CyberSecurity Admissions Plan - Timeline

🔗 Project information

Initial cohort: Fall 2024
Cohort Size (for Upper Division coursework): ##

📋 Admissions overview

Cohort 1

Cohort 2

Cybersecurity AS

Upper Division CyberSecurity BS

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🔍 Detailed Yearly roadmap

This roadmap outlines the admission activities to take place for the first three years of the Bachelor’s program resulting in the first cohort of students graduating with a Bachelor’s degree by the end of the third year.

Will need to identify the following:

Students currently enrolled in the Associate Degree program that would be interested in pursuing a Bachelor’s degree.
Students enrolled in a related program that would be interested in pursuing a Bachelor’s degree.
Depending on 1 and 2, outreach to students who already have an Associate degree in a related field.

Year 1 - (Fall 2024 - Summer 2025)

Task

Description

Dates

Area of Responsibility

1

Admit XX students to the Bachelors degree first cohort

Determine students’ interest in pursuing bachelor’s degree.
Encourage students who are interested in bachelor’s degree to apply to program.

March - August 2024

Department

2

Explain admissions criteria

Students interested in pursuing a bachelor’s degree will complete a Supplemental Application for Admission for the Baccalaureate Degree Program.

Department will screen applicants based upon a published set of criteria.
Qualified students will be admitted to the Baccalaureate Degree Program as a cohort.
Students will be considered pre-majors until they meet final criteria to be admitted into upper division major.

3

Spring 2025

Identify students who have been admitted to the Baccalaureate Degree Program that are not successful in their first year.
Identify students who will be ready for the upper division major beginning in Fall 2016 (one-year completers).

Based upon the numbers in 1 and 2 determine size of the Fall 2025 cohort that will be recruited to enter directly into the upper division program (have previously completed all lower division requirements).

Establish admission criteria.
Establish application window period.
Align admission decisions with normal start of Fall 2025 business cycle.

Year 2 - (Fall 2025 - Summer 2026)

	Task	Description	Dates
1	Student pursuing bachelor’s degree from 2024 cohort who complete the two-year program in one year, will begin their upper division major program.	Students will need to be provided with student groups Students should be met with a counselor to have an education plan in place for their upper division coursework Students should be coded with the right major in Campus Solutions	August 2025
2	Incoming Fall 2025 cohort of students who have previously completed the lower division requirements, and accepted to the program, will begin their upper division major program for a total cohort size of XX	Students interested in pursuing a bachelor’s degree will complete a Supplemental Application for Admission for the Baccalaureate Degree Program. Department will screen applicants based upon a published set of criteria. Qualified students will be admitted to the Baccalaureate Degree Program as a cohort. Students will be considered pre-majors until they meet final criteria to be admitted into upper division major.
3	New cohort of XX students will be admitted to the two-year CyberSecurity Program for Fall 2025	Determine interest in pursuing a bachelor’s degree. Encourage students who are interested in bachelor’s degree to apply to Baccalaureate Degree Program. Explain admission criteria. Students pursuing a bachelor’s degree will complete a Supplemental Application for Admission to the Baccalaureate Degree Program. Department will screen applicants based upon a published set of criteria. Qualified students will be admitted to the Baccalaureate Degree Program as a cohort. Will be considered pre-majors until they meet final criteria to be admitted into upper division major.
4	During the first-year of the program for the Fall 2024 two-year program cohort:	a) Identify students who have been admitted to the Baccalaureate Degree Program and are not successful in their first year. b) Identify students who will be ready for the upper division major program beginning in Fall 2025 (one-year completers). c) Identify total Baccalaureate Degree Program participants from Fall 2024 cohort. d) Based upon the numbers in a), b) and c) determine the size of the Fall 2026 cohort that will be recruited to enter directly into the upper division program (have previously completed all lower division requirements), if any. · Establish admission criteria. · Establish application window period. · Align admission decisions with normal start of Fall 2026 business cycle.	Spring 2026

Year 3 - (Fall 2026 - Summer 2027)

	Task	Description	Dates	Area of Responsibility
1	Remaining Fall 2025 cohort accepted to the Baccalaureate Degree Program (two-year completers) will begin the upper division major program.		August 2026	Department
2	Fall 2026 cohort who were accepted to Baccalaureate Degree Program, and who have completed their lower division in one year, will begin the upper division major program.
3	Upper division cohort will begin program. Incoming Fall 2017 cohort of student who have previously completed the lower division requirements, and accepted to the program, will begin their upper division major program for a total cohort size of 32 (including students in 1. and 2.).	Repeat process for identify four-year applicants. Repeat process for three cohorts for each academic year. a) Those who are admitted to two-year program and accepted for admission to the Baccalaureate Degree Program – on a one-year program completion track for lower division. b) Those who are admitted to two-year program and accepted for admission to the Baccalaureate Degree Program – on a two-year program completion track for lower division. c) Those who are admitted directly to the Baccalaureate Degree Program after previously completing all lower division requirements.
4	🥳 First Graduates with Bachelor’s Degree: May 2027 🥳