Master of Science in Digital Forensics and Cyber-Security
(Formerly Forensic Computing)
Admission requires a background in computer science with the ability to succeed in graduate computer science, criminal justice and law courses. Computer science or related majors are preferred; however, the minimal computer science background required consists of the following undergraduate courses: two courses in programming, and courses in data structures, algorithms, operating systems, computer networks, and discrete math. Factors favoring admission include an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher, GRE verbal and math scores above the median, a GRE analytical writing score of 4.0 or higher, and relevant professional experience. All applicants are required to submit a resume. Applicants who hold advanced graduate or professional degrees from an English language based program are advised but not required to submit GRE’s. Interested candidates who lack all or some of the required computer science courses may be admitted to CSIBridge, our Computer Science for Digital Forensics preparatory program which leads to seamless transfer to the degree program.