Fontbonne University

Program Overview

Your interest in computer science can lead to a successful career in the growing field of Cybersecurity. With our specialized degree, you can find opportunities to achieve your career goals in public and private organizations around the globe.

Clearly no company or government agency can afford to have a serious breach in the security of its computer network. Those who can protect computer systems and networks against hackers, spyware, and viruses are currently in very high demand.

Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity

Fontbonne’s Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity will help you develop the knowledge and experience needed to earn a position as a cybersecurity professional within companies, institutions or government facilities. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment for cybersecurity professionals is projected to grow by 22% by 2020.

Designed by full-time faculty members in consultation with St. Louis area industry experts, will help you obtain the knowledge and experience needed to earn a position as a cybersecurity professional within companies, institutions, or government facilities. Your classes will include a solid base of computer science and mathematics, as well as courses developed specifically for this major, such as Cryptography, Wireless Security, Digital and Mobile Forensics, and Server Security and Maintenance/Troubleshooting. Fontbonne’s emphasis on problem solving, teamwork, and communication skills will serve to make you a highly employable graduate.

Fontbonne’s Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity has been accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission (CAC) of ABET, the global accreditor of college and university programs in applied and natural science, computing, engineering and engineering technology. As a graduate from an ABET-accredited program, you will have a solid education foundation and be capable of leading the way in innovation and emerging technologies and anticipating the needs of the public.

Master of Science in Cybersecurity

Program Highlights

  • Our Cybersecurity and Computer Science Advisory Board includes CIOs from Daimler Chrysler, Bayer and Emerson, as well as senior information security officers from other major St. Louis corporations.
  • Fontbonne is a charter member of GHECC (Gateway Higher Ed Cybersecurity Consortium), a unique collaboration dedicated to help the growing demand for cybersecurity professionals.
  • Experts in cybersecurity are needed now more than ever before. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, cybersecurity jobs are growing by 28 percent, a much higher than average rate.

Accelerated Path Master’s Program

Students applying to an Accelerated Path Master’s Program must:

  • Be a currently enrolled Fontbonne University student
  • Have completed at least 60 credit hours (including CIS 210 , CIS 330 , MTH 120 and MTH 150 with a grade of B or higher in each of these four courses.)
  • Have at least one full semester an undergraduate remaining
  • Possess a minimum Fontbonne cumulative GPA of 3.25

Admission Requirements

Students applying for admission to a master’s program through the Accelerated Option submit an Accelerated Master’s Program Application, which must be approved by the graduate program director, department chair and college dean.

Application can be made as early as the first semester of the junior year, but typically in the third semester prior to completion of the undergraduate degree and with at least one full semester remaining at the time of application.

Students must have completed at least 12 credit hours in the undergraduate major by the time they are admitted into an Accelerated Path.

Undergraduate students admitted to a master’s program through an Accelerated Path must maintain

  • a cumulative GPA of 3.25 and
  • a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher in all of their CIS courses.

Degree and Tuition Policies

Once admitted to a master’s program through the Accelerated Path, students may take up to a maximum of 9 credit hours of graduate coursework (as listed below the major requirements) and have those hours count toward both the bachelor’s and master’s degrees.

Students will be charged at the undergraduate rate and retain eligibility for undergraduate scholarships. For each semester in which they take courses for both undergraduate and graduate credit, students must complete a “mixed credit” registration form that is approved by the graduate program director, department chair and college dean. Students taking courses for graduate credit must adhere to all relevant graduate policies.

Students admitted to an Accelerated Path Master’s Program must meet all graduate program admission requirements at the time they complete the baccalaureate degree and must meet all degree completion requirements of the graduate program.

Programs include:

  • Computer Science
  • Cybersecurity
  • Data Science

Current Fontbonne students may apply for the M.S. in Cybersecurity as an accelerated master’s program. Three 3 courses (9 credit hours) from the following five options can be counted for both undergraduate and graduate as part of the accelerated master’s program from the Cybersecurity, B.S.

  • CIS 405 Principles of Cryptography
    or
  • CIS 535 Applied Cryptography
  • CIS 425 Digital Forensics and Analysis
    or
  • CIS 525 Digital Forensics and Analysis
  • CIS 432 Ethical Hacking
    or
  • CIS 591 Ethical Hacking
  • CIS 437 Secure Coding in Cloud Environments
    or
  • CIS 537 Secure Coding in Cloud Environments
  • CIS 445 Network Security and Management
    or
  • CIS 530 Network Security

University Representatives

Dr. Adam Weyhaupt

Dean, Fontbonne University’s College of Arts and Sciences

Dr. Mary Abkemeier

Department Chair, Mathematics & Computer Science

Learn more at Fontboone University’s College of Arts and Sciences