Degree Contact:
Dr. Susan Vrbsky, Dr. Travis Atkison
Stormi Kerwood (Advisor for Last Names A-K), Hannah Hare (Advisor for Last Names L-Z)
Flowchart: 2025 CYS BS Flowchart, 2023-24 CYS BS Flowchart, 2022-23, 2021-22 CYS BS Flowchart, 2020-21 CYS BS Flowchart
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UA Catalog Listing Degree Works The Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity program at the University of Alabama is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and Program Criteria for Cybersecurity and similarly named Computing Programs.
The Department of Computer Science at the University of Alabama is offering a Bachelor of Science in Cyber Security. This program is designed to provide a rigorous, technical degree that imparts the necessary knowledge, skills, and motivations to protect and defend digital information from attacks. The B.S. degree in Cyber Security provides students with the technical skills and theoretical concepts needed to protect Internet-connected hardware, software and data of computer systems. The B.S. in Cyber Security is comprised of traditional core Computer Science courses, technical Cyber courses, and law/policy/ethics courses. The undergraduate Cyber Security degree program is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission(s) of ABET, https://www.abet.org under the General Criteria and the Cybersecurity Program Criteria.
The University of Alabama Undergraduate Catalog is home to the most up-to-date curriculum and course information. For further information on our programs, please visit the College of Engineering section of the catalog. The College’s Academic Advising Center can assist current students with curriculum information.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
For additional questions about the undergraduate program, contact Dr. Susan Vrbsky or Dr. Travis Atkison.
For our B.S. degree program in Cyber Security, the following set of educational objectives describes what graduates are expected to attain within a few years after graduation.
The Cyber Security undergraduate program, leading to a Bachelor of Science degree, are designed to enable students to