TRANSFER Advising for Students interested in Four-Year Cybersecurity / IT Information Technology Majors
MC’s Cybersecurity AAS and Cloud Computing and Network Technology AAS degrees are designed primarily to prepare students for entry-level employment rather than for transfer. This is a confusing point for many students who are interested in Cybersecurity or Information Technology (IT) and also want to transfer to schools like UM, UMBC or other traditional universities.
The “Cybersecurity and Related Majors Advising Page” is
located on the MC
Transfer Resources for
Counselors & Program Advisors page)
– under “Transfer Majors” – it describes transfer
options for students interested in transferring to another school to major
Cybersecurity or Information Technology. There are a few direct
transfer options for students who complete the AAS in Cybersecurity shown on
this page. Cybersecurity & Related Majors (PDF)
Another Advising Page is in the works to show transfer options for students who want to study a computer-related major specifically at the University of Maryland. Here is information that will be included on that page – feel free to send this information to students now. It includes information about UM’s new major Bachelor of Arts in Technology and Information Design.
These are the University of Maryland’s computer-related majors, the first two have a Cybersecurity Specialization. Note that UM does not accept NWIT courses from Montgomery College.
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science https://undergrad.cs.umd.edu/degree-requirements-cs-major
Main Campus only.
This is a full Computer Science major – it has a Cybersecurity specialization within the major that is completed in the junior and senior year after transfer; the UM Computer Science degree requires these MC courses at the lower level: CMSC 140 Intro to Programming, CMSC 203 & 204 Computer Science I & II, CMSC 207 Discrete Structures, and Math courses MATH 181 & 182 Calculus I & II, elective MATH 284 Linear Algebra. Most students complete the MC AA degree in Computer Science prior to transfer. This degree involves intensive programming courses throughout. It is a Limited Enrollment Program (LEP) with specific Gateway courses and GPA requirements https://lep.umd.edu/documents/computerscience.pdf Gateway courses at MC: CMSC 203 & 204, MATH 181.
- Bachelor
of Science in Information Science (InfoSci) https://ischool.umd.edu/academics/bachelors-programs/bachelor-of-science-in-information-science-college-park/
Offered at
both Main Campus and Shady Grove. InfoSci teaches students skills in
technical areas such as database design, information architecture,
web/mobile development, data analytics, and cybersecurity alongside areas
of the social sciences, leadership, and the humanities – addressing the
growing and unique need for information professionals who understand
complex social and organizational issues. Info
Science Career Paths
- Summary of MC
Math and Computer Science courses for the Information Systems major: MATH 150 Elementary Applied Calculus or
MATH 165 Precalculus; CMSC 110 Computer Concepts, CMSC 140 Computer
Programming, CMSC243 Systems Analysis and Design, Recommended
Electives: CMSC 135 Scripting; CMSC 201 JAVA; CMSC 201 Advanced
JAVA. Most students complete
the MC
AA degree in Information Sciences and Systems prior to transfer.
- Link to MC to
UM Transfer Agreement showing MC courses to prepare to transfer to
Information Science, UM at Shady Grove; these courses can also be
followed for transfer to UM College Park Main Campus https://www.montgomerycollege.edu/_documents/academics/transfer/umd-is-2017-2018.pdf
- Information
Science BS Main
Campus offers a Cybersecurity
& Privacy Specialization, note that all of these courses are taken after
transfer to UM in the junior and senior year.
- Cybersecurity and Privacy Specialization. Students equip themselves with
human-centered cybersecurity skills and perspectives, and prepare to
launch careers in the cybersecurity field with particular emphasis on
management, policy, and governance-related functions.
- A total of 5 courses are required to complete the
Cybersecurity Specialization – 3 courses are required and 2 are
self-selected:
Required: Complete 3 Courses: INST 364 Human-Centered Cybersecurity, INST 365 Ethical Hacking, INST 366 Privacy, Security, and Ethics for Big Data
Additional - Choose 2 Courses from: INST 464 Decision-Making for Cybersecurity, INST 466 Technology, Culture, and Society, INST 467 Practical Hacking for Policy Making
- Other Specializations (Cognate Areas) within the Information Science major include: Cybersecurity & Privacy Specialization, Data Science Specialization (also offered at Shady Grove), Digital Curation Specialization, Health Information
- Bachelor of Arts in Technology
and Information Design
at College Park Main Campus (TID) https://ischool.umd.edu/academics/bachelors-programs/bachelor-of-arts-in-technology-and-information-design-at-college-park/
teaches students to frame important
problems at the intersection of people and information; to design
solutions for those problems; and to realize, deploy and iterate on those
solutions.
InfoDesign
supports students in their efforts to use technology in the service of the
greater good; to apply and expand their creativity; to develop a start-up
mentality (in which they must try solutions and fail first in order to
succeed), and to engage in rapid development and prototyping grounded by rapid
evaluation and assessment. Students participate in hands-on studio and
laboratory classes in user-centered design, technology development,
problem-solving and cross-disciplinary communication. Graduates may become
designers, planners, technology consultants, project managers, and
entrepreneurs, in such wide-ranging fields as user experience, mobile
development, healthcare, law, entertainment, policy, smart-city development,
libraries, and archives. This innovative curriculum blends theory,
practical skills, and hands-on learning, preparing our graduates to apply their
skills directly and immediately in their careers.
The BA in Technology and Information Design major at UM may require
transferring prior to completing an Associate’s degree because of the
specialized INST courses required in the first two years. https://ischool.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/Bachelor-of-Arts-in-Technology-and-Information-Design-GRADUATION-PLAN.pdf
Students can consider finishing the MC General Education Program and two
Electives prior to transfer:
ENGL 101 (if needed), English Foundation: ENGL 102 or 102, Math
Foundation: MATH 117; Arts Distribution ARTD – ARTT 102 Design
(suggested by MC) or any other course; Humanities Distribution HUMD –
any; BSSD #1: SOCY 105 Social Problems and Issues, a second
BSSD (not SOCY); Lab Science Dist. – Any, Non-Lab Science Dist.
– Any; GEIR # 1 – COMM 108 or 112; GEIR #2 – Arts or Hum or HLTH
see Gen Ed List P. 1; Electives: CMSC 140 Intro to Programming;
CMSC 206 Python Programming.
Choose MC General Education Program Courses from this list: https://www.montgomerycollege.edu/_documents/academics/general-education-program/2022-2023-general-education-course-list.pdf
- Computer Engineering – offered through the Clark School of
Engineering. Complete MC’s Computer Engineering AS degree:
https://appserv3.montgomerycollege.edu/acalog/working/program-advising-guides/409.pdf
You can also feel free to refer students directly to me as I now serve as a Cybersecurity Transfer Advisor (part-time – 1 hour a week) in addition to offering e-mail transfer advising services to students.
Anne
Schleicher, Counselor (Part-time)
Montgomery
College Online Advising Services
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