Information Security and Assurance, B.B.A.

Bachelor of Business Administration Degree
Coles College of Business
Department of Information Systems
(470) 578-7763
http://coles.kennesaw.edu/

The purpose of the Bachelor of Business Administration with a major in Information Security and Assurance (BBA-ISA) program is to create technologically proficient, business-savvy information security professionals capable of applying policy, education & training, and technology solutions to protect information assets from all aspects of threats, and to manage the risks associated with modern information usage. Information security is the protection of the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information while in transmission, storage or processing, through the application of policy, technology, and education and awareness. Information assurance concerns information operations that protect and defend information and information systems by ensuring availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality, and nonrepudiation. This program spans both areas in its approach to the protection of information in the organization.

The Department of Homeland Security and the National Security Agency have jointly designated Kennesaw State University as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education with specialized focus areas in Security Policy Development & Compliance and Systems Security Administration.

The Coles College of Business has special admission, progression, and graduation requirements that must be met by students seeking the B.B.A. degree. In order to be able to take upper-division ISA courses and graduate with an Information Security & Assurance B.B.A., students must successfully complete BUSA 2150 and the Coles College Sophomore GPA Requirement, and be admitted to the Coles Undergraduate Professional Program. Admission to the Coles Undergraduate Professional Program is separate from admission to Kennesaw State University. In addition, all business majors must earn a grade of “C” or better in all business courses counted toward their degree.

View the special admission, progression, and graduation requirements of the Coles College of Business.

General Education (42 Credit Hours)

See listing of requirements.

Specific General Education Requirements for This Major:

Area A2: MATH 1111 or MATH 1112 or MATH 1113
Area D1: MATH 1160 or MATH 1190
Area E: ECON 2100

Lower Division Business Core (Area F) (18 Credit Hours)

Leadership and Career Program (0 Credit Hours)

Major Requirements (51 Credit Hours)

Upper Division Business Core (18 Credit Hours)

Information Technology Requirement (3 Credit Hours)

IS 3100:Information Systems Management

Major Field Requirements (24 Credit Hours)

Major Field Electives (6 Credit Hours)

Select 6 credit hours from the following:

Business Electives (6 Credit Hours)

Six hours of credit from upper-division (3000-4000 level) course offerings outside the Major, but inside the Coles College of Business. ISA courses cannot be used here. (A maximum of six hours of credit in Information Security and Assurance Co-Ops and Internships may be used in this area. Co-Ops and Internships cannot be used in any other area.) ISA Students are encouraged to take IS courses in this area. See a Coles Professional Advisor before taking MGT courses to count here - some MGT courses cannot be used here.

Non-Business Electives (3 Credit Hours)

Three hours of credit from any lower-division (1000-2000 level) or upper-division (3000-4000 level) non-business courses offered at Kennesaw State.

Program Total (120 Credit Hours)

University-Wide Degree Requirements (3 Credit Hours)