University of Kansas · School of Professional Studies

Bachelor of Applied Science in Applied Cybersecurity

Bachelor'sBASDedicated degreeDegree completionOnline

Overview

A 120-credit B.A.S. in Applied Cybersecurity for students who already hold an associate degree or equivalent coursework, with upper-level courses in information security, network security, cyber defense, vulnerability analysis and security law and policy, completed online and ending in an ITEC capstone.

Official program name: Bachelor of Applied Science in Applied Cybersecurity
Awarded degree: Bachelor of Applied Science · major: Applied Cybersecurity
Source: catalog.ku.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.ku.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School: University of Kansas — School of Professional Studies
Source: catalog.ku.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location: Lawrence, KSFor 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: None mapped from official curriculum evidence
Required credits: 120 credit hours
Source: online.ku.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration: Not verified

Entry pathway

Degree completion program. Requires prior college credits or an associate degree; you finish the remaining credits.

Source: online.ku.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Prior college credits: RecommendedDesigned for students with an associate's degree or equivalent hours; applicants apply as transfer or readmit students
Source: online.ku.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Why this program is listed

Dedicated B.A.S. in Applied Cybersecurity, a degree-completion program offered online through the KU School of Professional Studies.

Degree title names applied cybersecurity; the Applied Cybersecurity Core requires computer and information security, information security management, network security, cyber defense and countermeasures, testing and vulnerability analysis and information security law and policy.

Source: catalog.ku.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
Source: online.ku.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Online delivery: Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the institution states no required campus attendance for the online option.
Source: online.ku.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Campus visits (online option): Campus visits: not verified
Class schedule (online option): Asynchronous
Source: online.ku.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Internship: Internship requirement: not verified
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

Coursework covers computer and information security, network security, cyber defense and countermeasures, vulnerability analysis, information security management, operating systems, computer networks and security law and policy.
Source: online.ku.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Lab environment

Virtual labs, case studies and simulations.
Source: online.ku.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Capstone

The final two years culminate in an applied ITEC capstone.
Source: online.ku.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Other

First-year students who want this major apply through the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences and declare the major when ready for junior- and senior-level courses.
Source: catalog.ku.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

Mathematics prerequisite: RequiredC (2.0) or better in College Algebra or higher
Source: catalog.ku.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 deadline
Rolling admission
The school does not print a year with this date.
Source: online.ku.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Rolling

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.

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

Jayhawk SFS (CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service at KU) Service scholarship
Up to two years of tuition for undergraduates plus professional development, book, health insurance allowances and a living stipend, as printed on the program introduction page.
Eligibility: Full-time EECS students with a 3.2+ GPA pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in the School of Engineering with an emphasis in cyber security, or research-based doctoral students; U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents who meet criteria for Federal employment and can obtain a security clearance.
Obligation: Work after graduation for a Government agency (or, with NSF approval, a State, Local, Tribal or Territorial Government or an FFRDC) in a cybersecurity position for a period equal to the length of the scholarship.
How to apply: The program page states it is pending an update on its status and hopes to accept new applications for students starting in Fall 2027.
Source: sfs.ku.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

Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — 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) · 2009 - 2027Validated program(s) of study: Undergraduate Certificate in Cybersecurity (POS-CD)Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026
CAE in Cyber Research (CAE-R) · 2019 - 2030Validated program(s) of study: Undergraduate Certificate 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

State authorization (online students)

KU lists NC-SARA among the regulatory resources for its online programs and states it must comply with each state's distance learning regulations. Official pageSource: online.ku.edu · verified October 11, 2026

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.

catalog.ku.edu/professional-studies/applied-cybersecurity-bas/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
online.ku.edu/state-authorization-ku-online-programs — Official disclosure page, verified October 11, 2026
online.ku.edu/undergraduate-programs/bachelor-applied-science-applied-cybersecurity — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
sfs.ku.edu/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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