Information Security Certificate Program

The Center for Information Security at the University of Tulsa offers certificate program in Information Security at all federal training levels. The program certifies that students satisfying program requirements are trained to the federal NSTISSI 4011, 4012, 4013, 4014, and 4015 standards for Information Systems Security Professionals, Designated Approving Authorities and Information Systems Security Officers, respectively.

Incoming Student Policies:
· Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related area, or
· Declared major in Computer Science or related area and proficiency in C, C++ or Java programming languages, and/or
· Significant industrial, military, or government experience in information technology and/or computer security.

Contact: Dr. John Hale Associate Professor of Computer Science and Director, Center for Information Security The University of Tulsa john-hale@utulsa.edu (918) 631-2745

4011: Information Security Professional

This 18 hour certificate program is available to undergraduates, graduate students and non-traditional students. The core of the program includes CS 4153/6153 (Computer Security) and CS 5403/7403 (Secure Electronic Commerce). Each of these courses is conjointly listed at the graduate level.

Beyond the core, students take two Systems courses – CS 3053 (Operating Systems), CS 4163/6163 (Database Systems), CS 4333/6333 (Computer Networking), CS 7053 (Operating Systems Theory), CS 7513 (Advanced Topics in Database Systems) and CS 7613 (Computer Networks and Distributed Processing) – and two Information Assurance (IA) electives. Students participating in the program must register as such for each Systems course to receive specialized INFOSEC training/assignments in these courses. (An option for working non-traditional students is to demonstrate proficiency in systems areas by passing comprehensive examinations in those areas.)

4011 Certificate Curriculum

CS 4153/6153 –Computer Security                     3 hours
CS 5403/7403 –Secure Electronic Commerce            3 hours
Systems Course 1 (or demonstrated proficiency)      3 hours
Systems Course 2 (or demonstrated proficiency)      3 hours
Information Assurance Elective 1                    3 hours
Information Assurance Elective 2		    3 hours
Total                                              18 hours

CS 4153/6153 –Computer Security                     3 hours
CS 5403/7403 –Secure Electronic Commerce            3 hours
CS 5463/7463 –Enterprise Security Management        3 hours
Systems Course 1 (or demonstrated proficiency)      3 hours
Systems Course 2 (or demonstrated proficiency)      3 hours
Information Assurance Elective 1                    3 hours
Information Assurance Elective 2		    3 hours
Total                                              21 hours

CS 4153/6153 –Computer Security                               3 hours
CS 5403/7403 –Secure Electronic Commerce                      3 hours
CS 5493/7493 -Secure System Administration and Certification  3 hours
Operating Systems Course (or demonstrated proficiency)        3 hours
Database Systems Course (or demonstrated proficiency)         3 hours
Network Systems Course (or demonstrated proficiency)          3 hours
Information Assurance Elective 1                              3 hours
Information Assurance Elective 2			      3 hours
Total                                                        24 hours

CS 4153/6153 –Computer Security                         3 hours
CS 5403/7403 –Secure Electronic Commerce                3 hours
CS 5463/7463 –Enterprise Security Management            3 hours
Operating Systems Course (or demonstrated proficiency)  3 hours
Database Systems Course (or demonstrated proficiency)   3 hours
Network Systems Course (or demonstrated proficiency)    3 hours
Information Assurance Elective 1                        3 hours
Information Assurance Elective 2			3 hours
Total                                                  24 hours

CS 4153/6153 –Computer Security                               3 hours
CS 5403/7403 –Secure Electronic Commerce                      3 hours
CS 5463/7463 –Enterprise Security Management                  3 hours
CS 5493/7493 -Secure System Administration and Certification  3 hours
Operating Systems Course (or demonstrated proficiency)        3 hours
Database Systems Course (or demonstrated proficiency)         3 hours
Network Systems Course (or demonstrated proficiency)          3 hours
Information Assurance Elective 1                              3 hours
Information Assurance Elective 2			      3 hours
Total                                                        27 hours