High Point University
1 N University Pkwy, High Point, NC 27262, United States

High Point University is a private university in High Point, North Carolina. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The university was founded as High Point College in 1924, and it became High Point University in 1991. HPU offers 63 undergraduate majors, 65 undergraduate minors, and 18 graduate majors.

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Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity

HPU’s Cybersecurity degree offered in the Computer Science department teaches you how to discover and investigate attacks like data breaches, malware infections, and software vulnerabilities. You discover how to build firewalls, encrypt data transmissions, and design access controls. Further, you will explore secure software and systems. All told by the end of your degree you will be positioned to protect any organization from all manner of cyber attacks.

Learning Cybersecurity Life Skills

Research and practice are vital to learning cybersecurity life skills. While our classes show you the fundamentals of programming, networking, and cybersecurity, the Cybersecurity Engineering Learning Facility (CELF) is where we get hands-on. This is a world-class laboratory designed from the ground up to serve as the HPU hub for training, research, analysis, and programming in all things cybersecurity. Learn to defeat simulated cyberattacks, land an internship where you can put your skills to work and prepare for the workforce, publish a scholarly article addressing an existing challenge in the field, and more.

Learning Environment

  • 36 iMac workstations
  • 10 Dell PowerEdge servers with AMD Epyc II chipsets
  • Networking lab pods containing 4 switches, 4 routers, 2 wireless AP
  • Over 100TB storage on a private SAN
  • Private cloud with more than 300 compute cores and 1.5TB RAM
  • Dual 1GB ethernet LANs (blue for defense; red for offense)
  • 10GB storage ethernet LAN
  • Isolated 1Gbps internet connection

Relevant Curriculum

The Department of Computer Science’s primary goal is to develop the knowledge, skills, and abilities required in the cybersecurity workforce. The curriculum is designed to allow exceptional students to excel in their area of interest. The professors strive to guide students in their discovery and learning of new ideas, rather than just presenting carefully structured theories. Applications are used throughout to illustrate and create new material. Most topics are developed by means of interplay between applications, problem solving and theory. Early courses are designed to appeal to a broad audience of university students, while higher-level courses are more focused.

Career Outlook

The U.S. has 715,000 people employed in the cybersecurity workforce, and there are currently 314,000 unfilled positions. Students with degrees in cybersecurity have careers as:

  • Cyber Security Specialist/Technician
  • Cyber Crime Analyst/Investigator
  • Incident Analyst/Responder
  • IT Auditor

Extraordinary Outcomes

HPU students are involved in the following extra-curricular experiences:

  • Top 15% finish in individual National Cyber League competition
  • Top 25% finish in team Hacktober international cybersecurity competition
  • 1st place finish in HPU URCW High-PURCS 2021 research poster competition
  • 1st place finish in ACM MidSoutheast 2020 research poster competition
  • 2nd place finish in ACM MidSoutheast 2019 research poster competition
  • Internships at FireEye, Microsoft, and IBM

Career Opportunities

Mid-career median pay for cybersecurity majors: $93,250 - 15% faster growth than the average for all occupations

Recent HPU graduates hold the following positions:

  • Associate Software Analyst at The MathWorks, Inc.
  • Associate Software Engineer/Developer at Fidelity Investments
  • Attending graduate programs in Computer Science at schools like Clemson University and Wake Forest University
  • Director of AI Research at Apple Inc.
  • iOS Advanced Development Senior Engineer at Apple Inc.
  • Senior Performance & Kernel Engineer at Verizon Digital Media Services
  • Software Engineer at Gilbarco Veeder-Root
  • Started their own company, Cirtual LLC

https://www.highpoint.edu/cybersecurity/ 

Application – Submit the application for undergraduate admissions: www.highpoint.edu/apply.

Transcripts – Submit your official transcripts to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at HPU. We require certified English translations and curriculum evaluations of each transcript.

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Test Scores – High Point University does not require these scores, but they could meet your English Proficiency requirements or help you qualify for academic scholarships. If you have completed the SAT or ACT, you are encouraged to submit the official scores with your application with the links below.

  • SAT – The school code for SAT is 5293
  • ACT – The ACT code is 3108

English Proficiency –  Students of non English speaking countries are required to submit one of the following accepted English proficiency exams. Below are the accepted tests and the minimum test score requirements:

These are the minimum scores, but do not guarantee acceptance.

Students may be conditionally accepted based on their demonstrated English proficiency. If you are conditionally accepted for language proficiency, you will be required to complete the highest proficiency levels at INTERLINK.
Exceptions – Students of non English speaking countries who have completed school in the USA for 2 years or more do not have to submit an English language proficiency test.

https://www.highpoint.edu/admissions/international-admissions/ 

  • Early Decision (Priority 1, BINDING): November 1
  • Early Action (non-binding): November 15
  • Early Decision II (Priority 2, BINDING): February 1
  • Regular Decision (Priority): February 1
  • Regular Decision (Final): March 1

https://www.highpoint.edu/admissions/international-students/ 

Please send the student details and documents to admissions@indoglobalstudies.org. IGS team will submit the application through channel partner.