Part 4 · Program curriculum
Class of 2026 Cyber Science Major: Network Services
2026 Cyber Science Major: Network Services Curriculum
- Dept
- MADN-EEC
- Code
- CYN0
- Short description
- Cyber Science: Network Services
- Description
- Cyber Science Major: Network Services
- Transcript description
- Cyber Science
- Required courses
- 16
- Optional courses
- 1
| Subject area | Description | Credit hours |
|---|---|---|
| Cyber Foundations Track | Choose 6 of 6 | |
| The Cyber Foundation courses are common across the Cyber Science major, regardless of the concentration. | ||
| CS380 | COMPUTER SYSTEMS & ORGANIZATN | 3.5 |
| CS384 | DATA STRUCTURES | 3.0 |
| CS400 | PRO CONSIDERATIONS IN COMPUTIN | 3.0 |
| CY300 | PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS | 3.0 |
| CY350 | COMPUTER NETWORKS | 3.0 |
| CY450 | CYBER SECURITY ENGINEERING | 3.0 |
| AND | ||
| Complementary Support Courses (Cyber Foundation) | Choose 2 of 2 | |
| EE360 | DIGITAL LOGIC W/ EMBEDDED SYS | 3.5 |
| MA372 | INTRODUCTION TO DISCRETE MATH | 3.0 |
| AND | ||
| Integrative Experience for the Major | Choose 2 of 2 | |
| XE401 | INTEGRATIVE SYSTEM DESIGN I | 3.5 |
| XE402 | INTEGRATIVE SYSTEM DESIGN II | 3.5 |
| AND | ||
| Information Technology Disciplinary Lens | Choose 3 of 3 | |
| These courses are common to the Cybersecurity and Network Services concentrations. | ||
| CY383 | SECURE INTERFACE DESIGN | 3.0 |
| CY394 | CLOUD COMPUTING | 3.0 |
| CY460 | CYBER POLICY, STRATEGY, & OPNS | 3.0 |
| AND | ||
| Network Services Concentration | Choose 3 of 3 | |
| The Network Services concentration focuses on building and securing the networks and services that are foundational to operating in Cyberspace. | ||
| CS393 | DATABASE SYSTEMS | 3.0 |
| CS484 | ADVANCED COMPUTER NETWORKS | 3.0 |
| CY392 | NETWORK SERVICES MANAGEMENT | 3.0 |
| AND | ||
| Complementary Support Course (Cyber Elective) | Choose 1 of 5 | |
| LW462 | CYBER LAW | 3.0 |
| MA394 | FUNDAMENTALS/NETWORK SCIENCE | 3.0 |
| MA464 | APPLIED ALGEBRA W/ CRYPTOLOGY | 3.0 |
| PY326 | ETHICS OF TECHNOLOGY | 3.0 |
| XH341 | INTEL CYBER HISTORY | 3.0 |
| AND | ||
| Science Depth | ||
| Cadets may take any Academy-approved science depth choice. | ||
| CH102 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY II | 4.0 |
| CH275 | BIOLOGY | 4.0 |
| PH202 | PHYSICS II | 4.0 |
| PH252 | ADVANCED PHYSICS II | 4.0 |
| OR | ||
| STEM Depth | ||
| Cadets in this major will satisfy the STEM Depth requirement by taking CY355. | ||
| CY355 | CYBER FOUNDATIONS - COMPUTING | 3.0 |
| AND | ||
| Curriculum Requirements | ||
| This section describes how cadets in this major satisfy various curriculum requirements. | ||
| IT/Cyber Requirement | ||
| Cadets in this major will satisfy the IT/CYBER requirement by successfully completing the IT/CYBER content in the core curriculum and CY355. | ||
| CY355 | CYBER FOUNDATIONS - COMPUTING | 3.0 |
| Core Engineering Sequence | ||
| Cadets in this major will satisfy the core engineering requirement with the embedded CYBER Sequence courses. | ||
| Writing-in-the-Major | ||
| Cadets in this major satisfy the West Point Writing Program requirement by successfully completing the writing requirements in the core curriculum and CS400. | ||
| CS400 | PRO CONSIDERATIONS IN COMPUTIN | 3.0 |
2026 Cyber Science Major: Network Services w/ Honors Curriculum
- Dept
- MADN-EEC
- Code
- CYN0H
- Short description
- Cyber Science: Network Services w/ Honors
- Description
- Cyber Science Major: Network Services w/ Honors
- Transcript description
- Cyber Science w/ Honors
- Required courses
- 0
- Optional courses
- 1
| Subject area | Description | Credit hours |
|---|---|---|
| Cyber Honors Electives | Choose 1 of 7 | |
| CS403 | SOFTWARE TESTING & DEVELOPMENT | 3.0 |
| CS485 | SPEC TOPICS IN COMPUTER SCI | 3.0 |
| CS486 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | 3.0 |
| CS489 | ADV IND STUDY COMPUTER SCI | 3.0 |
| PY326 | ETHICS OF TECHNOLOGY | 3.0 |
| XE492 | DISRUPTIVE INNOVATIONS | 3.0 |
| XH497 | CRITICAL THOUGHT | 3.0 |
| AND | ||
| Research Requirement | ||
| The research will normally be accomplished as an extension of a research effort or project begun in an advanced computing course and must reflect individual effort, although it may build on an existing group project. The research must be conducted under the supervision of a member of the faculty and must result in a written paper and oral presentation of a depth and quality suitable for submission to a professional conference. Neither the research nor the resulting paper and presentation need be completed during the same semester they are begun, but must be completed by the end of the TEE period of semester 8. The final written document and oral presentation must be approved by both the research mentor and the Cyber Science Program Director. | ||
| AND | ||
| Grade Requirements | ||
| Attain an APSC of at least 3.0 in courses taken for the core curriculum and an APSC of at least 3.5 in courses taken for the major. | ||