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Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeOn campusABET-accredited

Overview

A 120-credit Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity delivered in person with online course options, covering ethical hacking, networking, digital forensics, incident response and malware analysis; qualified students may apply to an accelerated BS + MS pathway after 60 credits.

Official program name
Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity
Awarded degree
Bachelor of Science · major: Cybersecurity
Source: emich.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level
Bachelor's
Cybersecurity focus
Dedicated cybersecurity degreeThe degree itself is in cybersecurity or a closely related security field (information security, information assurance, cyber operations, digital forensics…).
Source: emich.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School
Source: emich.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location
Ypsilanti, MI
Specializations
None mapped from official curriculum evidence
Orientation
Technical
Source: emich.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Required credits
120 credits
Source: emich.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration
Not verified

Entry pathway

Not verified whether this degree admits first-year students or only applicants with prior credits.

Why this program is listed

Dedicated bachelor's degree in cybersecurity (formerly Information Assurance and Cyber Defense), delivered in person with online course options.

Degree title is Cybersecurity; study topics include ethical hacking, digital forensics, incident response and malware analysis.

Source: emich.edu · verified October 11, 2026

We list cybersecurity bachelor's, master's and research doctorates at institutionally accredited US schools — dedicated degrees and formal concentrations, never certificates or electives-only degrees. Eligibility rules

Format and attendance

Formats, online delivery, campus visits, internships and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the school states it.
Formats offered
On campus
Source: emich.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Internship
Internship requirement: not verified
Study intensity
Not verified

Curriculum

Curriculum

  • Study topics include ethical hacking and offensive security, networking, digital forensics, incident response, and malware analysis and reverse engineering.
    Source: emich.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Accelerated options

  • Accelerated BS + MS in Cybersecurity: apply after 60 undergraduate credits with a minimum 3.0 GPA; nine graduate credits count toward both degrees; 142 total credits.
    Source: emich.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the school states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.

Admission requirements: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the school printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tuition and fees

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Tuition for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Scholarships and funding

Awards published by the school for this program or for its level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; service scholarships require government service after graduation. Scholarships & funding guide

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation, ABET and CAE

Three different things: the school's institutional accreditation, ABET accreditation of this exact program, and the school's NSA CAE designation.

Institutional accreditation

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

ABET program accreditation

Accredited by ABET — listed as “Cybersecurity (BS), CAC” · since April 30, 2024Source: amspub.abet.org · verified October 11, 2026

NSA CAE designation (school)

  • CAE in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) · 2005 - 2028Validated program(s) of study: Bachelor of Science in Information Assurance and Cyber Defense (POS-CD)Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026

A CAE designation belongs to the institution and its validated program of study; it is not accreditation and does not certify every degree. Accreditation & CAE explained

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages and directories below. Last verified October 11, 2026.
  1. ABET accredited-program database (amspub.abet.org) — Accreditor directory, verified October 11, 2026
  2. NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
  3. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  4. emich.edu/cet/information-security/programs/cybersecurity-undergraduate/index.php — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  5. emich.edu/cet/information-security/programs/index.php — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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