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Cybersecurity Fundamentals I

11-12 Credit Hours

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This certificate provides students with opportunities for an entry-level career in cybersecurity or to augment their education with a better understanding of the cybersecurity discipline. It is the first of two stackable certificates that together complete a Technical Certificate in Cybersecurity Fundamentals. The certificate may be earned independent of a degree program.


To earn the Cybersecurity Fundamentals I CP, a student must complete 1 Computer Programming course, 1 Cybersecurity course, 1 System Security course, and 1 Technology Ethics course. Options for courses that satisfy this requirement at the various University of Arkansas campuses are:


Computer Programming: (3 hours)

  • UALR: CPSC 1370 (Computing Essentials)
  • UACCB: CIS 1003 (Intro to Computers)
  • UAHT: CISS 1013 (Intro to Computers)
  • UACCM: CIS 1013 (Intro to Computers)
  • UALR: CPSC 1375 (Programming I)
  • UACCB: CIS 2153 (Fundamentals of Programming)
  • UAHT: CISS 1213 (Concepts of Coding)
  • UACCM: CIS 1133 (Intro to Computer Programming Logic and Language)
  • UALR: IFSC 2300 (Object Oriented Technology)
  • UALR: BINS 4312 (Object Oriented Programming)
  • High School: (AP Credit in Computer Science)

Introduction to Cybersecurity: (3 hours)

  • UALR: CSEC 1310 (Intro to Cybersecurity)
  • UAPB: CSIT 3310 (Intro to Information Technology)
  • UAPTC: CIS 1233 (Foundations of Cybersecurity)


Introduction to System Security: (3 hours)

  • UALR: CSEC 2310 (System Security)
  • UAPB: CSIT 3320 (Tech Security II)
  • UACCB: CIS 2233 (Cyber Security)
  • UAHT: CISS (Principles of Information Security)
  • UAPTC: CIS 2004 (CyberOps I)


Technology Ethics: (3 hours)

  • UALR: IFSC 2200 (Ethics in the Profession)
  • UALR: PHIL 2320 (Ethics & Society)
  • UALR: PHIL 2321 (Ethics & Society: Professional Applications)
  • UACCB: PHI 1003 (Intro to Philosophy)
  • UAHT: PHIL 2003 (Intro to Philosophy)
  • UACCM: PHIL 2103 (Intro to Philosophy)

Cybersecurity Fundamentals

21 Credit Hours

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Learners who complete the CP Cybersecurity Fundamentals I and additional coursework outlined belowI will also complete the Technical Certificate: Cybersecurity Fundamentals. Designed by regional chief information security officers, CyberLearn’s Technical Certificate: Cybersecurity Fundamentals (21 credit hours) ensures that certificate holders will have the skills and knowledge to supplement their education and profession with a basic understanding of cybersecurity.

Requirements for the Technical Certificate in Cybersecurity Fundamentals include:

  • Certificate of Proficiency in Cybersecurity Fundamentals I

Courses to complete the Technical Certificate: Cybersecurity Fundamentals include:

Discrete Mathematics: Emphasizes applications of mathematics in computer science and other areas of modern technology. The topics include mathematical reasoning, set theory, proofs by induction, number systems, relations, directed graphs, trees, and related topics of study (3 hours).

  • UAPB: MATH 3390 (Discrete Mathematics)
  • UALR: MATH 2310 (Discrete Mathematics)

  • Network Security: Fundamentals in network protocols and design, routing, local and wide-area communications and wireless networks. This course will also cover inherent security design flaws and network attack as well as network defense mechanisms, including firewalls, intrusion detection systems and an introduction to secure protocols (3 hours).

    • UALR: CSEC 2324 (Network Security)
    • UACCB: CIS 2503 (Fundamentals of Networking)
    • UACCM: CIS 2303 (Network Security)
    • UAPTC: CIS 1344 (Network Defense)


    Access Control: Covers logical and physical access control policy and mechanisms for cyber systems. Also covers the role of authorization, identification, authentication and monitoring in access control (3 hours).

    • UALR: CSEC 2320 (Access Control)
    • UACCB: CIS 2093 (Network Defense)


    College Algebra (prerequisite for Discrete Mathematics)

Advanced Cybersecurity

29-30 Credit Hours

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The Technical Certificate in Advanced Cybersecurity was designed by chief information security officers (CISOs). Students who complete this certificate will be considered “workforce-ready” in cybersecurity and will be eligible for high-paying jobs so that they can work in the industry while completing the BS Cybersecurity through its multiple, flexible pathways.

Requirements for the Technical Certificate in Advanced Cybersecurity include:

  • Certificate of Proficiency in Cybersecurity Fundamentals I
  • Technical Certificate in Cybersecurity Fundamentals

Digital Forensics

  • UALR: CSEC 3300 (Digital Forensics)
  • UAPB: CSIT 4310 (Network Forensics)
  • UAPTC: CIS 2134 (Computer Forensics)


Incident Response

  • UALR: CSEC 2314 (Incident Response)


Applied Cryptography

  • UALR: CSEC 3312 (Applied Cryptography)

Cybersecurity Governance

9 Credit Hours

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The Cybersecurity Governance Certificate program provides students with a more non-technical career pathway in cybersecurity. This course stacks on top of the Certificate of Proficiency in Cybersecurity.

Courses for the Certificate in Cybersecurity Governance include:

Risk Management

  • UALR: CSEC 4310 (Risk Management)


Human Behavior and Privacy

  • UALR: CSEC 4314 (Human Behavior and Privacy)


Cybersecurity Legal and Compliance

  • UALR: CSEC 4320 (Cybersecurity Legal and Compliance)

Digital Forensics

6 Credit Hours

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The Digital Forensics Certificate program provides students with the knowledge and skills for a career pathway in digital forensics.This course stacks on top of the Certificate of Proficiency in Cybersecurity.


Courses for the Certificate in Digital Forensics include:

Incident Response:

  • UALR: CSEC 2314 (Incident Response)
  • UAPTC: CIS 2014 (CyberOps II)


Digital Forensics:

  • UALR: CSEC 3300 (Digital Forensics)
  • UAPTC: CIS 2134 (Computer Forensics)

Cybersecurity Operations

12 Credit Hours

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The Cybersecurity Operations Certificate program provides students with the knowledge and skills to begin working in a cybersecurity operations center. This course stacks on top of the Certificate of Proficiency in Cybersecurity.


Courses for the Certificate in Cybersecurity Operations include:


Access Control:

  • UALR: CSEC 2320 (Access Control)
  • UACCB: CIS 2093 (Network Defense)

Network Security:

  • UALR: CSEC 2324 (Network Security)
  • UACCB: CIS 2503 (Fundamentals of Networking)


Threat Analysis:

  • UALR: CSEC 3316 (Threat Analytics)


Cloud Security:

  • UALR: CSEC 4312 (Cloud Security)

Software Security

15 Credit Hours

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The Software Security Certificate program provides students with knowledge and skills for career pathways in software security. This course stacks on top of the Certificate of Proficiency in Cybersecurity.

Courses for the Certificate in Software Security include:

Software Security:

  • UALR: CSEC 3322 (Software Security)

Operating Systems:

  • UALR: CPSC 3380 (Operating Systems)

Intro to Computer Systems and Assembly Language:

  • UALR: CPSC 3483 (Intro to Computer Systems and Assembly Language)


Vulnerability Management:

  • UALR: CSEC 4318 (Vulnerability Management)


Malware Analysis:

  • UALR: CSEC 4322 (Malware Analysis)

Data Security

9 Credit Hours

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The Data Security Certificate program provides students with the knowledge and skills for specialization in cybersecurity data protection. This course stacks on top of the Certificate of Proficiency in Cybersecurity.


Courses for the Certificate in Data Security include:

Applied Cryptography:

  • UALR: CSEC 3312 (Applied Cryptography)


Database Concepts I:

  • UALR: CPSC 3375 (Database Concepts I)


Data Security:

  • UALR: 3324 (Data Security)