Certificate Requirements
Certificate Description
The Post-Baccalaureate Certificate program in Digital Forensics prepares students and forensic professionals to identify, acquire, restore, and analyze electronic data. Our certificate program provides students with the knowledge to design a comprehensive methodology to cover the acquisition, preservation, and analysis of various forms of digital evidence. Graduates of the certificate program will be equipped with the skills to communicate their findings, analysis, and conclusions effectively, especially as expert witnesses during trials. Coursework can be completed entirely online for this 18-credit hour program. Information on admissions requirements can be found at Post-Baccalaureate Certificates Admissions Requirements.
Certificate Outcomes
Upon completion of the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Digital Forensics, recipients will be able to:
- Collect, handle and preserve digital evidence.
- Design a comprehensive methodology to cover the acquisition, preservation and analysis of various forms of digital evidence.
- Analyze and interpret file system data, operating system data and application data.
- Synthesize auditing, computer forensic and investigative analyses into coherent, defensible conclusions
Certificate Policies
The grade of "C" is the lowest acceptable grade, and only one can be awarded during the program. A student may repeat one course in a post-baccalaureate certificate one time. Once a student has repeated a course, the student will not be permitted to repeat any other courses. If a student repeats a course, only the latter grade is used in computing the grade point average. However, all courses taken become a part of the student's academic record. Further, a student may withdraw from each graduate course one time only. A minimum cumulative 3.00 grade point average on all graduate work attempted is required for completion of the certificate. Only one grade of "C" may be applied toward the GPA requirement. Certificate requirements must be completed within seven years after the first course applied to the degree was completed.
Required Courses
Students must complete the following 18 credits: