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2025 Cyber Science Major: Cybersecurity Curriculum


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Subject Area Description Credit Hour
Cyber Foundations Required Courses Choose 7 of 7
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  
EE360 DIGITAL LOGIC W/ EMBEDDED SYS 3.5  
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Complementary Support Course (Cyber Foundation) Choose 1 of 1
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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Information Technology Disciplinary Lens Choose 4 of 4
These courses are common to the Cybersecurity and Network Science concentrations.
CY383 SECURE INTERFACE DESIGN 3.0  
CY384 NETWORK SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING 3.0  
CY394 CLOUD COMPUTING 3.0  
CY460 CYBER POLICY, STRATEGY, & OPNS 3.0  
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Cybersecurity Concentration Choose 1 of 1
The Cybersecurity concentration focuses on the interdisciplinary study of people, processes, and technology to assure operations in the face of cyberspace risks.
CY465 ORGANIZATIONAL SECURITY 3.0  
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Complementary Support Courses (People, Policy, and Law Elective) Choose 2 of 3
LW462 CYBER LAW 3.0  
PY326 CYBER ETHICS 3.0  
XH341 INTEL CYBER HISTORY 3.0  
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Cyber Elective Choose 1 of 9
CS384 DATA STRUCTURES 3.0  
CS393 DATABASE SYSTEMS 3.0  
CY385 CYBER ALGORITHMIC FOUNDATIONS 3.0  
EE487 EMBEDDED SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 3.0  
LW462 CYBER LAW 3.0  
MA394 FUNDAMENTALS/NETWORK SCIENCE 3.0  
MA464 APPLIED ALGEBRA W/ CRYPTOLOGY 3.0  
PY326 CYBER ETHICS 3.0  
XH341 INTEL CYBER HISTORY 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 this major satisfy 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: Cybersecurity w/ Honors Curriculum


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CYS0H Cyber Science: Cybersecurity w/ Honors Cyber Science Major: Cybersecurity w/ Honors Cyber Science w/ Honors 0 1

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Subject Area Description Credit Hour
Cyber Honors Electives Choose 1 of 7
CS403 SOFTWARE TESTING & DEVELOPMENT 3.0  
CS485 SPEC TOPICS IN COMPUTER SCI 3.0  
CS486 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 3.0  
CS489 ADV IND STUDY COMPUTER SCI 3.0  
PY326 CYBER ETHICS 3.0  
XE492 DISRUPTIVE INNOVATIONS 3.0  
XH497 CRITICAL THOUGHT 3.0  
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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.