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A.S. Engineering/B.S. Cyber Security Engineering 2018-19

ADVANCE Program Milestones

  1. Students must take SDV 100 or SDV 101 in the first semester at NOVA.
  2. Students must begin Developmental coursework in the first semester in ADVANCE at NOVA.
  3. Students must take first college-level MTH course and ENG 111 in the semester immediately following the completion of any MTE or ENF courses (excluding summer).
  4. In the first 30 credits, students must:
    1. Complete ENG 111 and ENG 125 with a C or better.
    2. Complete the first college-level MTH course with a C or better.
    3. Engineering students must begin the calculus sequence and complete Calculus I and II with a B or better.
  5. Students must complete at least six degree-applicable credits with a C or better each fall and spring semester.
  6. Students must maintain a 2.5 cumulative GPA

NOVA DEGREE REQUIREMENT SEQUENCE

Credits

Courses

MASON TRANSFER EQUIVALENT

MASON CORE/DEGREE EQUIVALENT
1 SDV Course 1

SDV 100 College Success Skills OR

SDV 101 Orientation to Engineering

 UNIV 100 ELECTIVE
2 ENG 111 3 ENG 111 College Composition I ENGH 101 Written Comm
3 Social/Behavioral Sciences #1 3

HIS 101 History of Western Civilization I OR

HIS 102 History of Western Civilization II OR

HIS 112 History of World Civilization II

 HIST 101HIST 102HIST 125 Western Civ
4 MTH 263 4 MTH 263 Calculus I MATH 113 Quantitative Reasoning
5 EGR 120 2 EGR 120 Introduction to Engineering ENGR 107 DEGREE
6 CST Course 3

CST 100 Principles of Public Speaking OR

CST 110 Introduction to Communication OR

CST 126 Interpersonal Communication

COMM 100

COMM 100

COMM 101

 Oral Comm
7 Technical Elective #1 3 CYSE 101 Intro to Cyber Security Engineering* CYSE 101 DEGREE
8 ENG Course 3 ENG 125 Introduction to Literature ENGH 201 Literature
9 MTH 264 4 MTH 264 Calculus II MATH 114 DEGREE
10 Humanities/Fine Arts #1 3

ART 101 History and Appreciation of Art I OR

ART 102 History and Appreciation of Art II OR

CST 130 Introduction to Theatre OR

CST 151 Film Appreciation I OR

MUS 121 Music Appreciation I

ARTH 200

ARTH 201

THR 101

ENGH L372

MUSI 101

 Arts
11 Social/Behavioral Sciences #2 3 ECO 202 Principles of Microeconomics ECON 103 Soc/Behav
12 MTH 265 4 MTH 265 Calculus III MATH 213 DEGREE
13 Technical Elective #2 4 CSC 201 Computer Science I CS 112 DEGREE
14 Technical Elective #3 3 MTH 266 Linear Algebra MATH 203 DEGREE
15 PHY 231 5 PHY 231 General University Physics I PHYS 160-161-266 NAT SCIENCE
16 Humanities/Fine Arts #2 3

REL 100 Introduction to the Study of Religion OR

REL 231 Religions of the World I

RELI 100

RELI 212

 Global
17 Technical Elective #4 3 CYSE 205 Systems Engineering Principles* CYSE 205 DEGREE
18 PHY 232 5 PHY 232 General University Physics II PHYS 260-261-XXX NAT SCIENCE
19 Technical Elective #5 3 CYSE 211 Operating Systems & Lab* CYSE 211 DEGREE
20 Technical Elective #6 3 CS 222 Computer Programming for Engineers CS 222 DEGREE
21 MTH 267 3 MTH 267 Differential Equations MATH 214 DEGREE

A. S. ENGINEERING DEGREE TOTAL

68

Students must choose one of the following technical emphases:

Aviation Systems, Bioengineering, Control Systems, Computer Network Systems, Data Analytics, Financial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Operations Research, Software-Intensive Systems

MASON DEGREE REQUIREMENT SEQUENCE

Credits

Course

MASON CORE/DEGREE

EQUIVALENT
22 Gen Ed: Written Communication (Upper level)

3

 ENGH 302 Advanced Composition (Natural Science Section) Written Comm
23 Mathematics and Statistics 3 STAT 344 Probability and Statistics for Engineers DEGREE
24 Cyber Security Engineering Core 3 CYSE 220 Systems Modeling DEGREE
25 Cyber Security Engineering Core 3 CYSE 230 Computer Networking DEGREE
26 Electrical Engineering 3 ECE 301 Digital Electronics DEGREE
27 Cyber Security Engineering Core 3 CYSE 325 Discrete Events Systems Modeling DEGREE
28 Cyber Security Engineering Core 3 CYSE 330 Intro to Network Security DEGREE
29 Cyber Security Engineering Core 3 CYSE 425 Secure RF Communications DEGREE
30 Cyber Security Engineering Core 3 CYSE 411 Secure Software Engineering DEGREE
31 Cyber Security Engineering Core 3 CYSE 421 Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security DEGREE
32 Cyber Security Engineering Core 3 CYSE 430 Critical Infrastructure Protection DEGREE
33 Cyber Security Engineering Core 3 CYSE 470 User Experience Engineering DEGREE
34 Cyber Security Engineering Core 4 CYSE 445 Systems Security and Resilience ANDCYSE 450 Cyber Vulnerability Lab DEGREE
35 Cyber Security Engineering Core 3 CYSE 465 Transportation Systems Design DEGREE
36 Cyber Security Engineering Core - Technical Electives 3 Technical Elective** DEGREE
37 Cyber Security Engineering Core 2 CYSE 492 Senior Advance Design Project I DEGREE
38 Cyber Security Engineering Core 3 CYSE 475 Cyber Physical Systems DEGREE
39 Cyber Security Engineering Core 2 CYSE 491 Engineering Senior Seminar DEGREE
40 Cyber Security Engineering Core 3 CYSE 493 Senior Advanced Design Project II DEGREE
41 Cyber Security Engineering Core - Technical Electives 3 Technical Elective** DEGREE
42 Cyber Security Engineering Core - Technical Electives 3 Technical Elective** DEGREE

B.S. CYBER SECURITY ENGINEERING DEGREE TOTAL

130

Denotes a course that must be taken at George Mason University. Please see your Success Coach to enroll.

*CYSE courses are only offered once a year, see Mason academic advisor to create an academic plan.

**For approved Technical Elective courses, please visit –

https://catalog.gmu.edu/colleges-schools/engineering/cyber-security-engineering-bs/#requirementstext

For academic policies and procedures, please see Mason catalog - https://catalog.gmu.edu/policies/

Students seeking a bachelor's degree must apply at least 45 credits of upper-level courses (numbered 300 or above) toward graduation requirements