Overview

With this Graduate Certificate in Information Assurance and Security, you will be able to identify threats that could affect information and data assets, learn the principles, standards, and legal and ethical aspects related to virtual security, apply laws, procedures, and regulations, among other legal aspects, and manage information security for all operational phases of a business.

Decision Factors

Flowchart and Annual Academic Offering

The curricular content for the Graduate Certificate in Information Assurance and Security is presented in a flowchart to help assess your progress toward your degree completion.

GCIAS Academic Offering Flowchart (pdf format)

Faculty

The program will rely on both Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico faculty and adjunct faculty, who are knowledgeable in Information Assurance and Security. These faculty are qualified and have shown their interest in teaching these topics.

These faculty dominate the theoretical aspects and bring to the classroom their expertise from their professional practice, giving students the advantage of obtaining skills that will help them excel in their work even before graduating.

How to apply

Applying is simple and straightforward. Candidates need to complete the following steps. If the candidate has any questions, please contact escuelagraduada@pupr.edu or the academic advisor/director.

Alfredo Cruz, Ph.D.

Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer Science Department (ECE&CS) Full Professor / Researcher

Graduate Program Director, MS CS, MS CpE, MS EE

alcruz@pupr.edu

1. COMPLETE THE ONLINE APPLICATION

Our application is located online. Prospective applicants should indicate their preferred academic area when they inquire about admission. Candidates may apply for admission in any academic term.

Note: Non-USA citizens must submit a copy of their immigration status.

2. PAY ADMISSION FEE

All candidates pay an admission fee (non-refundable).

3. SUBMIT OFFICIAL ACADEMIC TRANSCRIPT

Submit an official academic transcript directly from the university where the applicant obtained the bachelor’s degree and a Graduation Certificate that includes the graduation general grade point average to the Graduate Affairs Office.

* Students who completed their Bachelor’s degree in our Institution can skip this step, as the Graduate Affairs Office conducts it.

4. SUBMIT A COPY OF YOUR BIRTH CERTIFICATE OR PASSPORT

Submit a color copy of the birth certificate or valid passport.

Career Opportunities

The rapid growth in Information Technology career opportunities directly represents increased computer-related employment, as the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported.

As the need to assure and recover intellectual assets increases, digital forensics has become an exploding field with a staggering number of opportunities for both consultants and employees.

The demand is growing in:

• Local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies (including military and government intelligence agencies)
• Private security and consulting companies and firms engaged in digital investigations, data recovery, electronic discovery, forensics software development, and information security
• Businesses with significant policy auditing requirements for information assurance.

Contact Us

For easy access, the Graduate School is located on Alhambra Street #57 on the first floor of the Sevilla building (Student Residences).

Office hours are Mondays through Thursdays from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm and Fridays from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm.

Phone: 787-622-8000 Ext. 686

Email: escuelagraduada@pupr.edu