Suggested Cybersecurity (CS) Four-Year Academic Plan

Students should use Academic Planning on the mySXU portal to schedule courses and track degree progress, following consultation with their academic advisor.

Please consult with your academic advisor prior to course selection.

Freshman	Fall	Credit Hours	Spring	Credit Hours
Courses required in the major are in bold	TS 100: Transitions FYS 175: First Year Seminar ENGL 120: Rhetoric and Writing MATH 112 CMPSC 112: Survey of Computer Science	1 3 3 3 3	PHIL 140: The Examined Life COMM 101: Speech Fundamentals CMPSC 200: Virtual Worlds MATH 200 General Education Social Science	3 3 4 3 3
Sophomore	Fall	Credit Hours	Spring	Credit Hours
Courses required in the major are in bold	CMPSC 202: Programming I CMPSC 255: Intro to Networks General Education History General Education Science Elective MATH 135	4 3 3 3 4	CMPSC 203: Programming II CMPSC 281: Cybersecurity I General Education Arts and Humanities General Education Physical Science with lab General Elective	4 3 3 3 3
Junior	Fall	Credit Hours	Spring	Credit Hours
Courses required in the major are in the bold	CMPSC 311: Data Structures CMPSC 282: Cybersecurity II General Education History or Social Science General Education Biological Science with lab General Elective	4 3 3 3 3	CMPSC 345: Computer Systems and Organizing CMPSC 309: Issues in Computing General Education Fine Arts or Literature CMPSC 265: Network Security General Elective	4 3 3 3 3
Senior	Fall	Credit Hours	Spring	Credit Hours
Courses required in the major are in the bold	CMPSC 301: Operating Systems CMPSC 231: Database Theory General Education Diversity Studies CMPSC 285: Digital Forensics	3 4 3 3	CMPSC 390: Software Engineering CMPSC Elective General Education Global Studies General Elective	4 3 3 3