About This Program
Launch your career in cybersecurity with Kent State's program. Gain the skills needed to protect against cyber threats and secure networks in today's digital world. Read more...
Contact Information
- Lead Faculty: Shawn Golden | dgolden@kent.edu
- Speak with an Advisor
- Ashtabula Campus
- East Liverpool Campus
- Geauga Campus
- Salem Campus
- Stark Campus
- Trumbull Campus
- Tuscarawas Campus
- Twinsburg Academic Center
- Online (any campus above)
- Chat with an Admissions Counselor
Program Delivery
- Delivery:
- Fully online
- Mostly online
- Location:
- Ashtabula Campus
- East Liverpool Campus
- Geauga Campus
- Salem Campus
- Stark Campus
- Trumbull Campus
- Tuscarawas Campus
- Twinsburg Center
Admission Requirements
The university affirmatively strives to provide educational opportunities and access to students with varied backgrounds, those with special talents and adult students who graduated from high school three or more years ago.
Kent State campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas, and the Twinsburg Academic Center, have open enrollment admission for students who hold a high school diploma, GED or equivalent.
Some programs may require that students meet certain requirements before progressing through the program. For programs with progression requirements, the information is shown on the Coursework tab.
For more information on admissions, contact the Regional Campuses admissions offices.
Program Requirements
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major Requirements (courses count in major GPA) | ||
| IT 11004 | SURVEY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | 3 |
| IT 11005 | INTRODUCTION TO OPERATING SYSTEMS AND NETWORKING TECHNOLOGY | 3 |
| IT 11009 | COMPUTER ASSEMBLY AND CONFIGURATION | 4 |
| IT 13000 | APPLIED SECURITY ESSENTIALS | 3 |
| IT 21002 | NETWORK SETUP AND CONFIGURATION | 4 |
| IT 21007 | CYBER ETHICS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | 3 |
| IT 21110 | INTRODUCTION TO ROUTING AND SWITCHING | 3 |
| IT 21200 | ETHICAL HACKING | 3 |
| IT 21300 | INTRODUCTION TO SECURITY INCIDENT MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| IT 22000 | SURVEY OF IT CYBERSECURITY | 3 |
| IT 23000 | INTRODUCTION TO OPERATING SYSTEM SECURITY | 3 |
| IT 24000 | DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING SECURITY POLICIES | 3 |
| Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA) | ||
| UC 10001 | FLASHES 101 | 1 |
| Kent Core Composition | 3 | |
| Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning | 3 | |
| Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Kent Core Social Sciences | 3 | |
| Kent Core Basic Sciences | 3 | |
| Information Technology (IT) Electives | 6 | |
| Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 60 | |
Graduation Requirements
| Minimum Major GPA | Minimum Overall GPA |
|---|---|
| 2.000 | 2.000 |
Roadmap
This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this major. However, courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.
| Semester One | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| IT 11004 | SURVEY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | 3 |
| IT 11005 | INTRODUCTION TO OPERATING SYSTEMS AND NETWORKING TECHNOLOGY | 3 |
| UC 10001 | FLASHES 101 | 1 |
| Information Technology (IT) Elective | 3 | |
| Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
| Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Semester Two | ||
| IT 11009 | COMPUTER ASSEMBLY AND CONFIGURATION | 4 |
| IT 13000 | APPLIED SECURITY ESSENTIALS | 3 |
| IT 21002 | NETWORK SETUP AND CONFIGURATION | 4 |
| Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 14 | |
| Semester Three | ||
| IT 21007 | CYBER ETHICS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | 3 |
| IT 21110 | INTRODUCTION TO ROUTING AND SWITCHING | 3 |
| IT 21200 | ETHICAL HACKING | 3 |
| IT 21300 | INTRODUCTION TO SECURITY INCIDENT MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Semester Four | ||
| IT 22000 | SURVEY OF IT CYBERSECURITY | 3 |
| IT 23000 | INTRODUCTION TO OPERATING SYSTEM SECURITY | 3 |
| IT 24000 | DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING SECURITY POLICIES | 3 |
| Information Technology (IT) Elective | 3 | |
| Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 60 | |
University Requirements
All students in an applied or technical associate degree program at Kent State University must complete the following university requirements for graduation.
NOTE: University requirements may be fulfilled in this program by specific course requirements, please see Program Requirements for details.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Flashes 101 (UC 10001) | 1 | |
Course is not required for students with 30+ transfer credits (excluding College Credit Plus) or age 21+ at time of admission. | ||
| Kent Core (see table below) | 15 | |
| Total Credit Hour Requirement | 60 | |
Some associate degrees require students to complete more than 60 credit hours. | ||
Kent Core Requirements
| Requirement | Credits/Courses |
|---|---|
| Kent Core Composition (KCMP) | 3 |
| Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning (KMCR) | 3 |
| Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (KHUM/KFA) | 3 |
| Kent Core Social Sciences (KSS) | 3 |
| Kent Core Basic Sciences (KBS/KLAB) | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Program Learning Outcomes
Graduates of this program will be able to:
- Demonstrate core competency in cybersecurity-related topics.
- Describe the scope of the information security field and its impact on information technology.
- Identify and analyze security risks to determine potential impacts.
- Demonstrate ability to develop plans to mitigate security risks.
- Identify professional, legal and ethical behavior.
Full Description
The Associate of Applied Business degree in Cybersecurity provides students with an applied approach to information security concepts. With an ever-growing threat to sensitive and critical data in the field of information technology, understanding the impact of security issues on businesses and individuals is critical. The degree program gives students the tools they need to address current security issues including risk identification, security testing and monitoring, and enterprise risk management. Because the degree is built upon a solid knowledgebase, additional topics include networking, hardware and operating systems, Cisco networking technologies, cyber defense methods, cyber ethics, incident management and security policies.