Information Security and Cyber Leadership

A 30-credit online Master of Science in Information Security and Cyber Leadership from the College of Information and Communications, with four core courses and 18 credits of electives. The GRE is not required, and applications are reviewed on a rolling basis before term deadlines.

Official program name

Information Security and Cyber Leadership

Awarded degree

Master of Science in Information Security and Cyber Leadership

Source: sc.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Degree level

Master's

University

University of South Carolina

Administering location

Columbia, SCWhere the university or its administering campus is located. Study is online; this is not a residency requirement and does not decide whether you may enroll from your state.

Subject

CybersecurityInformation Systems

Required credits

30 credit hours: 4 core courses (12 credits) and 6 elective courses (18 credits)

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Duration

Not verified

Start terms

Spring, Summer, Fall

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Teaching language

English (not separately stated)

Academic delivery

Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.All coursework is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.

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Campus visits

Campus visits: not verified

Practical placement

Placement requirement: not verified

Class schedule

Not verified

Study intensity

Not verified

The program page does not say whether campus visits or placements are required. Ask the university before you apply — missing information is not “no requirement”.

Minimum GPA

RecommendedMinimum 3 — Admitted students usually have at least a 3.0 GPA

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Statement / essay

RequiredStatement of purpose

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Recommendation letters

Required2 letters — Two letters of recommendation, not from friends or family

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Résumé / CV

RequiredCV/resume

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Application fee

Required$50 — $50 application fee (stated as effective Fall 2027)

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Transcripts

RequiredOfficial academic transcripts

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Tests

GRE General Test

Not requiredScores may be submitted optionally and will be reviewed.

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TOEFL iBT

Required — minimum 90International students; exemption for degrees from English-speaking institutions

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IELTS Academic

Required — minimum 6.5Alternative to TOEFL for international students

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We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

• Application deadline

  Rolling admission · for Spring

  The university does not print a year with this date.

  Source: sc.edu · verified October 10, 2026
  Rolling

• Application deadline

  Rolling admission · for Summer

  The university does not print a year with this date.

  Source: sc.edu · verified October 10, 2026
  Rolling

• Application deadline

  Rolling admission · for Fall

  The university does not print a year with this date.

  Source: sc.edu · verified October 10, 2026
  Rolling

Tuition for this online program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Institutional accreditation

• Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

No programmatic accreditation verified for this program. Institutional accreditation does not imply it.

State authorization

• USC Columbia participates in NC-SARA and is authorized to enroll students in distance education and experiential learning coursework in NC-SARA member states; the authorization table lists the Northern Mariana Islands as not allowed. Official pageSource: sc.edu · verified October 10, 2026

International applicants

Not verified for this online program.

1. DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
2. sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/provost/our-offices/academicprograms/state-authorization/index.ph — Official disclosure page, verified October 10, 2026
3. sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/cic/academic_programs/masters/masters_info_security_cyber_leadership/a — Official admissions page, verified October 10, 2026
4. sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/cic/academic_programs/masters/masters_info_security_cyber_leadership/i — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026

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