Goals & Future Plans

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Undergraduate Goals

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

Graduation Date ETA: Fall 2026


Summer 2025 Course Load:

  1. CYSE 270: Linux System for Cybersecurity (Application)
  2. CYSE 280: Windows System Management & Security (Application)
  3. CompTIA Certification: Linux+ and/or Server+
  4. True Coders Certification: Full Stack Software Engineering

Fall 2025 Course Load (subject to change):

  1. CYSE 250: Basic Cybersecurity Programming & Networking (Core)
  2. CYSE 300: Introduction to Cybersecurity (Core)
  3. IT 315: Introduction to Network & Security (Principles)
  4. CompTIA Certification: Linux+ and/or Server+ (If not completed end of August 2025)
  5. True Coders Certification: Full Stack Software Engineering (If not completed end of August 2025)

Spring 2026 Course Load (subject to change):

  1. IDS 300W: Interdisciplinary Theory and Concepts
  2. CYSE 301: Cyber Techniques and Operation
  3. CYSE 462: Cybersecurity Fundamentals
  4.  Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900), then Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-900).