Bachelor of Science Cyber Operations

Cyber Operations Major, Bachelor of Science (BS)

The Cyber Operations degree program equips students with the expertise needed to meet the growing demand for cybersecurity professionals. Alongside core computer science courses, students will develop skills in confidentiality, integrity, privacy, risk management, industrial control systems, digital forensics, and adversarial thinking. The curriculum emphasizes hands-on learning and practical application, covering security topics related to data, software, hardware, cybersecurity systems, and emerging threats.

This program prepares students to design and implement secure networks, applications, systems, and critical infrastructures. Graduates will be well-equipped for careers in cyber operations, with program outcomes aligned with the Department of Defense Cybersecurity Workforce Roles, addressing the critical need to safeguard national security.

Exam Requirement: All Computer Science majors are required to pass the Advanced Programming Exam prior to taking courses for which it is a prerequisite. Passing the exam is required for graduation and no exam waivers will be granted for degree completion.

Grade Requirements: As a computer science student, you are expected to maintain an overall university GPA ≥2.3. Each computer science course and cybersecurity course must be completed with a minimum grade ≥C+. All supporting courses required by the department must be completed with a minimum grade ≥C.

The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits. Individual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.

Courses could be offered in different terms, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

All Undergraduate students are required to meet the Undergraduate Degree Requirements.

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University Graduation Requirements (UGR) and Breadth Area Course Requirements (BACR) courses may be less than 5 credits and additional credits may be required to reach the required 180 total credits needed to graduate.  Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

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Required Electives–choose six courses from the approved elective list.

University Competencies and Proficiencies

English 
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning
Placement and Clearance 
Prior Learning/Sources of Credit AP, CLEP, IB

General Education Requirements (GER)

• Minimum Credits—180 cumulative credit hours 
  • 60 upper-division credits (300 level or above)
  • 45 credits in residence (attendance) at Eastern, with at least 15 upper-division credits in major in residence at Eastern
• Minimum Cumulative GPA ≥2.0

Breadth Area Core Requirements (BACR)

Humanities and Arts 
Natural Sciences 
Social Sciences

University Graduation Requirements (UGR)

Diversity Course List
World Language (for Bachelor of Arts)
Global Studies Course List
Minor or Certificate
Senior Capstone Course List

Application for Graduation (use EagleNET) must be made at least two terms in advance of the term expected to graduate (undergraduate and post-baccalaureate).

Use the Catalog Archives to determine two important catalog years.

1. The catalog in effect at the student's first term of current matriculation is used to determine BACR (Breadth Area Core Requirements) and UGR (Undergraduate Graduation Requirements).
2. The catalog in effect at the time the student declares a major or minor is used to determine the program requirements.

Students who earn a BS In Cyber Operations from EWU should be able to:​​​

• analyze a complex computing problem and to apply principles of computing and other relevant disciplines to identify solutions;
• design, implement, and evaluate a computing-based solution to meet a given set of computing requirements in the context of the program’s discipline, utilizing techniques, skills, and tools necessary for computing practice;
• communicate effectively in a variety of professional contexts;
• recognize professional responsibilities and make informed judgments in computing practice based on legal and ethical principles, including local and global impacts of computing solutions on individuals, organizations, and society;
• function effectively as a member or leader of a team engaged in activities appropriate to the program’s discipline;
• apply security principles and practices to maintain operations in the presence of risks and threats.

Furthermore, the required cybersecurity courses, listed below, align with the ABET Fundamental Topics for Cybersecurity. These ABET topics include:

• Data Security: protection of data at rest, during processing, and in transit.
• Software Security: development and use of software that reliably preserves the security properties of the protected information and systems.
• Component Security: the security aspects of the design, procurement, testing, analysis, and maintenance of components integrated into larger systems.
• Connection Security: security of the connections between components, both physical and logical.
• System Security: security aspects of systems that use software and are composed of components and connections.
• Human Security: the study of human behavior in the context of data protection, privacy, and threat mitigation.
• Organizational Security: protecting organizations from cybersecurity threats and managing risk to support successful accomplishment of the organization’s missions.
• Societal Security: aspects of cybersecurity that broadly impact society as a whole.