Florida State University · Department of Computer Science and College of Criminology and Criminal Justice

BS in Cyber Criminology

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeOn campus

Overview

A 120-hour interdisciplinary BS in Cyber Criminology offered by Computer Science and the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice on the Tallahassee campus, with a 52-hour major including computer security fundamentals, cybercrime detection and forensics, and criminology courses.

Official program name: BS in Cyber Criminology
Awarded degree: Bachelor of Science · major: Cyber Criminology
Source: academic-guide.fsu.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: academic-guide.fsu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School: Florida State University — Department of Computer Science and College of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Source: cs.fsu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location: Tallahassee, FL
Specializations: None mapped from official curriculum evidence
Required credits: Total Hrs. Required 120 (major coursework 52)
Source: academic-guide.fsu.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

Cyber crime/forensics degree that combines criminology and computer science; security-specific required coursework is limited to a few courses, so the depth of cybersecurity focus needs review. Included by the owner (bulk decision, 12 October 2026).

Interdisciplinary computer science and criminology major; required courses include CIS 4360 Computer Security Fundamentals, CIS 4385 Cybercrime Detection and Forensics and CCJ 4938 CJ System Responses to Cybercrime, alongside general programming and criminology courses.

Source: academic-guide.fsu.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: academic-guide.fsu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Internship: Internship requirement: not verified
Study intensity: Not verified

Curriculum

Major of 52 hours: 25 hours of required computer science courses, 24 hours of criminology courses and discrete mathematics.
Source: academic-guide.fsu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Capstone

Capstone courses: CIS 4385 Cybercrime Detection and Forensics and CCJ 4938 CJ System Responses to Cybercrime.
Source: academic-guide.fsu.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”.

Other requirement: Not requiredCyber Criminology is not limited access.
Source: academic-guide.fsu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

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

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
In-state — Undergraduate, Main Campus, Total PCH Resident RateFrom the school-wide rate table for this level	$215.55	per credit · 2026-2027Includes feesCalculated tuition$25,866 = 120 credits × $215.55 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required visits or placements, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: tuition.fsu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Out-of-state — Undergraduate, Main Campus, Total PCH Out-of-State RateFrom the school-wide rate table for this level	$855.07	per credit · 2026-2027Includes feesCalculated tuition$102,608.40 = 120 credits × $855.07 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required visits or placements, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: tuition.fsu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

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

NSF CyberCorps Scholarship for Service (SFS) Service scholarship
Scholarships for up to 3 years of support for cybersecurity undergraduate and graduate (MS or PhD) education.
Obligation: Work after graduation for the U.S. Government in a cybersecurity-related position for a period equal to the length of the scholarship.
How to apply: The SAIT page states that SFS applications are not currently being accepted.
Source: sait.fsu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
DoW Cyber Service Academy (CSA) Service scholarship
Full cost of tuition, books, required fees and a stipend: $29,000 for undergraduates and $34,000 for graduate (Master's/PhD) students. · Additional years depend on satisfactory academic progress, internship performance and availability of funds.
Eligibility: 18 or older and a U.S. citizen at the time of application; rising junior and senior undergraduates and graduate/doctoral students.
Obligation: One year of service to the DoW upon graduation for each year of scholarship received, in addition to an internship.
Deadline: Fall 2026 application deadline: February 17, 2026 at noon ET
Source: sait.fsu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

School-wide awards are listed because they apply at this degree level; eligibility conditions apply.

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

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

ABET program accreditation

This program does not appear in ABET's accredited-program database. ABET accreditation is program-specific and optional; the school's other programs or its institutional accreditation do not imply it.

NSA CAE designation (school)

CAE in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) · 2000 - 2027Validated program(s) of study: MS in Computer Science, Cybersecurity Major (POS-CD)Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026
CAE in Cyber Research (CAE-R) · 2009 - 2030Validated program(s) of study: MS in Computer Science, Cybersecurity Major (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.

academic-guide.fsu.edu/node/336 — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
sait.fsu.edu/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
sait.fsu.edu/?page_id=26 — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
tuition.fsu.edu/tuition-and-fees-0 — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026
cs.fsu.edu/why-major-in-cyber-criminology/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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