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American Public University System Launches Accelerated Bachelor of Science Degree in Cybersecurity as Part of "College in 3" Initiative
Students Will Be Able to Enroll in 3-Year Degree Starting in April 2024 CHARLES TOWN, W.Va., Dec. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As overall college tuition costs
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[{"type":"text","content":"Students Will Be Able to Enroll in 3-Year Degree Starting in April 2024 \nCHARLES TOWN, W.Va., Dec. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As overall college tuition costs continue to climb, American Public University System (APUS) today announced it will offer an accelerated Bachelor of Science Degree in Cybersecurity, in connection with the College in 3 Exchange. Students can register for the three-year bachelor's degree starting in April 2024.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nAPUS, designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) by the National Security Agency (NSA), is one of only 13 U.S.-based higher education institutions participating in the College in 3 Exchange. The Exchange is a national effort which encourages universities to reimagine the traditional four-year bachelor's curriculum.\n\"We are excited to be among the first universities to offer a 90-credit bachelor's degree under this innovative approach with the College in 3 Exchange,\" said Dr. Elizabeth Johnson, APUS Provost. \"We know that time and money are the biggest barriers to students completing their degrees, and simply put, our accelerated cybersecurity degree will reduce both by 25 percent.\"\nThe accelerated degree has been approved by both the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission and the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), an institutional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.\n\"We are rethinking and redesigning this curriculum to fit the needs of our students and of the world,\" said Dr. Daniel Welsch, Dean of the APUS School of Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM). \"Cybersecurity is a dynamic field with an unmet demand. This accelerated program can help graduates begin working in the field sooner, or begin their master's, while earning the same high-quality degree received as part of a traditional bachelor's program.\"\nUnder the accelerated program, students will take the same required cybersecurity courses they would in a traditional program – with the same program outcomes. Only electives have been eliminated from the three-year, 90-credit program. \nAPUS offers a strong cyber-defense focused curriculum at both the undergraduate and graduate levels through American Military University (AMU) and American Public University (APU). With online courses in cybercrime, intrusion and incident ...