Frequently Asked Questions

Please visit the Cybersecurity, M.S. page for detailed information on admission requirements.

Applicants who satisfy one of the following conditions are not required but encouraged to submit a GRE score:

1. Applicant has successfully completed the Bridge to Tandon program with a B+ or better.
2. Applicant completes 9 credits under Visiting Student Registration from an approved list of CSE courses and maintains an average grade of B+ or better.
3. Applicant has a BA or BS degree in computer science or computer engineering from NYU, with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Students who are lacking the computer science skills needed for the Cybersecurity Master's Degree are encouraged to enroll into the preparatory Bridge to NYU Tandon program. Pending satisfactory completion, students would be considered for admission towards the master's degree program.

Yes. You can apply to the Cybersecurity program if your background is not in computer science. An advisor will review your background and if you are eligible, you can be admitted conditionally. Conditionally admitted students will need to take a few computer science prerequisite courses.

Please visit the Cybersecurity, M.S. page for the curriculum and program requirements.

To complete the cybersecurity program, you will need to finish 30 credits (10 courses). If you attend as a full-time student and take 3 courses per semester, you will complete the program within 2 years. If you attend as a part-time student and take 1 or 2 courses per semester, you will complete the program within 2-3 years. As stipulated in the university catalog, master's students have 5 years to complete their degree requirements. Please visit NYU Tandon School of Engineering Bulletin for more details.

You can select elective courses that may be outside of the computer science department. However, you should talk with your advisor before enrolling in them to make sure you are on track to complete your required courses.

Full-time: you have to take 9 credits (3 courses) per semester to qualify as a full-time student. Part-time: you can take 1 or 2 courses per semester to qualify as a part-time student.

No. Credit for certification courses in CISSP, CISA, CISM, CCNA, SCSA, SCNA are not transferable to this program.

NYU Tandon School of Engineering is one of the select institutions recognized by the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C). Courses taken within the Cybersecurity Master's Degree online program qualify for designations in Cyber Operations and/or Cyber Defense. Students also may elect to specialize by taking specific courses in an area of concentration.

Pending approval from the department, you may be able to transfer into the Cybersecurity, M.S. program. See Request to Change Major form here for more details.

Sorry, but we do not allow substitutions from other programs. Pending approval from your academic advisor, you may qualify to take a more advanced course or elective in its place.

Yes, you can complete the degree fully online. Almost all electives are offered online now.

To receive notifications about online seminars and info-sessions, please visit our Digital Learning events page.

Please contact our Digital Learning team at tandon.online@nyu.edu, skype: nyu.tandon.online or call 646.997.3623