Bachelor of Applied Science in Cybersecurity

Degree Requirements

To graduate with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Cybersecurity, students must complete the following:

• Completion of a minimum of 120 credit hours.
  • Up to 60 credit hours from an accredited community college may be transferred. Approval is required for technical credit to count toward the degree.
  • At least 60 credit hours must be completed at an accredited four-year university.
  • A minimum of 30 credit hours must be taken at MSU.
• Students must maintain a 2.00 MSU GPA and a 2.0 overall GPA to graduate.

*A student may not receive a BAS degree if the student already has a bachelor’s degree.

Transfer Credit

• Up to 60 credit hours may be transferred from an accredited community college if approved.
• Students may transfer up to 86 credit hours from an accredited four-year university.
• For students with a combination of credits from both types of institutions, MSU will accept up to 86 hours in total, but only 60 community college hours will be counted.
• Half of the program's total credit hours (60 hours) must be completed at an accredited four-year university.
• Upon admission to the university, the Registrar’s Office will assess and evaluate transfer credits to determine their applicability to MSU's requirements.

Program Structure

To graduate with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Business Office Technology, students must complete a minimum of 120 hours.

Core Curriculum

All students who enter MSU must meet the common core curriculum requirements as set by the Board of Trustees, Institutions of Higher Learning of the State of Mississippi to qualify for any bachelor's degree.

This is an overview of what you must take to satisfy the core curriculum requirement. Please consult the BAS Advisor for more specific information.

30 hours of General Education

45 hours of Major Core

12 hours of University Electives

Jr/Sr Writing Course: 3 credit hours*

GE 3513 Technical Writing

Speech: 3 credit hours

CO 1013 Introduction to Communications or CO 1003 Fundamentals of Public Speaking

BIS 3753 Business Database Systems: 3 credit hours

(or TECH 2123 Database Management or CSE 4503 Database Management Systems)

TECH 4563 Introduction to Data Networks: 3 credit hours

(or CSE 4153)

18 hours of Upper-Level University Electives

University Electives are any upper-level course in CSE, CIS, ECE, or MA

15 hours of Cybersecurity Electives

Select 5 from the list below.