Undergraduate Degree / GPA: Applicants must have at least a bachelor's degree, preferably in cybersecurity, computer science, information systems, or a related area.
GPA Minimum of 3.25 on 4.0 scale. Students whose overall GPA is 2.75 to 3.24 may be admitted under some circumstances

Competence: Applicants with bachelor's degrees outside of specified areas must demonstrate significant proficiency by showing competence (proving related academic or professional experience, or taking a test) in the following areas. Courses in parenthesis are UMSL courses that can be used to fulfill the requirement.
Programming skills in C/C++ and Java with at least three college semesters or comparable experience (Cmp Sci 1250, Cmp Sci 2250 and Cmp Sci 2261, or InfSys 3806 and InfSys 3816)

Proficiency with computer organization, architecture, or assembly level programming (Cmp Sci 2700)
Familiarity with Unix/Linux/OSX and with command-line scripting with tools (Cmp Sci 2750)
Students must also have satisfactorily completed mathematics courses equivalent to the following UMSL courses:
Survey Calculus or Calculus I (Math 1100 or Math 1800)
An elementary course in probability or statistics (Math 1320)
A course in discrete mathematics (Math 3000)

IELTS - 6.5 , TOEFL -79