Cybersecurity of FinTech (Nexus)

Program of Study

Area A Essential Skills
ENGL 1101English Composition I (with a grade of "C" or better)3
ENGL 1102English Composition II (with a grade of "C" or better)3
MATH 1113Pre-Calculus4
Area A Total10
Area B Institutional Options
B1: Select 3 hours of from the following courses:3
Public Speaking
Any Foreign Language 1001, 1002, 2001, 2002
B2: Select 1 hour from the following choices:1
Scholarship Across the Disciplines
Introduction to Servant Leadership
Perspectives 1-hour
Area B Total4
Area C Humanities/Fine Arts/Ethics
Select one of the following humanities courses:3
World Literature I
World Literature II
Comparative Arts 1
The Western Intellectual Tradition
Historical Perspectives on the Philosophy of Science and Mathematics
Introduction to Philosophy
Select one of the following fine arts courses:3
Art Appreciation
Comparative Arts 1
Music Appreciation
Theatre Appreciation
Introduction to the History of Art I– Prehistoric through Gothic
Introduction to the History of Art II– Renaissance through Modern
Area C Total6
Area D Science/Math/Technology
D1: Select two science courses from the following list, taking a total of 7 hours. One science course must include a lab; the other science course does not require a lab.7
Human Origins
Descriptive Astronomy: The Solar System
and Descriptive Astronomy Lab ((lab optional))
Descriptive Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies
and Descriptive Astronomy Lab
Understanding the Weather
and Understanding the Weather Lab
Contemporary Issues in Biology Non-Lab
Contemporary Issues in Biology with Lab
Survey of Chemistry I
and Survey of Chemistry I Lab
Survey of Chemistry II
and Survey of Chemistry II Lab
Principles of Chemistry I
and Principles of Chemistry I Lab
Principles of Chemistry II
and Principles of Chemistry II Lab
Environmental Studies
and Environmental Studies Laboratory ((lab optional))
Sustainability and the Environment
Natural Disasters: Our Hazardous Environment
Introductory Geoscience I: Physical Geology
and Introductory Geoscience I: Physical Geology Lab
Introductory Geo-sciences II: Historical Geology
and Introductory Geo-sciences II: Historical Geology Lab
The Fossil Record
Introductory Physics I
and Introductory Physics I Lab
Introductory Physics II
and Introductory Physics II Lab
Physics of Color and Sound
and Physics of Color and Sound Lab (lab optional)
Principles of Physics I
and Principles of Physics I Lab
Principles of Physics II
and Principles of Physics II Lab
Select the following course:
STAT 1401Elementary Statistics3
Area D Total10
Area E Social Sciences
HIST 2111U. S. History to 18653
or HIST 2112 U. S. History since 1865
POLS 1101American Government3
Select one behavioral science course from the following courses:3
Principles of Macroeconomics
Principles of Microeconomics
Moral Philosophy
Introduction to General Psychology
Introduction to Sociology
Select one world cultures course from the following courses:3
Cultural Anthropology
Discovering Archaeology
Ancient World Civilizations
Language and Culture
Language and Culture
World Regional Geography
World History to 1500
World History since 1500
Understanding Non-Western Cultures
Area E Total12
Area F Courses Related to Major
CYNX 2115Information Technology Fundamentals3
CYNX 2159Fundamentals of Computer Networks3
CYNX 3166Professionalism in the Cybersecurity Workforce3
CYNX 3455Cybersecurity Apprenticeship I3
CYNX 3135Infrastructure Security3
CYNX 4128Penetration Testing Student3
Area F Total18
Total Credit Hours60
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ITDS 1145, though listed under both humanities and fine arts, may be taken only once.

Admission Requirements

There are no program specific admission requirements.

Additional Program Requirements