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Cybersecurity Analyst Certificate Requirements

These courses are required for an online Cybersecurity Analyst graduate certificate.

Graduate Certificate: Cyber Security Analyst

This graduate certificate is intended for students interested in experience as a security analyst.  This certificate program will prepare the student for EC-Council Certified Security Analyst (ECSA) certification.

Admission Requirements

The applicant must meet the School of Graduate Studies’ current minimum general admission requirements as published in the graduate catalog.  Applicants must also meet the following admission requirements for this certificate:

  1. A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Cyber Security, or a related discipline.
  2. Students with an undergraduate degree in an unrelated discipline may be admitted to the program after completion of EE 601 and EE 602 with a passing grade.
  3. A minimum undergraduate G.P.A. of 2.75 (on a 4.0 scale) is required.  Provisional admission may be obtained for G.P.A.s less than 2.75.  This will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

Certificate Requirements (9 Credits)

A minimum GPA of 3.00 is required in the following courses

Course List
CodeTitleCredits
PSYC 522Human Factors in Cyber Security3
CSCI 585Vulnerability Assessment3
EE 672Emerging Threats and Defenses3

The requirements on this page are pulled from UND’s academic catalog and may not reflect future terms. Updates are published annually in April.

What is a graduate certificate?

A graduate certificate is a short series of graduate-level college courses that offer specialized training in a specific industry. UND offers graduate certificate programs focused on education, technology, business, and public administration. You must complete your bachelor’s degree before enrolling in a graduate certificate program.

Graduate certificate courses can sometimes be stacked to meet the requirements for a master’s degree. Reach out to the department for clarification prior to entering a graduate certificate program if your desire is to apply your graduate certificate credits to a master’s degree.

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Prakash Ranganathan
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P 701.777.4431
prakash.ranganathan@UND.edu

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