Cyber Security Professional Certificate

Program Coordinator: Peng Li (242 Slay Building; 252-328-9669; lipeng@ecu.edu)

The Cyber Security Professional Certificate prepares graduates for employment in various levels of information technology industry. The skills included in the course work are required to be successful in such positions as information security specialist, network security analyst, and information security manager. 

The cyber security professional certificate program is offered online via the Internet. Students in the program are required to have fully functional computer hardware and full Internet connectivity.

Due to the nature of the advanced skills, the prerequisites of this program include the knowledge of basic data communication, computer networking, and computer operation as evidenced by one of the following: COMPTIA Network+ certification or Cisco CCNA certification or equivalent course work.

The certificate requires 12 s.h. as follows: