SANS.
edu Course Sequence
Junior Year
BACS 3275: Security Foundations | SEC275 + GFACT
BACS 3301: Introduction to Cybersecurity | SEC301 +
GISF
BACS 3402: Effective Cyber Writing and Speaking |
SEC402 & SEC403
BACS 3401: Security Essentials | SEC401 + GSEC
BACS 3504: Incident Handling and Hacker Exploits |
SEC504 + GCIH
Senior Year
BACS 3573: Automating Information Security with
Python | SEC573 + GPYC
ACS 4___: Upper Division Specialization Elective | GIAC
Certification
BACS 4503: Intrusion Detection In-Depth | SEC503 +
GCIA
ACS 4___: Upper Division Specialization Elective | GIAC
Certification
ACS 4___: Upper Division Specialization Elective | GIAC
Certification
BACS 4499: Internet Storm Center Internship
UPPER DIVISION SPECIALIZATION
ELECTIVE OPTIONS (choose 3)
Cyber Defense
ACS 4450: Blue Team Fundamentals: Security
Operations and Analysis | SEC450 + GSOC
ACS 4497: Practical Open-Source Intelligence |
SEC497 + GOSI
ACS 4501: Advanced Security Essentials | SEC501 +
GCED
ACS 4505: Securing Windows and PowerShell
Automation | SEC505 + GCWN
ACS 4511: Continuous Monitoring and Security
Operations | SEC511 + GMON
ACS 4595: Applied Data Science and AI/Machine
Learning for Cybersecurity Professionals | SEC595 +
GMLE
Penetration Testing
ACS 4542: Web App Penetration Testing & Ethical
Hacking | SEC542 + GWAPT
ACS 4560: Enterprise Penetration Testing | SEC560 +
GPEN
ACS 4575: Mobile Device Security and Ethical Hacking
| SEC575 + GMOB
Security Leadership
ACS 4566: Implementing and Auditing the Critical
Security Controls In-Depth | SEC566 + GCCC
Digital Forensics and Incident Response
ACS 4498: Battlefield Forensics & Data Acquisition |
FOR498 + GBFA
ACS 4500: Windows Forensic Analysis | FOR500 +
GCFE
ACS 4508: Advanced Digital Forensics & Incident
Response | FOR508 + GCFA
Cloud Security
ACS 4488: Cloud Security Essentials | SEC488 + GCLD
ACS 4588: Cloud Penetration Testing | SEC588 +
GCPN
ACS 4510: Public Cloud Security: AWS, Azure, and
GCP | SEC510 + GPCS
ACS 4522: Defending Web Applications Security
Essentials | SEC522 + GWEB
ACS 4540: Cloud Security and DevOps Automation |
SEC540 + GCSA
Industrial Control Systems Security
ACS 4410: Security Essentials for Industrial Control
Systems | ICS410 + GICSP
ACS 4456: Essentials for NERC Critical Infrastructure
Protection | ICS456 + GCIP
ACS 4515: ICS Visibility, Detection, and Response |
ICS515 + GRID