BS in Computer Information Systems — Cybersecurity Concentration

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Overview

A 120-credit Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems whose core includes computer security and information security principles; students may add an optional two-course Cybersecurity Concentration.

Official program name: Computer Information Systems, B.S. - Cybersecurity Concentration
Awarded degree: Bachelor of Science · major: Computer Information Systems
Source: academicbulletins.sc.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level: Bachelor's
Cybersecurity focus: Cybersecurity concentration — Cybersecurity ConcentrationA 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: academicbulletins.sc.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School: University of South Carolina
Location: Columbia, SC
Specializations: None mapped from official curriculum evidence
Tracks / concentrations: Cybersecurity Concentration
Source: academicbulletins.sc.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Required credits: 120 hours
Source: academicbulletins.sc.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 optional Cybersecurity Concentration, but only two courses (6 hours), one of which may be Operating Systems; security content beyond the CIS core is limited. Included by the owner (bulk decision, 12 October 2026).

Optional 6-hour Cybersecurity Concentration (two of operating systems, building secure software, introduction to cryptography); the CIS core also requires Introduction to Computer Security and Information Security Principles.

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

Curriculum

CIS core includes Introduction to Computer Security and Information Security Principles.
Source: academicbulletins.sc.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”.

Other requirement: RequiredFreshman and transfer admission is handled by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.
Source: academicbulletins.sc.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

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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

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

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 Defense (CAE-CD) · 2010 - 2026Published period has endedValidated program(s) of study: Computer Information Systems with IA Specialization (POS-CD)Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026
CAE in Cyber Research (CAE-R) · 2014 - 2029Validated program(s) of study: Computer Information Systems with IA Specialization (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.

academicbulletins.sc.edu/undergraduate/engineering-computing/computer-science-engineering/computer-i — Official catalog / bulletin, 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
sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/engineering_and_computing/academics/undergraduate_programs/computer_in — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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