Cyber Security Graduate Certificate

Application Process

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Students apply to the Graduate Certificate in Digital Forensics or Cyber Security through the URI Department of Computer Science by submitting an online graduate application to URI’s Graduate School. The completed application including all supporting documents must be received by November 29, 2022.

Admission Requirements

  1. A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
  2. The Graduate Record Exams (GRE) are NOT required for this program.
  3. An undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 or better.
    Students without an adequate GPA should contact us at dfcsc@etal.uri.edu before applying.
  4. This program is available to U.S. citizens both home and abroad. The University is not permitted to issue immigration documents for an online degree program.

Graduate School Application

  1. Visit the URI Graduate School website.
    Read the instructions on that page and at the bottom of the page use the apply now link.
    • For the College, select “College of Arts & Sciences”
    • For Program Requested select “Cyber Security Certificate” or “Digital Forensics Certificate”
    • Enter an Enrollment Term for the upcoming Fall semester
  2. A statement of purpose (the online application form refers to this as a “personal statement.”) Include in the first line of your personal statement that you are applying to the Graduate Certificate Program.
  3. Two letters of recommendation are required and can be submitted following the instructions on the “Recommendations” link within the Graduate School application

Deadlines and Required Items

Applications must be completed and submitted by the application closing date. Applications which have been started, but not completed by the closing date, will be deferred to the next Fall enrollment cycle.

A complete application requires two letters of recommendation. These letters must be received directly from the recommender and may not be supplied by the student. Recommenders may take some time to submit their letters so be sure to start as soon as practical. The online application system will send requests to your provided recommenders but we advise that you contact them in advance. It is the students responsibility to ensure that their recommenders complete the online recommendation.

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