I
MAT 175	Calculus I
Select one of the following two options:		6
Cyber Electives
(Natural Science course(s) AND Quantitative Reasoning Course(s)) ⁴
Total Credits		64-67

Course List
Course	Title	Credits
CYS 231	Internet of Things Security and Forensics	3
CYS 234	Computer Operating Systems Forensics	3
CYS 249	Ethical Hacking	3
CYS 250	Secure Software Development II	3
CYS 258	Survey of Programming Languages	3
CRJ 211	Liability & Legal Issues	3
Electives approved by CYS coordinator ⁵

¹: The category fulfilled here must be in the category not fulfilled by the Heritage or Humanities course in the General Education core.
²: The course taken must be from a different prefix from the Social and Behavioral course taken in the General Education core.
³: One course with this notation must fulfill the Cross-Cultural designation for General Education certification.
⁴: The total number of hours combined of Natural Science and/or Quantitative Reasoning courses for this requirement cannot exceed 6 hours).
⁵: CIT 120 may be accepted as an elective only for those bridging from CIT -Programming to Cybersecurity - Secure Coding