These requirements are for students who matriculated in academic year 2024-2025. Students who matriculated prior to fall 2024 should refer to the Archives to view the requirements for their Bulletin year.

Bachelor of Science Requirements

Summary of Requirements for the Degree

  1. University Requirements (123 total s.h.)
    • Students must complete all University requirements including those listed below.
    • All undergraduate students must complete at least two writing-intensive courses for a total of at least six credits at Temple as part of their major. The specific writing-intensive course options for this major are:
      SCTC 2396Writing for Science and Technology3
      CIS 4X9X3
    • Students must complete the General Education (GenEd) requirements.
      • See the General Education section of the Undergraduate Bulletin for the GenEd curriculum.
      • Students who complete CST majors receive a waiver for 2 Science & Technology (GS) and 1 Quantitative Literacy (GQ) GenEd courses.
    • Students must satisfy general Temple University residency requirements.
  2. College Requirements
    • A minimum of 90 total credits within the College of Science & Technology (CST), the College of Liberal Arts (CLA), and/or the College of Engineering (ENG).
      • A minimum of 45 of these credits must be upper-level (courses numbered 2000 and above).
    • Complete a one-credit first-year or transfer seminar.
      • SCTC 1001 CST First Year Seminar for every entering first-year CST student.
      • SCTC 2001 CST Transfer Seminar for every entering transfer CST student.
  3. Major Requirements for Bachelor of Science (75-76 s.h.)
    At least 9 courses required for the major must be completed at Temple. At least 8 CIS courses must be completed at Temple.
    Computer and Information Science
    CIS 1001Introduction to Academics in Computer Science1
    Select one of the following:4
    CIS 1051
    		Introduction to Problem Solving and Programming in Python
    or CIS 1951
    		 Honors Introduction to Problem Solving and Programming in Python
    CIS 1057
    		Computer Programming in C
    CIS 1068Program Design and Abstraction4
    or CIS 1968 Honors Program Design and Abstraction
    CIS 1166Mathematical Concepts in Computing I4
    or CIS 1966 Honors Mathematical Concepts in Computing I
    CIS 2107Computer Systems and Low-Level Programming4
    or CIS 2229 Architecture, Operating Systems and Networking
    CIS 2109Database Management Systems4
    or CIS 4331 Principles of Database Systems
    CIS 2168Data Structures4
    CIS 3329Network Architectures4
    or CIS 4319 Computer Networks and Communications
    CIS 3441Software Security3
    CIS 3605Introduction to Digital Forensics3
    or CJ 3506 Cyber-Investigations, Digital Forensics, and the Law
    CIS 4378Computer and Network Security4
    CIS 4X9X3
    Cybersecurity Breadth Requirement
    Select one of the following: 13-4
    CIS 3319
    		Wireless Networks and Security
    CIS 3374
    		Quality Assurance & Testing (F)
    CIS 4419
    		Securing the Internet of Things
    CIS 4625
    		Audit and Compliance for Security and Digital Forensics
    CJ 3007
    		Cybercrime
    Cybersecurity Electives
    Select a minimum of 12 credits from the following elective courses:12
    CIS 3100
    		Special Topics in CIS
    CIS 3203
    		Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
    CIS 3207
    		Introduction to Systems Programming and Operating Systems
    CIS 3211
    		Automata, Computability, and Languages
    CIS 3217
    		Computer Architecture
    CIS 3223
    		Data Structures and Algorithms
    CIS 3281
    		Cooperative Education Experience in Information Science & Technology 2
    CIS 3296
    		Software Design
    CIS 3308
    		Web Application Programming
    CIS 3309
    		Component-Based Software Design
    CIS 3319
    		Wireless Networks and Security
    CIS 3342
    		Server-Side Web Application Development
    CIS 3344
    		Client-Side Scripting for the Web
    CIS 3374
    		Quality Assurance & Testing
    CIS 3381
    		Cooperative Education Experience in Computer Science 2
    CIS 3513
    		Introduction to iOS Application Development
    CIS 3515
    		Introduction to Mobile Application Development
    CIS 3603
    		User Experience Design
    CIS 3715
    		Principles of Data Science
    CIS 3755
    		Introduction to Information Visualization
    CIS 4282
    		Independent Study 2
    CIS 4307
    		Introduction to Distributed Systems and Networks
    CIS 4324
    		Compiler Design
    CIS 4330
    		Current Topics in Information Science & Technology
    CIS 4340
    		Seminar in Information Science & Technology (S)
    CIS 4344
    		Advanced Web Application Design & Scripting
    CIS 4345
    		Introduction to Cloud Computing
    CIS 4350
    		Seminar on Topics in Computer Science (F)
    CIS 4360
    		Seminar on Topics in Computer Science
    CIS 4382
    		Independent Study 2
    CIS 4419
    		Securing the Internet of Things
    CIS 4515
    		Advanced Mobile Application Development
    CIS 4517
    		Data-Intensive and Cloud Computing
    CIS 4523
    		Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining
    CIS 4524
    		Analysis and Modeling of Social and Information Networks
    CIS 4526
    		Foundations of Machine Learning
    CIS 4625
    		Audit and Compliance for Security and Digital Forensics
    CJ 3007
    		Cybercrime
    CJ 3401
    		White Collar Crime
    CJ 3403
    		Organized Crime
    CJ 3404
    		Urban Crime Patterns
    CJ 3405
    		Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Global Security
    POLS 2232
    		Cyberpolitics
    Other courses communicated to the students by the Cybersecurity faculty advisor.
    Mathematics
    Select one of the following: 34
    MATH 1031
    		Differential and Integral Calculus
    MATH 1041
    		Calculus I
    MATH 1941
    		Honors Calculus I
    MATH 2031Probability and Statistics3
    Laboratory Science courses
    Two (2) laboratory science courses 48
    Writing Intensive Course
    SCTC 2396Writing for Science and Technology3
    Total Credit Hours75-76
    (F) - Fall only course
    (S) - Spring only course
    1

    The courses not selected may be taken as a Cybersecurity elective. 

    2

    A maximum of eight (8) credits from CIS 3281, CIS 3381, CIS 4282, and/or CIS 4382 may be used to fulfill Cybersecurity elective requirements. In addition, a maximum of four (4) credits may be taken from CIS 3281 and/or CIS 3381 to fulfill Cybersecurity elective requirements. 

    3

    Cybersecurity majors are required to have completed MATH 1022. They can then choose either MATH 1031, MATH 1041 or MATH 1941.

    4

    Must select within a Sequence for Laboratory Science A and Laboratory Science B. See the Sequenced Laboratory Science list below for the science options.

Sequenced Cybersecurity Laboratory Science Requirements

Biology Sequence
Select one Biology Lab Science A:
BIOL 1011
General Biology I
BIOL 1111
Introduction to Organismal Biology
BIOL 1911
Honors Introduction to Organismal Biology (S)
Select one Biology Lab Science B:
BIOL 1012
General Biology II
BIOL 1112
Introduction to Biomolecules, Cells and Genomes
BIOL 1912
Honors Introduction to Biomolecules, Cells and Genomes
BIOL 2112
Introduction to Cellular and Molecular Biology
BIOL 2912
Honors Introduction to Cellular and Molecular Biology (F)
Chemistry Sequence 1
Select one Chemistry Lab Science A:
CHEM 1021
& CHEM 1023
Introduction to Chemistry I
and Introduction to Chemistry Laboratory I
CHEM 1031
& CHEM 1033
General Chemistry I
and General Chemistry Laboratory I
CHEM 1951
& CHEM 1953
Honors General Chemical Science I
and Honors Chemical Science Laboratory I
Select one Chemistry Lab Science B:
CHEM 1022
& CHEM 1024
Introduction to Chemistry II
and Introduction to Chemistry Laboratory II
CHEM 1032
& CHEM 1034
General Chemistry II
and General Chemistry Laboratory II
CHEM 1952
& CHEM 1954
Honors General Chemical Science II
and Honors Chemical Science Laboratory II
Earth & Environmental Science Sequence 2
Select this Lab Science A:
EES 2001
Physical Geology
Select one Lab Science B:
EES 2011
Mineralogy I (with CHEM 1031 prerequisite)
EES 2021
Sedimentary Environments (no CHEM 1031 prerequisite)
EES 2061
Introduction to Geochemistry (with CHEM 1031 prerequisite)
Physics Sequence 3
Select one Physics Lab Science A:
PHYS 1021
Introduction to General Physics I
PHYS 1061
Elementary Classical Physics I
PHYS 1961
Honors Elementary Classical Physics I (F)
PHYS 2021
General Physics I
PHYS 2921
Honors General Physics I (F)
Select one Physics Lab Science B:
PHYS 1022
Introduction to General Physics II
PHYS 1062
Elementary Classical Physics II
PHYS 1962
Honors Elementary Classical Physics II (S)
PHYS 2022
General Physics II
PHYS 2922
Honors General Physics II (S)
1

Students can choose to mix-and-match the Chemistry Sequence A and B courses. However, they must take at least 1 course from Chemistry Sequence A and 1 from Chemistry Sequence B. Note: Chemistry courses consist of a three-credit lecture plus a one-credit lab.

2

For the EES Sequence, two of the three Lab Science B options require students to take CHEM 1031 as a prerequisite, but EES 2021 does not.

3

Students can choose to mix-and-match the Physics Sequence A and B courses. However, they must take at least 1 course from Physics Sequence A and 1 from Physics Sequence B.

If you have any questions about the curriculum, please contact

Grace Giraldo, director of Cyber Defense and Information Assurance programs, department of Computer and Information Sciences.
Email: mary.grace.giraldo@temple.edu
Phone: 302-740-1779

John Fiore, assistant professor of instruction and undergraduate committee chair, department of Computer and Information Sciences.
Email: jfiore@temple.edu
Phone: 215-204-3357

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