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University of Nevada-Las Vegas · Department of Information Systems (Lee Business School) and Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeOnline

Overview

An interdisciplinary BS in Cybersecurity offered jointly by the College of Engineering and the Lee Business School, combining technical, data and computer topics with the managerial aspects of security, compliance and risk management. The program launched in August 2025 and is listed as available online.

Official program name
Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity
Awarded degree
Bachelor of Science · major: Cybersecurity
Source: unlv.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: unlv.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School
Source: unlv.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location
Las Vegas, NVFor 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
Orientation
Technical and management
Source: unlv.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Required credits
Not verified
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

Dedicated BS in Cybersecurity, listed by the institution as available online.

Degree title names cybersecurity; interdisciplinary program in computers, networks, and risk and security management.

Source: unlv.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: unlv.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Online delivery
Online delivery type not verified
Campus visits (online option)
Campus visits: not verified
Class schedule (online option)
Not verified
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

Curriculum

  • Learning outcomes include risk governance and foundational cybersecurity concepts and skills.
    Source: unlv.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Certification exam preparation

  • Certifications are embedded in the required coursework.
    Source: unlv.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Academic calendar

  • The program launched on August 25, 2025.
    Source: unlv.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Preparing for a certification exam is not the same as earning the certification. We list a certification as included only when the school says the exam or credential is part of the program. Degrees vs certifications

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.
CategoryAmountBasis and year
All students — Undergraduate courses, per credit (nonresident tuition charged in addition)From the school-wide rate table for this level$312.75per creditSource: unlv.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Other published fees

Distance Education Course Fee (online courses)
$34 per credit
Source: unlv.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

  • CyberCorps Scholarship for Service (SFS) – AI Emphasis Service scholarship

    Full tuition and academic fees; annual stipend of $27,000 (undergraduate) or $37,000 (graduate); professional allowance of up to $6,000 per year. · Must maintain a cumulative 3.5 GPA (evaluated every semester).

    Eligibility: U.S. citizen; full-time UNLV student pursuing a B.S., M.S. or Integrated BS-MS in Computer Science, or an M.S. in Cybersecurity, with an interest in AI and/or machine learning; cumulative 3.5 GPA; able to obtain a security clearance.

    Obligation: Work for the U.S. Government in a cybersecurity-related position after graduation for a period equal to the length of the scholarship.

    How to apply: Upload a statement (max 500 words), current transcripts and a resume; selected applicants are interviewed in person.

    Deadline: Applications for spring 2027 are being accepted.

    Source: unlv.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

  • 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) · 2019 - 2030Validated program(s) of study: B.S. in Computer Science with Information Assurance Concentration (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)

International applicants

  • International students are currently eligible to apply only for the online track of the MS in Cybersecurity.Source: unlv.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages and directories below. Last verified October 11, 2026.
  1. NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
  2. DAPIP — NWCCU institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  3. unlv.edu/cashiering/tuition-fees — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026
  4. unlv.edu/cybersecurity/scholarships/sfs-scholarship — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  5. unlv.edu/degree/bs-cybersecurity — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  6. unlv.edu/news/article/unlv-launches-interdisciplinary-cybersecurity-bachelors-program — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  7. unlv.edu/online/state-authorization — Official disclosure page, verified October 11, 2026

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