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Cybersecurity (BS)

The information on the tabs below will help students planning to major in Cybersecurity to choose appropriate classes for their first semester. The recommendations below are for your first semester only, so you may have additional Core requirements, for example, that you'll learn more about during your first semester here. 

Advising Notes

Important Notes for Cybersecutiry majors from Advising:

  • Your ability to graduate with this major in four traditional years may be impacted by your math placement.  If you start in MATH 100, you will either need to take summer courses at Loyola, or you may need to extend your path to graduation beyond four years.   
    • Your math placement will directly impact how soon you can access key courses for your major. Please take the math placement assessment if you do not have ACT, SAT, AP scores, or a final high school transcript that will place you in MATH 118 or higher at the time of your registration.   
  • If you receive a math placement of 161, that means you are eligible to take either MATH 131: Applied Calculus (3 credits) or MATH 161: Calculus (4 credits), two different Calculus tracks. You can learn more information about the differences between Math 161 and Math 131 here. For your major, MATH 131 is the department recommendation as it will be tailored to the math that you will need and will leave more room in your schedule for other coursework. 
  • This is a moderately-sized major in terms of academic requirements and credits. It is unlikely to pair well with a second major but will be manageable to add a minor or study abroad in the future. 
  • Don’t forget to check the AP/IB guide to ensure you know if you have any incoming credit that will count towards your Core requirements. 

 
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The information on the tabs below will help students planning to major in Cybersecurity to choose appropriate classes for their first semester. The recommendations below are for your first semester only, so you may have additional Core requirements, for example, that you'll learn more about during your first semester here.