A qualified faculty member in Cyber Security/Information Assurance (CSIA) meets the program standard through one of four routes. 1. Possesses an earned master's degree or higher, from a regionally accredited institution, in information assurance or related field as appropriate to the program; or 2. Possesses an earned related or out-of-field masters degree, from a regionally accredited institution, with documented 18 semester hours or the equivalent of courses beyond the introductory principle(s) level in information assurance or related field as appropriate to the program; or 3. Possesses an earned related or out-of-field masters degree, from a regionally accredited institution, with documentation in two or more of the following: a. Professional certification (national, regional, or state) b. Two years of in-field professional employment, c. Documented evidence of teaching excellence, including date of award, d. Documentation of research and publication in the field, e. Documented relevant additional coursework beyond the bachelor degree, equivalent to 18 semester hours or equivalent subject matter coursework, CEU's, vendor, or military; or 4. Possesses an earned bachelor degree, from a regionally accredited institution, in information assurance or related field as appropriate to the program, with documentation in two or more of the following, a. Professional certification (national, regionally, or state), in the field, b. Two years of in-field professional employment, c. Documented evidence of teaching excellence, including date of award, d. Documentation of research and publication in the field, e. Documented relevant additional coursework beyond the bachelor degree, equivalent to 18 semester hours or equivalent subject matter coursework, CEU's, vendor, or military.

Scores of 460 or higher on each section of the SAT, 46 or higher on each section of the PSAT, or 17 in English, 18 in reading, 18 in math or higher on each section of the ACT can be accepted for your assessment if they were completed within the last four years.A high school cumulative GPA of 2.6 or higher on a 4.0 scale will meet the assessment requirement if this was your final GPA at the time of graduation and if you completed high school within the last four years. You must have graduated with a Core 40, Technical Honors, or Academic Honors diploma or equivalent.If a student does not have previous college credit, an ACT, SAT, or PSAT score, or a cumulative high school GPA that satisfies the assessment requirement, the student will need to take the ACCUPLACER skills assessment. Student scores on the Accuplacer determine which writing, reading, and math classes you'll take first. Students must meet certain scores in order to place into college-level classes.

One week prior to the start of class.