Degree Plans
Through our partnership with USNCC, we are proud to offer students several degree options, including the AA in general studies, a computer networking certificate through UMGC, and an undergraduate degree pathway.
This table includes the AA in general studies, the computer networking certificate, and a pathway to a bachelor's degree, all incorporated into a single plan of study.
| General Education Requirements | Credit Hours | Course Title |
Research and Computing Literacy | 1 | LIBS 150 |
| 3 | PACE 111 | |
| 3 | IFSM 201 | |
Communications | 3 | WRTG 111 |
| 3 | WRTG 112 | |
Mathematics | 3 | MATH 105 or MATH 107, STAT 200 |
Arts & Humanities | 3 | NAV 101 - Naval Ethics and Leadership *taken directly with USNCC |
| 3 | NAV 102 - Naval History *taken directly with USNCC | |
Behavioral & Social Sciences | 3 | NAV 104 - Civil Mil Org and Policy *taken directly with USNCC |
| 3 | NAV 105 - Introduction to Geopolitics *taken directly with USNCC | |
Biological and Physical Sciences | 4 | BIOL 103 (or other biol./Physical Science with AA related lab) |
| 3 | NUTR 100 (or other biol./Physical Science) | |
Total Gen Ed Credits: | 35 | |
CONCENTRATION COURSES | ||
| 3 | CMIT 202 | |
| 3 | CMIT 265 | |
| 3 | CMIT 320 | |
| 3 | CMIT 326 | |
| 3 | CMIT 351 | |
| 3 | CMIT 321 | |
Total Concentration Credits: | 18 | |
ADDITIONAL ELECTIVE CREDITS | ||
Required course with USNCC | 3 | NAV 103 - Force Design and Concepts |
Suggested Course for pathway to BS degree | 3 | SPCH 100 |
Suggested Course for pathway to BS degree | 1 | CAPL 398 |
Total Elective Credits: | 7 | |
TOTAL DEGREE CREDITS | 60 |
This option is available for students who want to earn the computer networking certificate only.
Computer Networking Courses:
- CMIT 202
- CMIT 265
- CMIT 320
- CMIT 326
- CMIT 351
- CMIT 321
Total Certificate Credits: 18
Courses in this program can help prepare you for the following industry certification exams: CompTIA A+, Network+, Security+, Cloud+; and Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA).
Undergraduate Degree Pathway
Several of the degrees offered through the USNCC-UMGC partnership contain pathways to undergraduate degrees at UMGC. These pathways include suggested course sequences that will position you to get a head start on a bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity technology. Please check your specific degree plan (listed earlier under Degree Plans) to see if a pathway is being offered. If so, please work with your UMGC military education coordinator to plan a pathway from the associate degree or the computer networking certificate to the bachelor’s degree.
UMGC is currently offering an undergraduate pathway to our award-winning cybersecurity program for all eligible USNCC students. In the bachelor’s in cybersecurity technology program, you’ll learn the operational procedures and technologies to design, implement, administer, secure, and troubleshoot corporate networks while applying cybersecurity principles operationally.
Designed to combine the benefits of a traditional college education with hands-on training in state-of-the-art computer technology, the cybersecurity technology curriculum integrates technical skill with communication skills and superior general education knowledge.
UMGC is also proud to offer several transfer credit options for military students, so you can earn your degree even faster!
Cybersecurity Designations
UMGC has been designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) by the National Security Agency and as a Center of Digital Forensics Academic Excellence (CDFAE) by the DC3 Academic Cyber Curriculum Alliance.
