PlusOne with MS in Cybersecurity Program Details
PlusOne with MS in Cybersecurity Program Details
PlusOne with MS in Cybersecurity Program Details
Students may complete up to four listed master’s courses while in their undergraduate program. Up to four will be applied to both the undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
Undergraduate Course Requirement
- Cybersecurity Elective
- CS 4170 The Law, Ethics, and Policy of Data and Digital Technologies
- Cybersecurity Elective
- Cybersecurity Elective
- CS 4710 Mobile and Wireless Systems
- CS 5770 Software Vulnerabilities and Security
- CS 4740 Network Security
- CS 4770 Cryptography
- CS 3650 Computer Systems
- CS 4500 and CS 4501 Software Development
- CS 3700 Networks and Distributed Systems
Graduate Replacement
- CY 5010 Foundations of Information Assurance
- CY 5240 Cyberlaw: Privacy Ethics and Digital Rights
- CY 5200 Security Risk Management and Assessment
- CY 5210 and CY 5211 Information System Forensics
- CS 6710 Wireless Network
- CS 5770 Software Vulnerabilities and Security
- CS 6740 Network Security
- CS 6750 Cryptography and Communications Security
- CS 5600 Computer Systems
- CS 5500 Managing Software Development
- CS 5700 Fundamentals of Computer
Students may complete up to four listed master’s courses while in their undergraduate program. Up to four will be applied to both the undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
Undergraduate Course Requirement
- Cybersecurity Elective
- CS 4170 The Law, Ethics, and Policy of Data and Digital Technologies
- Cybersecurity Elective
- Cybersecurity Elective
- CS 4710 Mobile and Wireless Systems
- CS 5770 Software Vulnerabilities and Security
- CS 4740 Network Security
- CS 4770 Cryptography
- CS 3650 Computer Systems
- CS 4500 and CS 4501 Software Development
- CS 3700 Networks and Distributed Systems
Graduate Replacement
- CY 5010 Foundations of Information Assurance
- CY 5240 Cyberlaw: Privacy Ethics and Digital Rights
- CY 5200 Security Risk Management and Assessment
- CY 5210 and CY 5211 Information System Forensics
- CS 6710 Wireless Network
- CS 5770 Software Vulnerabilities and Security
- CS 6740 Network Security
- CS 6750 Cryptography and Communications Security
- CS 5600 Computer Systems
- CS 5500 Managing Software Development
- CS 5700 Fundamentals of Computer
Graduate Replacements for Undergraduate Courses
Students may complete up to four listed master’s courses while in their undergraduate program. Up to four will be applied to both the undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
Please note that the below table of classes is not intended to be comprehensive. PlusOne students might complete a Khoury graduate-level course not listed in the table. Please discuss options with your advisor.
| Undergraduate Course Requirement | Graduate Replacement |
| Cybersecurity Elective | CY 5010 Cybersecurity Principles and Practices |
| CY 4170 The Law, Ethics, and Potdcy of Data and Digital Technologies | CY 5240 Cyberlaw: Privacy Ethics and Digital Rights |
| Cybersecurity Elective | CY 5200 Security Risk Management and Assessment |
| Cybersecurity Elective | CY 5210 and CY 5211 Information System Forensics |
| CS 4710 Mobile and Wireless Systems | CS 6710 Wireless Network |
| CY 5770 Software Vulnerabilities and Security | CY 5770 Software Vulnerabilities and Security |
| CY 4740 Network Security | CY 6740 Network Security |
| CY 4770 Cryptography | CS 5120 Applied Cryptography |
| CS 3650 Computer Systems | CS 5600 Computer Systems |
| CS 4500 Software Development OR CS 4530 Fundamentals of Software Engineering |
CS 5500 Foundations of Software Engineering |
| CS 3700 Networks and Distributed Systems | CS 5700 Fundamentals of Computer Networking |
| CS 4700 Network Fundamentals | CS 5700 Fundamentals of Computer Networking |
Admission and grade point average (GPA) requirements
Eligible students: Students must be in the cybersecurity major or a cybersecurity combined major to be in this Khoury PlusOne program. This includes students in a cybersecurity combined major housed in a different college (other than Khoury).
Interested students should meet with their advisor no later than the third semester to discuss how the PlusOne pathway will fit into their academic plan, and when they plan to complete their first graduate-level course for admissions purposes.
Admission requirements
- Minimum 3.0 GPA cumulative and within the major required for PlusOne admission
- Successful completion of a graduate-level Khoury course
- First-year students are not permitted to take their first graduate-level course during the Summer. Please plan to take your first graduate-level course in the Fall semester of your second year, at the earliest.
- Minimum 3.0 GPA required to request enrollment in graduate courses.
- Submission of the online PlusOne Application form
- Academic Advisors will share the link to the online application form with eligible students.
- Application form should only be submitted after the above requirements are met
Progression
Admission into the PlusOne program does not guarantee admission into the master’s program upon graduation at the bachelor’s level. In order to continue in the PlusOne program, students must maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA and earn a cumulative 3.0 GPA in all graduate-level Khoury courses
Students admitted into the PlusOne program maintain undergraduate-level standing and must continue to request admission into graduate courses each term. Undergraduate enrollment in graduate coursework is limited to one graduate course per semester, with a limit of four graduate courses total during the undergraduate degree (a withdrawal will be counted as one of the four courses). Placement is not guaranteed.
Additional program notes
- Students in the program should be in regular contact with their undergraduate academic advisor to ensure proper planning.
- Students may complete up to four graduate (master’s) courses as an undergraduate. Only one graduate course may be completed per semester. The remaining required courses must be completed as a master’s student (post-bachelor’s graduation).
- Students entering a graduate program via the PlusOne pathway are not eligible for the Double Husky Scholarship. If you have additional questions related to tuition or scholarship eligibility, please reach out to Student Financial Services.
Students may complete up to four listed master’s courses while in their undergraduate program. Up to four will be applied to both the undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
Undergraduate Course Requirement
- Cybersecurity Elective
- CS 4170 The Law, Ethics, and Policy of Data and Digital Technologies
- Cybersecurity Elective
- Cybersecurity Elective
- CS 4710 Mobile and Wireless Systems
- CS 5770 Software Vulnerabilities and Security
- CS 4740 Network Security
- CS 4770 Cryptography
- CS 3650 Computer Systems
- CS 4500 and CS 4501 Software Development
- CS 3700 Networks and Distributed Systems
Graduate Replacement
- CY 5010 Foundations of Information Assurance
- CY 5240 Cyberlaw: Privacy Ethics and Digital Rights
- CY 5200 Security Risk Management and Assessment
- CY 5210 and CY 5211 Information System Forensics
- CS 6710 Wireless Network
- CS 5770 Software Vulnerabilities and Security
- CS 6740 Network Security
- CS 6750 Cryptography and Communications Security
- CS 5600 Computer Systems
- CS 5500 Managing Software Development
- CS 5700 Fundamentals of Computer
Students may complete up to four listed master’s courses while in their undergraduate program. Up to four will be applied to both the undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
Undergraduate Course Requirement
- Cybersecurity Elective
- CS 4170 The Law, Ethics, and Policy of Data and Digital Technologies
- Cybersecurity Elective
- Cybersecurity Elective
- CS 4710 Mobile and Wireless Systems
- CS 5770 Software Vulnerabilities and Security
- CS 4740 Network Security
- CS 4770 Cryptography
- CS 3650 Computer Systems
- CS 4500 and CS 4501 Software Development
- CS 3700 Networks and Distributed Systems
Graduate Replacement
- CY 5010 Foundations of Information Assurance
- CY 5240 Cyberlaw: Privacy Ethics and Digital Rights
- CY 5200 Security Risk Management and Assessment
- CY 5210 and CY 5211 Information System Forensics
- CS 6710 Wireless Network
- CS 5770 Software Vulnerabilities and Security
- CS 6740 Network Security
- CS 6750 Cryptography and Communications Security
- CS 5600 Computer Systems
- CS 5500 Managing Software Development
- CS 5700 Fundamentals of Computer
Graduate Replacements for Undergraduate Courses
Students may complete up to four listed master’s courses while in their undergraduate program. Up to four will be applied to both the undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
Please note that the below table of classes is not intended to be comprehensive. PlusOne students might complete a Khoury graduate-level course not listed in the table. Please discuss options with your advisor.
| Undergraduate Course Requirement | Graduate Replacement |
| Cybersecurity Elective | CY 5010 Cybersecurity Principles and Practices |
| CY 4170 The Law, Ethics, and Potdcy of Data and Digital Technologies | CY 5240 Cyberlaw: Privacy Ethics and Digital Rights |
| Cybersecurity Elective | CY 5200 Security Risk Management and Assessment |
| Cybersecurity Elective | CY 5210 and CY 5211 Information System Forensics |
| CS 4710 Mobile and Wireless Systems | CS 6710 Wireless Network |
| CY 5770 Software Vulnerabilities and Security | CY 5770 Software Vulnerabilities and Security |
| CY 4740 Network Security | CY 6740 Network Security |
| CY 4770 Cryptography | CS 5120 Applied Cryptography |
| CS 3650 Computer Systems | CS 5600 Computer Systems |
| CS 4500 Software Development OR CS 4530 Fundamentals of Software Engineering |
CS 5500 Foundations of Software Engineering |
| CS 3700 Networks and Distributed Systems | CS 5700 Fundamentals of Computer Networking |
| CS 4700 Network Fundamentals | CS 5700 Fundamentals of Computer Networking |
Admission and grade point average (GPA) requirements
Eligible students: Students must be in the cybersecurity major or a cybersecurity combined major to be in this Khoury PlusOne program. This includes students in a cybersecurity combined major housed in a different college (other than Khoury).
Interested students should meet with their advisor no later than the third semester to discuss how the PlusOne pathway will fit into their academic plan, and when they plan to complete their first graduate-level course for admissions purposes.
Admission requirements
- Minimum 3.0 GPA cumulative and within the major required for PlusOne admission
- Successful completion of a graduate-level Khoury course
- First-year students are not permitted to take their first graduate-level course during the Summer. Please plan to take your first graduate-level course in the Fall semester of your second year, at the earliest.
- Minimum 3.0 GPA required to request enrollment in graduate courses.
- Submission of the online PlusOne Application form
- Academic Advisors will share the link to the online application form with eligible students.
- Application form should only be submitted after the above requirements are met
Progression
Admission into the PlusOne program does not guarantee admission into the master’s program upon graduation at the bachelor’s level. In order to continue in the PlusOne program, students must maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA and earn a cumulative 3.0 GPA in all graduate-level Khoury courses
Students admitted into the PlusOne program maintain undergraduate-level standing and must continue to request admission into graduate courses each term. Undergraduate enrollment in graduate coursework is limited to one graduate course per semester, with a limit of four graduate courses total during the undergraduate degree (a withdrawal will be counted as one of the four courses). Placement is not guaranteed.
Additional program notes
- Students in the program should be in regular contact with their undergraduate academic advisor to ensure proper planning.
- Students may complete up to four graduate (master’s) courses as an undergraduate. Only one graduate course may be completed per semester. The remaining required courses must be completed as a master’s student (post-bachelor’s graduation).
- Students entering a graduate program via the PlusOne pathway are not eligible for the Double Husky Scholarship. If you have additional questions related to tuition or scholarship eligibility, please reach out to Student Financial Services.
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© 2024 Northeastern University
Khoury Social
Contact Khoury
440 Huntington Avenue, 202 West Village H
Boston, MA 02115
617.373.2462
TTY: 617.373.3768
Khoury Social
Contact Khoury
440 Huntington Avenue, 202 West Village H
Boston, MA 02115
617.373.2462
TTY: 617.373.3768
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