Jan 27, 2026  
2025-2026 University Catalog 
    
2025-2026 University Catalog

Cybersecurity and Trusted Systems, MS (Indianapolis)

Location(s): Indianapolis


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About the Program


Program Requirements - Non-Thesis/Coursework Only & Directed Project Track


30 Credits Required

Required Courses (18 credits)


Statistics or Quantitative Methods Course (3 credits)


Electives (9 or 12 credits)*


Elective courses must be approved by the student’s committee.

*Directed Project MS students should take 9 credits of electives. Non-thesis MS/coursework only students should take 12 credits of electives.

Directed Project Course (3 credits)


Only required for Directed Project MS students.

GPA Requirements


All courses must be taken for regular A-F grades. The only exceptions are CIT/CNIT 59800 (directed project), which are graded on a Satisfactory/No Satisfactory (S/NS) basis.

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