Cybersecurity Post Baccalaureate Certificate

Admissions Requirements for Certificate-seeking Students

• B.S. from an accredited technology program or related fields.

• International applicants whose native language is not English are required to submit Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), or International English Language Testing System (IELTS) scores or Purdue Northwest’s English Language Program (ELP). ELP is an academic, intensive English program that aims primarily at assisting international students in developing their English language proficiency to the level needed to pursue their education at Purdue University Northwest. Please see the Graduate Studies website on admissions for required minimum proficiency scores for admission to graduate study.

• Graduate application for certificate (see Graduate Studies website for online application link) 

Certificate Requirements

Four (4) courses:

• ITS 55100 - Principles Of Information Assurance
• ITS 57000 - Principles Of Computer Networks And Communications

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  Choose two of the following:

• ITS 55000 - Biometrics For Cyber Security
• ITS 55200 - Digital Forensics Techniques
• ITS 56000 - Database Management Security
• ITS 58100 - Workshop In Computer Information Technology
• ITS 59000 - Special Problems In Computer Information Technology
• IT 57100 - Project Management In Industry And Technology *

• *approval of the Cybersecurity Graduate Program Advisor required

Total 12 Credits Required