Program: Cybersecurity, B.S. Sequence - University of Wisconsin Stout - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 13, 2025

2025-2026 Undergraduate Bulletin (Working)

Suggested Four Year Program Plan

Total Program Credits: 120

First Year (29-30 credits)

Fall Semester (14-15 credits)

CS-144 Computer Science I (4 cr.)
MATH-153 Calculus I (4 cr.) or
MATH-156 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (5 cr.)
CNIT-133 Networking Fundamentals I (3 cr.)
ENGL-101 Composition 1 (3 cr.) or
ENGL-101HON Honors Composition 1 (3 cr.)

Spring Semester (15 credits)

CS-125 Python Scripting (2 cr.)
CS-145 Computer Science II (4 cr.)
CNIT-134 Networking Fundamentals II (3 cr.)
ICT-103 Problem-Solving with Information Communication Technologies (3 cr.)
ENGL-102 Composition 2 (3 cr.) or
ENGL-102HON Honors Composition 2 (3 cr.)

Second Year (31 credits)

Fall Semester (16 credits)

CS-244 Data Structures (4 cr.)
MATH-270 Discrete Mathematics (3 cr.)
CNIT-201 Cybersecurity Operations (3 cr.)
COMST-100 Fundamentals of Communication (3 cr.)
Course Selective-1 :
Arts & Humanities (3 cr.) Recommend a RES

Spring Semester (15 credits)

CS-248 Web and Internet Programming (3 cr.)
CNIT-301 Linux Systems & Network Administration (3 cr.)
CNIT-361 Workstation and Server (3 cr.)
ICT-215 Cybertechnology Ethics (3 cr.)
Course Selective-1 :
Social & Behavioral Science (3 cr.) RES or GLP recommended

Summer Semester (1 credit)

CS-449 Cooperative Education Experience (1 cr.) or
CS-498 Field Experience (1 cr.) or
CNIT-449 Cooperative Education Experience (1 cr.) or
MSCS-449 Cooperative Education Experience (1 cr.)

Third Year (30 credits)

Fall Semester (15 credits)

CS-324 Database Systems Manipulation and Design (3 cr.)
CNIT-371 Cloud Computing Design, Implementation, & Security (3 cr.)
CNIT-382 Network Systems Design (3 cr.)
STAT-320 Statistical Methods (3 cr.)
Course Selective-1 :
Social & Behavioral Science (3 cr.) RES or GLP recommended

Spring Semester (15 credits)

CS-358 Software Engineering Principles (3 cr.)
CNIT-383 Introduction to Network Security (3 cr.)
CNIT-391 Enterprise Wireless Design and Implementation (3 cr.)
Course Selective-1 :
Cybersecurity Selective (3 cr.)
Course Selective-2 :
Arts & Humanities (3 cr.)

Fourth Year (27-30 credits)

Fall Semester (15 credits)

CS-480 Introduction to Computer Security (3 cr.)
CNIT-484 Advanced Network Security and Auditing (3 cr.)
CNIT-445 Firewall Technologies (3 cr.)
Course Selective-1 :
Cybersecurity Selective (3 cr.)
Course Selective-2 :
Cybersecurity Selective (3 cr.)

Spring Semester (12-15 credits)

CS-458 Software Engineering Practicum (4 cr.) or
CNIT-490 Information Technology Management Capstone (3 cr.) or
MSCS-351 Mathematical Modeling (4 cr.)
MSCS-396 Applied Cryptography 4
Course Selective-1 :
Cybersecurity Selective (3 cr.)
Course Selective-2 :
Natural Science w/ lab (3-5 cr.)