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Software Engineering, MS Cybersecurity Specialization Degree Check Sheet - Capstone
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How to use this check sheet: From the File menu, select "Make a Copy" to enable editing.
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REQUIREMENTCOMPLETECOURSE TITLESEMESTERYEARGRADETRANSFER/ AMP(4+1)ADVISING NOTES
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Core (9)SER 501 Advanced Data Structures and Algorithm Analysis (3) ​​​SER 515 should be taken in your first semester.
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SER 502 Emerging Language and Programming Paradigms (3)​​​
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SER 515 Foundations of Software Engineering (3)​​​
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Required Elective (6)​​​​For students pursuing the cybersecurity specialization, CSE 545 Software Security may count as either a required elective OR as a cybersecurity course, not both.
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Free Elective (3)​​​​See note below. Specializations do not allow for CSE 5XX courses to be used as Free Electives.
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Cybersecurity Area Courses (9)CSE 543 Information Assurance and Security *Required*​​​See note in Cybersecurity Courses tab.
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Capstone (3)SER 517 Software Factory Capstone​​​Must be taken in your last semester. B or better grade required.
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Deficiency Courses?​​​​Deficiency courses cannot be counted towards 30 credits required for degree.
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iPOS Notes:
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30 credits minimum
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International Students: In iPOS (Course Admin > Open Courses), add 1 credit of SER 584 for final 3 semesters in the program to allow for CPT option. Note, 584 credits are in addition to the required 30 credits for the degree.
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See iPOS How-To Guide for assistance with completing the iPOS
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Must be drawn from the approved SER5XX elective courses offered from the catalog, or by taking additional software engineering elective course(s) beyond the required elective options.
Maximum of 3 credits of SE Approved SER 4XX Courses
Students can only take SER 463 OR SER 594: Topics in HCI.
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Accelerated Masters Program (AMP/4+1): A max combination of 15 credits to be used between shared (12 credits max) and reserved.
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