Cybersecurity, B.S.

Finish in Four

At the University of Maine at Presque Isle, our goal is to ensure you can Finish in Four. In addition to a wide range of academic and student support efforts, we’ve set up this pathway, or map, for you; if you follow this recommended sequence, you will complete your Bachelor’s degree in four years. Together, we can help you Finish in Four and turn your degree into a great career.

Please note that this is a scheduling aid, not a guarantee of specific course offerings each semester. Course availability varies depending on the date of enrollment, so please be sure to consult the appropriate catalog for official degree/program requirements and seek guidance regularly from your faculty and professional academic advisors.

If you are in need of a physical copy of this Academic Map, please get in touch with the Admissions Office.

First Year Fall Semester

CourseTitleCredits
UNV 100First Year Seminar2 credits
ENG 101Introduction to College Composition*3 credits
CYB 210Introduction to Information Security3 credits
BUS 101Introduction to Business3 credits
COS 101Introduction to Computer Science3 credits
First Year Fall Semester Total: 14 Credits

First Year Spring Semester

CourseTitleCredits
ENG 121College Composition II*3 credits
COS 220Programming Languages3 credits
GEC XXXGeneral Education Course4 credits
COS 150IT System Components3 credits
GEC XXXGeneral Education Course3 credits
First Year Spring Semester Total: 16 Credits

Second Year Fall Semester

CourseTitleCredits
COS 120Intro to Data Structures3 credits
COS 350Databases and Database Security3 credits
COS 240Network Concepts3 credits
MAT 201Probability & Statistics I3 credits
GEC XXXGeneral Education Course3 credits
Second Year Fall Semester Total: 15 Credits

Second Year Spring Semester

CourseTitleCredits
COS 220Cyber Risk Management3 credits
COS 232Intro to Cyber Forensics3 credits
COS 334Cybersecurity Law3 credits
BUS/COM 210Organizational Communication*3 credits
GEC XXXGeneral Education Course3 credits
Second Year Spring Semester Total: 15 Credits

Third Year Fall Semester

CourseTitleCredits
COS 310Operating Systems3 credits
GEX XXXGeneral Education Course3 credits
CYB 440Network Security3 credits
CYB 282Cybersecurity Operations3 credits
GEX XXXGeneral Education Course3 credits
Third Year Fall Semester Total: 15 Credits

Third Year Spring Semester

CourseTitleCredits
COS 250Introduction to Database Systems3 credits
CYB 441Network Administration3 credits
CYB 342Applied Cryptography3 credits
GEC XXXGeneral Education Course3 credits
GEC XXXGeneral Education Course3 credits
Third Year Spring Semester Total: 15 Credits

Fourth Year Fall Semester

CourseTitleCredits
CYB 350Database Security3 credits
CYB 340Operating Systems Security3 credits
ELECTIVEBUS/COS/MAT3 credits
CYB 345Virtualization Technologies3 credits
GEX XXXGeneral Education Course3 credits
Fourth Year Fall Semester Total: 15 Credits

Fourth Year Spring Semester

CourseTitleCredits
CYB 412Offensive Security3 credits
CYB 485Cybersecurity Capstone3 credits
GEC XXXGeneral Education Course3 credits
GEC XXXGeneral Education Course3 credits
GEC XXXGeneral Education Course1-3 credits
Fourth Year Spring Semester Total: 15 Credits

Total Minimum Credits Required for Degree: 120 credits

* Meets General Education Curriculum requirements

** Course contains a 100 hour preceptorship component

*** See faculty advisor for AT & PT grad school preparations