Undergraduate Degree / GPA: Applicants must have at least a bachelor’s degree, preferably in cybersecurity, computer science, information systems, or a related area. GPA Minimum of 3.25 on 4.0 scale. Students whose overall GPA is 2.75 to 3.24 may be admitted under some circumstances Competence: Applicants with bachelor’s degrees outside of specified areas must demonstrate significant proficiency by showing competence (proving related academic or professional experience, or taking a test) in the following areas. Courses in parenthesis are UMSL courses that can be used to fulfill the requirement. Programming skills in C/C++ and Java with at least three college semesters or comparable experience (Cmp Sci 1250; Cmp Sci 2250 and Cmp Sci 2261, or InfSys 3806 and InfSys 3816) Proficiency with computer organization, architecture, or assembly level programming (Cmp Sci 2700) Familiarity with Unix/Linux/OSX and with command-line scripting with tools (Cmp Sci 2750) Students must also have satisfactorily completed mathematics courses equivalent to the following UMSL courses: Survey Calculus or Calculus I (Math 1100 or Math 1800) An elementary course in probability or statistics (Math 1320) A course in discrete mathematics (Math 3000) IELTS - 6.5 , TOEFL -79