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Cybersecurity
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3–4 years
Optional co-op
B overall, B+ math
Published threshold
Published eligibility threshold: B overall, B+ math. Published guidance checked November 2026. Concordia’s published high-school minimum indicators, subject to change
Concordia Cybersecurity degree and admission requirements
Deadlines
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Next deadline
Winter undergraduate application, open programs
Winter 2027 entry · Only undergraduate programs still marked open in the live Winter 2027 availability table.
All Winter 2027 undergraduate programs close November 1. A closed program is unavailable already; international applicants must allow time for CAQ/study permits.
Other deadline details
March 1Application deadline, fall (September) entryRecurring annual · Every year
- March 1
- Page adds: "Programs may close at any point after the official deadline without warning."
- International and U.S. applicants are told to apply no later than February 1 for immigration processing
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November 1Application deadline, winter (January) entryRecurring annual · Every year
- November 1
- International and U.S. applicants: apply no later than August 1
- Not all programs are available for winter entry
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Requirements
Admission requirements
High-school prerequisites
Grade 12 U English, or Grade 12 U French for applicants attending a French secondary school
MHF4U/MCV4UAdvanced Functions or Calculus and Vectors
- Ontario high school diploma and six Grade 12 U/M courses, including the required subjects.
- Published minimum cut-off indicator: B overall, B+ math.
- The exact degree page names math. Confirm whether the general BSc science-course requirement applies to this degree.
Application steps
Step 1Check the admission requirements
- Check the published entry route for your applicant category.
Step 2Apply through Concordia admissions
Step 3Academic records, then final official transcripts after an offer
- Unofficial documents can be used when applying. Accepted applicants must provide final official records after completing school and before classes begin. Fall applicants studying the Ontario curriculum can include their OUAC number for electronic transfer; otherwise follow your offer's issuer or sealed-envelope instructions.
Step 4Translation for records outside English or French
- Provide an English or French translation prepared by the school or a certified translator, together with a copy of the original document.
Degree requirements
Required courses and electives
- The 90-credit BSc includes 22.5 credits of cybersecurity core and 27 of complementary core.
Grades and academic standing
- Graduate in acceptable standing after completing the program requirements, with a final GPA of at least 2.00.
Credits and degree requirements
- The Extended Credit Program requires at least 120 credits, including the listed 9 credits of mathematics.
Program facts
Published thresholdB overall, B+ math
Concordia’s published high-school minimum indicators, subject to change
Concordia Cybersecurity degree and admission requirementsConcordia Canadian high school admission requirementsCourses
The 90-credit BSc requirements and May 2026 September-entry regular sequence. Co-op and engineering follow separate plans.
Regular September entry · Year 1 Fall3 listed
Add a Mathematics and a general elective.
INSE 201Security Ethics, Laws, Standards and Compliance1.5 credits
COMP 232Mathematics for Computer Science3 credits
COMP 248Object-Oriented Programming I3.5 credits
Regular September entry · Year 1 Winter4 listed
Add a general elective.
- INSE 221Cryptography I3 credits
- COMP 228System Hardware3 credits
- COMP 249Object-Oriented Programming II3.5 credits
ENCS 282Technical Writing and Communication3 credits
Regular September entry · Year 2 Fall3 listed
Add one Cybersecurity elective and one Mathematics elective.
- INSE 349Secure Programming and Software Design3 credits
INSE 386Introduction to Cybersecurity Management and Governance3 credits- COMP 352Data Structures and Algorithms3 credits
Regular September entry · Year 2 Winter2 listed
Add two Cybersecurity electives and a general elective.
INSE 331Database Security3 credits- COMP 346Operating Systems4 credits
Regular September entry · Year 3 Fall2 listed
Add a Cybersecurity, a Mathematics and a general elective.
- INSE 351Operating System Security3 credits
- COMP 445Data Communication and Computer Networks4 credits
Regular September entry · Year 3 Winter2 listed
Add three general electives.
- INSE 445Network Security3 credits
- INSE 413Security Auditing and Compliance3 credits
Cybersecurity elective options18 listed
Complete 12 credits from this menu.
- INSE 321Cryptography II3 credits
- INSE 387Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Cybersecurity3 credits
- INSE 401Usability and Human Aspects of Security3 credits
INSE 411Privacy: Enhancing Technologies, Analysis and Measurement3 credits- INSE 412Cybercrime and Digital Forensics3 credits
- INSE 441Mobile Security and Privacy3 credits
- INSE 442Reverse Engineering, Application and Malware Analysis3 credits
- INSE 452Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking3 credits
- INSE 481Blockchain Technologies and Applications3 credits
- INSE 482Industrial Control Systems and Critical Infrastructure3 credits
- INSE 483IoT and Embedded System Security3 credits
INSE 484Quantum Computing and Security3 credits
INSE 485Cybersecurity of Health-Care Systems and Devices3 credits- INSE 486Advanced Cybersecurity Management and Governance3 credits
- INSE 487Advanced Topics on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Cybersecurity3 credits
- INSE 488Cloud Computing and Security3 credits
INSE 490Capstone Cybersecurity Engineering Design Project6 credits- INSE 498Topics in Cybersecurity Engineering3 credits
Mathematics elective options16 listed
Complete 9 credits from this menu.
- ENGR 213Applied Ordinary Differential Equations3 credits
- ENGR 233Applied Advanced Calculus3 credits
ENGR 371Probability and Statistics in Engineering3 credits- ENGR 391Numerical Methods in Engineering3 credits
- MAST 218Multivariable Calculus I3 credits
- MAST 219Multivariable Calculus II3 credits
- MAST 221Applied Probability3 credits
- MAST 324Introduction to Optimization3 credits
- MAST 332Techniques in Symbolic Computation3 credits
- MAST 333Applied Statistics3 credits
- MAST 334Numerical Analysis3 credits
MATH 251Linear Algebra I3 credits- MATH 252Linear Algebra II3 credits
- MATH 339Combinatorics3 credits
- MATH 366Complex Analysis I3 credits
- MATH 392Elementary Number Theory and Cryptography3 credits
Extended Credit Program · required mathematics3 listed
This block applies only to Extended Credit Program students.
- MATH 203Differential and Integral Calculus I3 credits
- MATH 204Vectors and Matrices3 credits
- MATH 205Differential and Integral Calculus II3 credits
Elective choices
- Complete 12 credits of Cybersecurity electives, 9 Mathematics elective credits and 19.5 permitted general elective credits.
ReferencesConcordia Cybersecurity degree and admission requirementsConcordia 2026–27 calendar · BSc CybersecurityConcordia 2026–27 calendar · Gina Cody graduation requirementsConcordia · BSc Cybersecurity September regular sequence, May 2026Concordia 2026–27 Undergraduate Calendar · BSc Cybersecurity Extended Credit Program
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Official program pageCosts
Cybersecurity · Engineering and Computer Science
Published tuition
2026–27 · Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 · CAD
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Tuition only$103.92 per creditTuition per registered credit. Quebec residency must be verified. Additional fees are listed separately.
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