Graduate students must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in course work taken in fulfillment of the requirements of a graduate certificate.

Articulation to Master of Science (M.S.) in Information Technology (Specialization in Cyber Security)

Courses successfully completed with a "B" or higher grade may be transferable into an affiliated Zayed University masters degree program; however, admission into the Graduate Certificate in Information Security program does not guarantee admission into the Master of Science (M.S.) in Information Technology (Specialization in Cyber Security) program.

Subsequently, a student will be required to take 24 additional course credits to complete the masters program. The 24 course credits are to be made up of the following 8 courses: CIT 501 Research Methods, CIT 508 Linux Security, CIT 530 Cyber Forensics, CIT 535 Advanced Cyber Forensics, CIT 538 Small Scale Digital Device Forensics, CIT 540 Database and Enterprise Application Security, CIT 545 Penetration Testing and Advanced Hacking Techniques, CIT 599 Independent Research* or CIT Elective**.

*Graduate students will complete a research component that combines knowledge developed in the courses with a literature survey to investigate a specific problem of significance in the field.

**Elective courses will be added to the Master of Science in Information Technology (Specialization in Cyber Security) program during the academic year 2010-2011. Courses proposed, but not limited, to include: Advanced Network Security, Cyber Crime and Criminal Behavior, Risk Assessment and Vulnerability Analysis, Cyber Security Project, and Special Topic in Cyber Security.