The Bridge to Cyber Program is designed for non-computer science graduates to prepare for entering the Master's in Cyber Security program at UAB's Department of Computer Science. Under this program, students graduating with a bachelor's degree in any major will take four foundational computer science courses over a year that will prepare them for entering UAB’s Master's in Cyber Security program, and allow them to pursue a career in cyber security. This program is funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation.

Tuition Waiver

A limited number of tuition scholarships (20) are available. The scholarship will support 14 credit hours of tuition for the bridge courses.

Program Details

The Bridge to Cyber is a 3-semester program (Spring, Fall, Summer) under which the students take the following courses:

Admission Requirements

Students will be accepted to the bridge if they have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent and at least a 3.0 Grade Point Average. Students who finish the bridge program with at least a 3.0 GPA will be directly admitted to the MS in Cyber Security Program (i.e., no additional application would be required).

How to Apply

To apply, send your undergraduate transcript to Dr. Ragib Hasan (ragib@uab.edu) and Ms. Andrea Wood (awood@uab.edu).