Western Michigan University · College of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Haworth College of Business

Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeOn campusOnlineABET-accredited

Overview

A 122-credit Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity offered jointly by the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Haworth College of Business, with courses online or in person and a team Senior Engineering Design project for industry.

Official program name: Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity
Awarded degree: Bachelor of Science · major: Cybersecurity
Source: wmich.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: wmich.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School: Western Michigan University — College of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Haworth College of Business
Source: wmich.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location: Kalamazoo, MIFor 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: 122 credit hours
Source: wmich.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

Dedicated BS in Cybersecurity, with courses offered online and in person.

Degree title names cybersecurity; core courses include foundations of cybersecurity, cryptology, cybersecurity data analytics, secure systems programming and secure web applications.

Source: wmich.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 · Online
Source: wmich.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

Capstone

Team Senior Engineering Design project for industry
Source: wmich.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Certification exam preparation

Prepares for CompTIA Network+ and Security+ exams
Source: wmich.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”.

Other requirement: RequiredAll cybersecurity students must agree to the University's White Hat Code of Conduct
Source: wmich.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Other requirement: RequiredComputer meeting minimum hardware and software requirements
Source: wmich.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.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
In-state — Undergraduate resident, 56 or more earned credits, 12-15 credits (flat rate per semester), Fall 2026/Spring 2027From the school-wide rate table for this level	$9,024.50	per semester · 2026-2027Source: wmich.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Out-of-state — Undergraduate non-resident, 56 or more earned credits, 12-15 credits (flat rate per semester), Fall 2026/Spring 2027From the school-wide rate table for this level	$11,494	per semester · 2026-2027Source: wmich.edu · verified October 11, 2026
In-state — Undergraduate resident, 55 or fewer earned credits, 12-15 credits (flat rate per semester), Fall 2026/Spring 2027From the school-wide rate table for this level	$8,226	per semester · 2026-2027Source: wmich.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

Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

ABET program accreditation

Accredited by ABET — listed as “Cybersecurity (Bachelor of Science), CAC” · since October 1, 2022Source: amspub.abet.org · verified October 11, 2026

NSA CAE designation (school)

The school does not appear in the official NCAE-C directory as of our last check.

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)

Not verified — check the school's state authorization page before applying from outside Michigan.

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.

ABET accredited-program database (amspub.abet.org) — Accreditor directory, 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
wmich.edu/cybersecurity/programs/bachelor — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
wmich.edu/finaid/cost-of-attendance — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026

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