A qualified faculty member teaching this course meets the Cyber Security/Information Assurance (CSIA) program standard and holds a valid, non-expired CompTIA Security+ certification or higher security certification listed on the current Department of Defense 8570 Information Assurance Workforce Improvement Program list.
A qualified faculty member in Cyber Security/Information Assurance (CSIA) meets the program standard through one of the following three routes:
· Possesses an earned master’s degree or higher, from a regionally accredited institution, in information technology as appropriate to the program; or
· Possesses an earned related or out-of-field master’s degree, from a regionally accredited institution, with documentation in two or more of the following:
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- Professional certification (national, regional, or state) in the information technology field
- Two years of in-field professional employment Documented evidence of information technology teaching excellence including date of award
- Documentation of research and publication in the field
- Documented relevant additional information technology coursework beyond the bachelor’s degree, equivalent to 18 semester hours or equivalent subject matter coursework, CEU’s, vendor, or military; or
· Possesses an earned bachelor’s degree, from a regionally accredited institution, information technology or related field as appropriate to the program, with documentation in two or more of the following:
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- Professional certification (national, regional, or state) in the field
- Two years of in-field professional employment
- Documented evidence of information technology teaching excellence including date of award
- Documentation of research and publication in the field
- Documented relevant additional information technology coursework beyond the bachelor’s degree, equivalent to 18 semester hours or equivalent subject matter coursework, CEU’s, vendor, or military.
View the Program Standard here: https://my.ivytech.edu/policy?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0014908