University of Central Missouri

Johnson County Community College Transfer Program to the University Central Missouri  Dr. Belinda Copus, School Chair
660-543-4930
Cybersecurity, B.S. copus@ucmo.edu
Academic Year 2024-2025 www.ucmo.edu/ cybersecurity

Program Description

The Associate of Arts degree (A.A.) at JCCC is a general transfer degree and partners well with the first two years of most bachelor degree programs. Students who transfer to UCM with an Associate of Arts degree are considered to have met all 42 hours of UCM’s General Education requirements, with the exception of Major/Minor-Required General Education courses and the Constitution Requirement. (See the UCM General Education Program guide for details.) The elective hours within the A.A. allow students to complete additional general education and lower division courses required for specific majors/minors. 

Students who transfer to UCM without a degree (or a degree other than an AA) will have all coursework evaluated on a course-by-course basis. JCCC students not completing the AA degree should refer to the tables in the UCM General Education Program guide for course equivalents and also the UCM catalog for any specific or additional General Education requirements for their UCM program of study. 

NOTE: Courses taken to fulfill General Education requirements may not be taken on the pass/fail basis. 

Students should be cognizant of UCM’s Upper-Level Course Requirement and Residence Requirement, especially if enrolling in more than 60 hours at JCCC. Please refer to the UCM General Education Program guide for details. 

NOTE: The UCM General Education guide can be found at: https://www.jccc.edu/studentresources/transfer/files/transfer-guides/ucmo-general-ed.pdf 

Courses taken at two-year colleges are not applicable toward UCM Upper-Level Requirement. Students are advised to meet with a UCM advisor before taking additional hours at JCCC. 

Program Requirements

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS DEGREE 

JCCC
UCM
Course CodeCourse TitleCourse HoursTransfer CodeTransfer TitleTransfer Hours
Select one of the following:
College Algebra*3MATH 1111College Algebra3
Precalculus*5MATH 1150Pre-Calculus Mathematics4-5
Business and Applied Calculus I*3MATH 1131Applied Calculus3
Calculus I*5MATH 1151Calculus I5
MATH 201Statistics*3ACST 1300
& ACST 3311
Basic Statistics
and Intro to Prob Stat
3
COMS 121Public Speaking3COMM 1000Public Speaking3
+

Course requires a grade of “C” or better. 

CYBERSECURITY MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (45 hours) 

A grade of “C” or better is required in all major coursework

JCCC
UCM
Course CodeCourse TitleCourse HoursTransfer CodeTransfer TitleTransfer Hours
Select one of the following:
Programming Fundamentals 4 CS 1030 Python Programming I
IT Scripting* 3 CS 1030 Python Programming I
CS 210Discrete Structures I*3CS 2400Discrete Structures3
IT 175Cybersecurity Fundamentals* 3 CYBR 1800 Introduction to Cybersecurity
IT 230Linux Fundamentals 3 CYBR 1500 Command Line Environments
IT 238Digital Forensics* 3 CYBR 4850 Computer Network Forensics
IT 239Ethical Hacking* 3 CYBR 4840 Ethical Hacking
Additional requirements for this major have no equivalent at JCCC

 Choose one of the following areas: (13-15 hours)

(Cyber Operations OR Secure Software Development) 

JCCC
UCM
Course CodeCourse TitleCourse HoursTransfer CodeTransfer TitleTransfer Hours
CYBER OPERATIONS
IT 141Introduction to Networks3NET 1060Introduction to Networks3
IT 150Switching, Routing, and Wireless Essentials*3NET 1061Switching/Routing/Wireless Ess3
IT 206Network Security Fundamentals* 3 NET 3068 Network Security I
IT 204Enterprise Networking, Security and Automation*3NET 2060Networking/Security/Automation3
JCCC
UCM
Course CodeCourse TitleCourse HoursTransfer CodeTransfer TitleTransfer Hours
SECURE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
Select one of the following:
Concepts of Programming Algorithms Using C++* 4 CS 1100 Computer Programming I
Concepts of Programming Algorithms using C#* 4 CS 1100 Computer Programming I
Concepts of Programming Algorithms using Java* 4 CS 1100 Computer Programming I
CS 236Object-Oriented Programming Using C#* 4 CS 1110 Computer Programming II
CS 255Basic Data Structures Using Java* 4 CS 2300 Data Structures
SE 3910 Software Engineering No equivalent
SE 4950 Secure Software Engineering No equivalent

CYBERSECURITY ELECTIVES (6-12 hours) Please note courses taken to satisfy the Cyber Operations option or Secure Software Development option do not satisfy Elective hours. 

JCCC
UCM
Course CodeCourse TitleCourse HoursTransfer CodeTransfer TitleTransfer Hours
CIS 204UNIX Scripting and Utilities* 3 CS 3500 C and UNIX Environment
CIS 240Advanced Topics in Java*4CS 4120Adv App Programming in Java3
CIS 260Database Management* 4 CS 4600 Database Theory Applications
CIS 275Web-Enabled Database Programming* 4 CS 4130 Server Side Web Programming
Select one of the following:
Concepts of Programming Algorithms Using C++* 4 CS 1100 Computer Programming I
Concepts of Programming Algorithms using C#* 4 CS 1100 Computer Programming I
Concepts of Programming Algorithms using Java* 4 CS 1100 Computer Programming I
CS 236Object-Oriented Programming Using C#* 4 CS 1110 Computer Programming II
JCCC
UCM
Course CodeCourse TitleCourse HoursTransfer CodeTransfer TitleTransfer Hours
CS 236Object-Oriented Programming Using C#* 4 CS 3110 Applications Programming in C# and .NET
CS 255Basic Data Structures Using Java* 4 CS 2300 Data Structures
IT 206Network Security Fundamentals* 3 NET 3068 Network Security I
IT 141Introduction to Networks3NET 1060Introduction to Networks3
IT 150Switching, Routing, and Wireless Essentials*3NET 1061Switching/Routing/Wireless Ess3
IT 204Enterprise Networking, Security and Automation*3NET 2060Networking/Security/Automation3
IT 223Azure Administration* 3 CS 4610 Introduction to Cloud Computing
IT 257Cybersecurity Operations* 3 NET 2061 Cisco CyberOps Associate
Select one of the following:
Information Technology Internship I* 3 CS 4020 Internship
Information Technology Internship II* 3 CS 4020 Internship
*

JCCC Course has a prerequisite or corequisite.

**

CS 236 transfers to UCM as CS 1110 OR CS 3110. 

Last Approved Mon Nov 10 11:07:56 2025