School of Computer and Information Sciences


Additional Admission Requirements for the Certificate Program in Information Security (MCIS)

This program is designed for students with undergraduate majors in computer science, information systems, engineering, mathematics, or physics. Applicants must have knowledge of data structures and algorithms, assembly language and computer architecture, structured programming in a modern high-level language, and discrete mathematics. Applicants who do not have an adequate background may be required to take one or more of the following 500-level graduate courses during the first two terms of the student’s program. These are in addition to the required credit hours at the 600 level. Courses at the 500 level, when required, must be completed prior to taking courses at the 600 level; however some exceptions may be permitted by the program director. MCIS 501 is prerequisite to MCIS 503.

        MCIS 500  Assembly Language and Architecture
        MCIS 501  Java Programming Language
        MCIS 502  Mathematics in Computing
        MCIS 503  Data Structures and Algorithms

           






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