Admission to Program
After a student has 60-90 hours in the Computer Science B.S. program, they will be eligible to apply to the Double Dawgs (B.S./M.S.) pathway program.
Students with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher and completed the following courses or equivalent with a C grade or better will be eligible for admission to the Double Dawgs program:
CSCI 1302 Software Development, CSCI 2670 Introduction to Theory of Computing, CSCI 2720 Data Structures, MATH 2250 Calculus I.
Students who are currently enrolled in CSCI 2670 Theory and CSCI 2720 Data Structures can also apply. Admissions to the pathway for students who have not yet completed CSCI 2670 and CSCI 2720 will be considered on a case-by-case basis by a faculty admissions committee. Students who have not yet completed these courses and are denied admission will be encouraged to try again after completing the courses.
It is recommended that students apply to the pathway in the fall semester of their third year.
All students interested in applying directly for Computer Science BS/MS in Cybersecurity and Privacy pathway must apply on Athena and online by the stated deadline: https://cs.uga.edu/pathways-application .
Curriculum
Graduate-level courses that may be used to satisfy undergraduate and graduate program requirements.
CSCI 6250, Cyber Security (4 hours)
CSCI 6260, Data Security and Privacy (4 hours)
CSCI 6270, Introduction to Computer Forensics (4 hours)
CSCI 6760, Computer Networks (4 hours)
CSCI 6730, Operating Systems (4 hours)
Additional requirements that are unique to this Double Dawgs program:
Fifth-year students must take at least 12 hours of CSCI graduate student only coursework, must additionally complete 14-16 hours of elective coursework related to Cybersecurity and Privacy and must register for CSCI 7200 Master's Project for at least 3 hours of credit while working on research.
=== General requirements without area of emphasis ===
Required Courses (12 credit hours):
CSCI 6250 – Cybersecurity (4)
Two courses among the following four (8 credit hours):
CSCI 6730 – Operating Systems (4)
CSCI 8245 – Secure Programming (4)
CSCI 6760 – Computer Networks (4)
CSCI 6260 – Data Security and Privacy (4)
Elective Courses (15-16 credit hours):
CSCI 6270, Introduction to Computer Forensics (4)
CSCI 8240, Software Security and Cyber Forensics (4)
CSCI 8245, Secure Programming (4)
CSCI 8250, Advanced Cyber Security (4)
CSCI 8260, Computer Network Attacks and Defenses (4)
CSCI 8265, Trustworthy Machine Learning (4)
CSCI 8960, Privacy-Preserving Data Analysis (4)
CSCI 8965, Internet of Things Security (4)
MATH 6450, Cryptology and Computational Number Theory (3)
=== Area of Emphasis on Systems and Software Security ===
Required Courses (12 credit hours):
• CSCI 6250 – Cybersecurity (4)
• CSCI 6730 - Operating Systems (4)
• CSCI 8245 – Secure Programming (4)
Elective Courses (15-16 credit hours):
• CSCI 8240, Software Security and Cyber Forensics (4)
• CSCI 8250, Advanced Cyber Security (4)
• CSCI 8965, Internet of Things Security (4)
• CSCI 6270, Introduction to Computer Forensics (4)
• CSCI 8260, Computer Network Attacks and Defenses (4)
• MATH 6450, Cryptology and Computational Number Theory (3)
=== Area of Emphasis on Network Security and Data Privacy ===
Required Courses (12 credit hours):
• CSCI 6250 – Cybersecurity (4)
• CSCI 6760 – Computer Networks (4)
• CSCI 6260 – Data Security and Privacy (4)
Elective Courses (15-16 credit hours):
• CSCI 8260, Computer Network Attacks and Defenses (4)
• CSCI 8265, Trustworthy Machine Learning (4)
• CSCI 8960, Privacy-Preserving Data Analysis (4)
• MATH 6450, Cryptology and Computational Number Theory (3)
• CSCI 6270, Introduction to Computer Forensics (4)
• CSCI 8240, Software Security and Cyber Forensics (4)
Admission to Graduate Program
Acceptance to the pathway does not guarantee acceptance into the graduate program. For that, a separate application to the Graduate School is needed. Admission to the graduate program is competitive and requires completion of the bachelor’s degree with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, a GRE score of 285, three letters of recommendation, a personal statement and a resume.
It is recommended that students apply to the graduate program early in the spring semester of their fourth year.
For more information on pursuing this graduate degree, please visit the School of Computing website at https://computing.uga.edu/master-science-cybersecurity-and-privacy.