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Cybersecurity B.S.

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeOn campus

Overview

A Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity in the College of Business that combines a business core with networking, enterprise security, Linux network security, ethical hacking and security operations coursework, ending in a cybersecurity management capstone. The four-year plan totals 121-122 credits.

Official program name
Cybersecurity B.S.
Awarded degree
Bachelor of Science · major: Cybersecurity
Source: catalog.umt.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: catalog.umt.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School
Source: umt.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location
Missoula, MT
Specializations
None mapped from official curriculum evidence
Required credits
Four-year plan total 121-122 hours; major course requirements 75-77 hours
Source: catalog.umt.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.

Prerequisite courses
RequiredCredit for STAT 216 (preferred) or another listed statistics course with a C- or better before admission to the upper-division major.
Source: catalog.umt.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Why this program is listed

Dedicated Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity in the College of Business.

Degree title names cybersecurity; required courses include Enterprise Security, Linux Network Security, Ethical Hacking, Cybersecurity Operation Center and a Cybersecurity Management Capstone.

Source: catalog.umt.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: umt.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Internship
Optional internship
Source: catalog.umt.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Study intensity
Not verified

Curriculum

Curriculum

  • Required security courses include Enterprise Security, Linux Network Security, Ethical Hacking and Cybersecurity Operation Center.
    Source: catalog.umt.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Lab environment

  • Students use the U.S. Cyber Range on campus.
    Source: umt.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Capstone

  • BMIS 472 Cybersecurity Management Capstone, taken after all upper major core courses.
    Source: catalog.umt.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”.

Technical preparation

Prerequisite courses
RequiredCredit for STAT 216 (preferred) or another listed statistics course with a C- or better before admission to the upper-division major.
Source: catalog.umt.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Minimum GPA
RequiredMinimum 2 — Admission to the upper-division major requires junior standing, completion of the primary lower core and a 2.0 cumulative GPA.
Source: catalog.umt.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
In-state — Undergraduate in-state, tuition and fees, full-time (12+ credits per semester), fall and springFrom the school-wide rate table for this level$9,750per academic year · 2026-2027Includes feesSource: umt.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Out-of-state — Undergraduate out-of-state, tuition and fees, full-time (12+ credits per semester), fall and springFrom the school-wide rate table for this level$34,894per academic year · 2026-2027Includes feesSource: umt.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

  • Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) — 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) · 2017 - 2028Validated program(s) of study: Certificate of Technical Studies in 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

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages and directories below. Last verified October 11, 2026.
  1. catalog.umt.edu/colleges-schools-programs/business/management-information-systems/bs-cybersecurity/ — 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 — NWCCU institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  4. umt.edu/academics/programs/cybersecurity-bachelor/default.php — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  5. umt.edu/student-financial-services/cost-of-attendance/undergraduate-coa/undergraduate-in-state-coa.p — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026
  6. umt.edu/student-financial-services/cost-of-attendance/undergraduate-coa/undergraduate-out-of-state-c — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026

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