Information Security and Assurance, Graduate Certificate

This graduate certificate program is for students interested in science and methods for ensuring secrecy, integrity, availability, and legitimate use of information systems. The certificate may be pursued concurrently with any of the graduate programs in the Volgenau School.

Graduate certificates may be pursued independently or in conjunction with a graduate degree program. 

Admission Requirements

Applicants must hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution and have earned a GPA of 3.00 or higher in the last 60 credits. In addition, applicants must complete a self-assessment form, which can be obtained from the Computer Science Department. This form provides summary information concerning background and preparation for the program.

Applicants must possess knowledge equivalent to that provided by the following courses: INFS 501 - Discrete and Logical Structures for Information Systems, SWE 510 - Object-Oriented Programming in Java, INFS 515 - Computer Organization Course and Operating Systems, and INFS 519 - Program Design and Data Structures. Applicants must also possess the equivalent knowledge of CS 555 and CS 571, or the prerequisite courses required for the selected electives. 

Certificate Requirements (12 credits)

This graduate certificate program is for students interested in science and methods for ensuring secrecy, integrity, availability, and legitimate use of information systems. The certificate may be pursued concurrently with any of the graduate programs in the Volgenau School. 

The graduate certificate may be pursued only on a part-time basis.

• ISA 562 - Information Security Theory and Practice (3 credits)
• ISA 656 - Network Security (3 credits)
• Two additional courses (6 credits) from the following, excluding ISA 697, ISA 796, ISA 797, and ISA 798.
  • Courses at the ISA 600 and 700 level
  • ISA 564 - Security Laboratory (3 credits)

Students who enroll in a certificate program will receive state-of-the art scientific and practical information in cutting-edge areas. All courses are taught by our distinguished faculty with years of experience in their respective fields or research and practice. As graduate student at Mason you will have access to the vast resources of our library and the open lab facilities in the Volgenau School.

Graduate certificates may be pursued on a full-time or part-time basis.

This information is being provided here for your planning purposes only. For official catalog information, please refer instead to the official George Mason University Catalog Website at http://catalog.gmu.edu.