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Kennesaw State University · Department of Information Systems and Security, Michael J. Coles College of Business

Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeFirst-year entryOnlineOn campus

Overview

A 120-credit Bachelor of Science with a major in Cybersecurity with Systems Security, Network Security and Cyber Crime tracks. The program is offered entirely online, and students in the non-online version of the major may register for on-campus and online courses.

Official program name
Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity
Awarded degree
Bachelor of Science · major: Cybersecurity
Source: kennesaw.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: kennesaw.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School
Source: kennesaw.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location
Kennesaw, GAFor the online option this is where the school is located — not a residency requirement, and not a guarantee that you may enroll from your state.
Specializations
Network Security — formal concentration / track
Tracks / concentrations
Systems Security · Network Security · Cyber Crime
Source: campus.kennesaw.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Required credits
120 Total Hours
Source: kennesaw.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration
Four-year Program
Source: kennesaw.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Start terms
Fall, Spring
Source: kennesaw.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Entry pathway

Full degree from first-year entry. Open to applicants without prior college credit (freshman admission).

Source: campus.kennesaw.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Why this program is listed

Dedicated bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, offered online with a campus-registration version.

The major is Cybersecurity; the program prepares students to protect computerized information systems from threats and manage IT risk.

Source: kennesaw.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
Online · On campus
Source: kennesaw.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Online delivery
Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the institution states no required campus attendance for the online option.All coursework is online and the institution states no required campus attendance for the online option.
Source: kennesaw.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Campus visits (online option)
Campus visits: not verified
Class schedule (online option)
Not verified
Internship
Optional internship
Source: campus.kennesaw.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Study intensity
Not verified

The program page does not say whether the online option requires campus visits. Ask the school before you apply — missing information is not “no requirement”.

Curriculum

Capstone

Accelerated options

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
RequiredNo program-specific admission requirements; admission to Kennesaw State University is required to declare the major.
Source: campus.kennesaw.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.
CategoryAmountBasis and year
All students — Undergraduate Student Online TuitionFrom the school's online tuition table$192per credit · 2026-2027Calculated tuition$23,040 = 120 credits × $192 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: campus.kennesaw.edu · verified October 11, 2026
In-state — Undergraduate Student ResidentFrom the school-wide rate table for this level$192per credit · 2026-2027Calculated tuition$23,040 = 120 credits × $192 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: campus.kennesaw.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Out-of-state — Undergraduate Student Non-ResidentFrom the school-wide rate table for this level$722per credit · 2026-2027Calculated tuition$86,640 = 120 credits × $722 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: campus.kennesaw.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Other published fees

Online Learner Fee (per term, online tuition schedule)
$594 per term
Source: campus.kennesaw.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

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

  • 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) · 2004 - 2027Validated program(s) of study: Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity (POS-CD); MS-Cybersecurity (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

State authorization (online students)

Not verified — check the school's state authorization page before applying from outside Georgia.

International applicants

Not verified for the online option.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages and directories below. Last verified October 11, 2026.
  1. campus.kennesaw.edu/colleges-departments/ccse/degrees-programs/graduate/ms-cybersecurity/index.php — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  2. campus.kennesaw.edu/colleges-departments/coles/centers/cyber-center/about/docs/bs-cybersecurity-flow — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  3. campus.kennesaw.edu/current-students/academics/academic-advising/explore-majors/cybersecurity.php — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  4. campus.kennesaw.edu/offices-services/fiscal-services/bursar/tuition-fees/docs/fy27-etuitiononline-tu — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026
  5. campus.kennesaw.edu/offices-services/fiscal-services/bursar/tuition-fees/docs/fy27-undergraduate-tui — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026
  6. NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
  7. DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  8. kennesaw.edu/degrees-programs/bachelor-degrees/cybersecurity.php — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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