The University of Alabama · Department of Computer Science, Lee J. Styslinger Jr. College of Engineering

BS in Computer Science — Cyber Security Concentration

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Overview

The 120-hour BS in Computer Science with a 9-hour Cyber Security concentration chosen from security, cryptography, forensics, software security and network security courses; the concentration replaces nine hours of CS electives and appears on the transcript.

Official program name: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science — Concentration in Cyber Security
Awarded degree: Bachelor of Science · major: Computer Science
Source: catalog.ua.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level: Bachelor's
Cybersecurity focus: Cybersecurity concentration — Cyber SecurityA 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: cs.ua.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School: The University of Alabama — Department of Computer Science, Lee J. Styslinger Jr. College of Engineering
Source: cs.ua.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location: Tuscaloosa, AL
Specializations: None mapped from official curriculum evidence
Tracks / concentrations: Cyber Security
Source: cs.ua.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Required credits: 120 hours required for the B.S. in Computer Science; concentration does not add hours
Source: cs.ua.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

Named Cyber Security concentration in the BS in Computer Science with its own course list, also printed in the catalog.

Formal Cyber Security concentration requiring 9 hours chosen from Computer Security, Computer Comm & Networks, Cryptography, Digital Forensics, Software Security, Software Reverse Engineering and Network Security; noted on the transcript.

Source: catalog.ua.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: cs.ua.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Internship: Internship requirement: not verified
Study intensity: Not verified

Curriculum

Accelerated options

Accelerated Masters Program (AMP) students can take the concentration courses at the 4xx or 5xx level.
Source: cs.ua.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

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 — 2026-2027 Cost of Attendance, tuition & fees, full-time dependent undergraduate, main campus, in-stateFrom the school-wide rate table for this level	$12,718	per academic year · 2026-2027Includes feesSource: afford.ua.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Out-of-state — 2026-2027 Cost of Attendance, tuition & fees, full-time dependent undergraduate, main campus, out-of-stateFrom the school-wide rate table for this level	$36,724	per academic year · 2026-2027Includes feesSource: afford.ua.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.

The NCAE-C directory lists The University of Alabama with a CyberCorps Scholarship for Service program; eligibility, service obligation and the programs it covers are set by the school and the federal program. Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026

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 Research (CAE-R) · 2014 - 2030Source: 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.

afford.ua.edu/cost/ — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026
catalog.ua.edu/undergraduate/engineering/computer-science/bs/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
cs.ua.edu/undergraduate/concentration-in-cyber-security/ — 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

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