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BS in Security and Risk Analysis — Information and Cyber Security Option

Bachelor'sBSConcentrationOn campus

Overview

A 120-credit B.S. in Security and Risk Analysis whose 30-credit Information and Cyber Security Option includes network security, computer and cyber forensics and information security management. The bulletin notes an enrollment hold at University Park from Fall 2027 and no new students at World Campus.

Official program name
Bachelor of Science in Security and Risk Analysis - Information and Cyber Security Option
Awarded degree
Bachelor of Science · major: Security and Risk Analysis
Source: bulletins.psu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level
Bachelor's
Cybersecurity focus
Cybersecurity concentration — Information and Cyber Security OptionA formal cybersecurity concentration, track or specialization inside a broader degree such as computer science or information technology. The awarded degree is the broader one.
Source: bulletins.psu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School
Location
University Park, PA
Specializations
None mapped from official curriculum evidence
Required credits
minimum of 120 credits
Source: bulletins.psu.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

Formal cybersecurity option inside the B.S. in Security and Risk Analysis. The bulletin lists an enrollment hold at University Park starting Fall 2027 and a hold on new students at World Campus, so it is recorded as a campus program (Altoona, Berks, Harrisburg).

Formal 30-credit option with prescribed courses in network security, computer and cyber forensics and information security management.

Source: bulletins.psu.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: bulletins.psu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Internship
Internship requirement: not verified
Study intensity
Not verified

Curriculum

Curriculum

  • Option prescribed courses include CYBER 451 Network Security, CYBER 454 Computer and Cyber Forensics and CYBER 456 Information Security Management.
    Source: bulletins.psu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Other

Admissions

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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.

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Start dates and deadlines

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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

  • CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service (SFS) at Penn State Service scholarship

    Tuition and fees; annual stipend (undergraduate: $27,000, graduate: $37,000); professional development allowance up to $6,000 per year

    Eligibility: U.S. citizens or permanent residents studying cybersecurity (broadly defined) in bachelor's, master's or Ph.D. programs at Penn State

    Obligation: Work in a qualified cybersecurity position for federal, state, local, or tribal government agencies (or qualified national laboratories / state universities) for a period matching the supported time; summer government internships while enrolled

    Source: sfs.ist.psu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

  • CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service (SFS) at Penn State - stipend Service scholarship

    Annual stipend (undergraduate: $27,000, and graduate: $37,000)

    Obligation: The work requirement time period matches the supported time period.

    Source: sfs.ist.psu.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

  • Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) — 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) · 2003 - 2028Validated program(s) of study: Security and Risk Analysis, B.S., with Information and Cyber Security Option (ICS) (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. bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/information-sciences-technology/security-risk-analysis-bs/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  2. NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
  3. DAPIP — MSCHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  4. sfs.ist.psu.edu/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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