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2025 Cyber Science Major: Cyber Operations Curriculum


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Subject Area Description Credit Hour
Cyber Foundations Required Courses Choose 6 of 6
The first 10 required courses are common across the Cyber Science major, regardless of the concentration.
CS380 COMPUTER SYSTEMS & ORGANIZATN 3.5  
CS400 PRO CONSIDERATIONS IN COMPUTIN 3.0  
CY300 PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS 3.0  
CY350 NETWORK ENGR & MGT 3.0  
CY355 CYBER FOUNDATIONS - COMPUTING 3.0  
CY450 CYBER SECURITY ENGINEERING 3.0  
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Complementary Support Courses (Cyber Foundation) Choose 2 of 2
EE360 DIGITAL LOGIC W/ EMBEDDED SYS 3.5  
MA372 INTRODUCTION TO DISCRETE MATH 3.0  
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Integrative Experience for the Major Choose 2 of 2
XE401 INTEGRATIVE SYSTEM DESIGN I 3.5  
XE402 INTEGRATIVE SYSTEM DESIGN II 3.5  
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Computer Engineering Disciplinary Lens Choose 4 of 4
These course are common to the Cyber Operations, Cyber-Physical Systems and Machine Learning concentrations.
CS384 DATA STRUCTURES 3.0  
CS403 SOFTWARE TESTING & DEVELOPMENT 3.0  
CS481 OPERATING SYSTEMS 3.0  
EE487 EMBEDDED SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 3.0  
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Complementary Support Courses (Cyber Breadth) Choose 1 of 1
MA464 APPLIED ALGEBRA W/ CRYPTOLOGY 3.0  
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Cyber Operations Concentration Choose 4 of 4
The Cyber Operations concentration focuses on the low-level and technical skills that enable offensive and defensive cyberspace operations. This concentration most closely satisfies the requirements for earning the NSA/DHS CAE-CO certificate.
CS483 DIGITAL FORENSICS 3.0  
CS484 COMPUTER NETWORKS 3.0  
CY385 CYBER ALGORITHMIC FOUNDATIONS 3.0  
CY460 CYBER POLICY, STRATEGY, & OPNS 3.0  
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Science Depth  
Cadets may take any Academy-approved science depth choice.
CH102 GENERAL CHEMISTRY II 4.0  
CH275 BIOLOGY 4.0  
PH202 PHYSICS II 4.0  
PH206 PHYSICS II 4.0  
PH252 ADVANCED PHYSICS II 4.0  
PH256 ADVANCED PHYSICS II 4.0  
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Curriculum Requirements  
This section describes how cadets in the major satisfy the various curriculum requirements.
STEM Depth  
Cadets in this major will satisfy the STEM Depth requirement by taking CY355.
CY355 CYBER FOUNDATIONS - COMPUTING 3.0  
IT/Cyber Requirement  
Cadets in this major will satisfy the IT/CYBER requirement by successfully completing the IT/CYBER content in the core curriculum and CY355.
CY355 CYBER FOUNDATIONS - COMPUTING 3.0  
Core Engineering Sequence  
Cadets in this major will satisfy the core engineering requirement with the embedded CYBER Sequence courses.
Writing-in-the-Major  
Cadets in this major satisfy the West Point Writing Program requirement by successfully completing writing requirements in the core curriculum and CS400.
CS400 PRO CONSIDERATIONS IN COMPUTIN 3.0  





2025 Cyber Science Major: Cyber Operations w/ Honors Curriculum


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Subject Area Description Credit Hour
Research Requirement  
The research will normally be accomplished as an extension of a research effort or project begun in an advanced computing course and must reflect individual effort, although it may build on an existing group project. The research must be conducted under the supervision of a member of the faculty and must result in a written paper and oral presentation of a depth and quality suitable for submission to a professional conference. Neither the research nor the resulting paper and presentation need be completed during the same semester they are begun, but must be completed by the end of the TEE period of semester 8. The final written document and oral presentation must be approved by both the research mentor and the Cyber Science Program Director.
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Grade Requirements  
Attain an APSC of at least 3.0 in courses taken for the core curriculum and an APSC of at least 3.5 in courses taken for the major.