Cybercrime (Interdisciplinary Studies) Bachelor's Military Pathway
Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies
For Catalog Years 2024-2027
This military pathway outlines degree requirements that may be satisfied by military training and experience or exams, as well as requirements that must be satisfied through courses taken at Old Dominion University.
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Requirements Potentially Met Outside the Classroom
Where indicated, a passing CLEP or DSST examination score will satisfy the ODU course requirement.
- CLEP Exams - College Board
- DSST Exams - GetCollegeCredit.com
- ODU CLEP and DSST Credits
- CLEP Preparation - ModernStates.org
A student may forego the CLEP or DSST option and satisfy the requirements by taking the actual courses. If a course is taken elsewhere, check first for transfer equivalency in ODU's Transfer Equivalency Tool.
Prior learning credit is also available in specific situations at a cost of 20-50% of the current tuition rate. Prior learning credit may not be paid for by military tuition assistance (TA). Prior learning credit cannot exceed 60 credit hours.
Lower Division General Education Requirements
| Military Course, Certification, Experience or Exam | ODU Equivalent Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CLEP College Composition (NOT Modular) | ENGL 110C English Composition | 3 |
| DSST Technical Writing | ENGL 231C Writing, Rhetoric, and Research: Special Topics | 3 |
| Instructor, recruiter, career counselor, select specialties | Oral Communication requirement | 3 |
| CLEP College Algebra | MATH 102M College Algebra | 3 |
| CLEP Precalculus | MATH 162M Precalculus I | 3 |
| CLEP Foreign Languages or military linguist or DLIFLC grad | Language and Culture requirement* | 6 |
| CLEP Any History exam | Interpreting the Past requirement | 3 |
| CLEP American or Analyzing & Interpreting Literature | Literature requirement | 3 |
| CLEP Biology | Nature of Science requirement | 8 |
| Subtotal: 35 credits | ||
*ODU’s Language and Culture requirement can be satisfied by three years of a foreign language or two years of two foreign languages in high school. Students whose native language is not English are exempt from taking a foreign language for general education.
Credit for Rating:
- E6 earns SEPS 302.
- E7 earns SEPS 302 and MGMT 325.
- E8 earns SEPS 302, MGMT 325, and MGMT 330.
- E9 earns SEPS 302, MGMT 325, MGMT 330, and MGMT 410.
Department or Major Requirements
| Military Course, Certification, Experience or Exam | ODU Equivalent Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CLEP or DSST Multiple Choices | Elective or General Education requirements | various |
| Current or previous E6-E9 | STEM 251G Computer Literacy: Communication and Information (meets Information Literacy & Research req) | 3 |
| Select Cybersecurity specialties | CYSE/IT 200T Cybersecurity, Technology, and Society (meets Impact of Technology req) | 3 |
| Select Cybersecurity specialties | CYSE 250 Basic Cybersecurity Programming and Networking | 3 |
| Select Cybersecurity specialties | CYSE 300 Introduction to Cybersecurity | 3 |
| Select Cybersecurity specialties | CYSE 407 Digital Forensics | 3 |
| Select CYSE or CRJS specialties working in related billet | CRJS or CYSE 368 Internship | 3 |
| Select Criminal Justice specialties | CRJS 222 The Criminal Justice System | 3 |
| Subtotal: 21+ credits | ||
Total requirements potentially met outside classroom: 56+ credits
Requirements Met at ODU or Elsewhere
A minimum of 30 credits must be taken at ODU and 120 credits gained in total to earn this degree.
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| CRJS 215S Introduction to Criminology (meets Human Behavior requirement) | 3 |
| CRJS 310 Cybercriminology: Foundations | 3 |
| CYSE/CRJS 406 Cyber Law | 3 |
| CYSE/CRJS 409 Crime and Computer Applications | 3 |
| IDS 300W Interdisciplinary Theory and Concepts | 3 |
| IDS 493 Interdisciplinary Studies Electronic Portfolio Project | 3 |
| SOC 337 Social Research Methods | 3 |
| Select three Criminology Core courses from catalog | 9 |
| Select two Technical Base courses from catalog | 6 |
| Human Creativity requirement | 3 |
| Philosophy and Ethics requirement | 3 |
| Electives not met elsewhere to meet minimum 120 credits total | various |
Total requirements met at ODU or elsewhere: 42+ credits
Total credits for degree: 120
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