Elle King Makes Tour Stop at PAC

Elle King recording artist

Multi-platinum, award-winning recording artist Elle King will perform at the Performing Arts Center at Kent State University - Tuscarawas on Saturday, September 14 at 7:30 p.m.Searing vocalist, distinctive songwriter, Grammy nominee, pop sensation, Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music Award winner, record-setter, bold, brazen, unapologetic, vulnerable — it distills as Elle King.King has amassed nearly 2 billion streams worldwide, including over 275 million for King’s Platinum-certified smash hit “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)” with Miranda Lambert. The award-winning ...
Kent State Athletics Service Trip to Africa Sparks Shoe Drive for Children

Kent State student-athletes visit Boneza, Rwanda

After spending time on an athletics service trip to Rwanda in January, recent Kent State University graduate and women’s soccer team member Callie Jean Cunningham felt compelled to act. Cunningham, who graduated in May 2024 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology, was one of about 18 Kent State student-athletes and staffers who traveled to Rwanda for athletics training camps for children and teens in the town of Boneza.Cunningham, originally from Connellsville, Pennsylvania, was a forward on the women’s soccer team.“While we were there, we held a soccer camp that was originally supposed to...

Computer Forensics and Information Security - Undergraduate Certificate

The Computer Forensics and Information Security undergraduate certificate provides an introduction to information security and incident response, forensic preparation and data recovery and analysis.

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Program Information for Computer Forensics and Information Security - Undergraduate Certificate

Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  1. Articulate core competency in computer security-related topics.
  2. Describe the scope of the information security field and its impact on information technology.
  3. Identify and analyze security risks to determine potential impacts.
  4. Work with a team to develop plans to mitigate security risks.
  5. Identify and complete work using professional, legal and ethical behavior.
  6. Define steps of forensic investigations and proper chain of command techniques.
  7. List common tools used to perform forensic investigations.
Admissions for Computer Forensics and Information Security - Undergraduate Certificate

Admission Requirements

The university affirmatively strives to provide educational opportunities and access to students with varied backgrounds, those with special talents and adult students who graduated from high school three or more years ago.

Kent State campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas, and the Twinsburg Academic Center, have open enrollment admission for students who hold a high school diploma, GED or equivalent.

Some programs may require that students meet certain requirements before progressing through the program. For programs with progression requirements, the information is shown on the Coursework tab.

For more information on admissions, contact the Regional Campuses admissions offices.

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Program Requirements

Certificate Requirements

Certificate Requirements
CRIM 26704ISSUES IN LAW AND SOCIETY (KSS) 3
IT 11005INTRODUCTION TO OPERATING SYSTEMS AND NETWORKING TECHNOLOGY 3
IT 11009COMPUTER ASSEMBLY AND CONFIGURATION 4
IT 21002NETWORK SETUP AND CONFIGURATION 3
IT 36320COMPUTER FORENSICS 3
IT 36330NETWORK SECURITY FUNDAMENTALS 3
IT 46331NETWORK SECURITY AND FIREWALLS 3
Minimum Total Credit Hours:22

Graduation Requirements

Minimum Certificate GPA Minimum Overall GPA
2.500 2.000
Program Delivery
  • Delivery:
    • Fully online

Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries for Computer Forensics and Information Security - Undergraduate Certificate

Computer and information systems managers

10.4%

much faster than the average

461,000

number of jobs

$151,150

potential earnings

Computer network architects

5.0%

faster than the average

160,100

number of jobs

$116,780

potential earnings

Computer network support specialists

6.4%

faster than the average

195,100

number of jobs

$65,450

potential earnings

Information security analysts

31.2%

much faster than the average

131,000

number of jobs

$103,590

potential earnings

Network and computer systems administrators

4.3%

about as fast as the average

373,900

number of jobs

$84,810

potential earnings

Notice: Career Information Source
* Source of occupation titles and labor data comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook. Data comprises projected percent change in employment over the next 10 years; nation-wide employment numbers; and the yearly median wage at which half of the workers in the occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less.
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