ODU Cybersecurity Degree & Certification Plan

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Undergraduate Goals (Spring 2027)

Focusing on Cloud Networking, Artificial Intelligence (AI), &Machine Learning (ML).

Graduate Goals (2027)

Pursue part/full-time employment and ODU’s MS in Cybersecurity with a Concentration in AI.

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Spring 2026 Course Load (*subject to change):

1. MATH 211: PreCalculus I (prerequisite for AI/ML courses at ODU; taken at VCCS)
2. CYSE 420: Applied ML in Cybersecurity
3. CS 462: Cybersecurity Fundamentals
4. AZ-900 & CySA+ (if time permits)

Summer 2026 Course Load (*subject to change):

1. MATH 212: Calculus I (prerequisite for AI/ML courses at ODU; taken at VCCS)
2. Two of the following: IDS 300W: Interdisciplinary Theory and Concepts; CYSE 301: Cybersecurity Techniques & Operations; CYSE 368: Cybersecurity Internship*
3. AI-900 and PenTest+ (if time permits)

Fall 2026 Course Load (ODU changes to 8-week acceleration sessions):

First Session

1. MATH 316: Calculus II (prerequisite for AI/ML courses at ODU; taken at VCCS)
2. One of the following: IDS 300W: Interdisciplinary Theory and Concepts; CYSE 301: Cybersecurity Techniques & Operations; CYSE 368: Cybersecurity Internship*

Second Session

1. CYSE 418: Enterprise Information Assurance
2. CYSE 425: Cyber Strategy and Policy
3. SC-900 (if time permits)

Spring 2027 Course Load (ODU changes to 8-week acceleration sessions):

1. MATH 316: Linear Algebra (prerequisite for AI/ML courses at ODU)
2. CYSE 462: Networked Systems
3. CYSE 493: IDS Electronic Portfolio Project
4. SecAI+ (if time permits)

Additional Potential Non-Required Electives and Certifications to pursue (*If time permits in my schedule):

1. CYSE 450, Ethical Pen Testing (at ODU)
2. STAT 330 (Probability and Stat for AI/ML graduate-level courses)
3. CompTIA Linux+
4. CompTIA CYSA+
5. Microsoft AZ-900 (Azure Fundamentals)
6. Microsoft AI-900 (Azure AI Fundamentals)
7. CompTIA PenTest+
8. Microsoft SC-900 (Security, Compliance, Identity)*
9. CompTIA SecAI+