Computer Science Certificates in Cybersecurity

If you are interested to obtain a certificate in cybersecurity, follow these steps listed below.

If you have any questions: Please send email to cybersecurity-compsci@sjsu.edu, or contact the Coordinator for Cybersecurity Certificates, .

Undergraduate Students

(for both Computer Science and Software Engineering majors)

  1. Available Certificate: Basic Certificate – Fundamentals of Cybersecurity
  2. Here is the you need to take.
  3. During the last semester of completing all the courses (or after completing all the courses), take this .
  4. Please fill out the Basic Cybersecurity Certificate Request form [pdf] and email it to cybersecurity-compsci@sjsu.edu (i) the filled form and (ii) the screenshot of the webpage showing completion of the .
  5. Upon verified by the CS Department, the Registrar's Office will indicate the certificate on your 91³Ô¹Ï transcript.
  6. Here is the Program Education Objective and Program Learning Outcomes.

Graduate Students

(for Computer Science majors)

  1. Available Certificate: Advanced Certificate – Cybersecurity: Core Technologies.
  2. Here’s the you need to take.
  3. After completing all the courses, fill out the Advanced Cybersecurity Certificate Audit form [pdf] and email it to cybersecurity-compsci@sjsu.edu.
  4. Upon verified by the GAPE office, the Registrar's Office will indicate the certificate on your 91³Ô¹Ï transcript.