Program Standards and Benchmarking

Academic Standards:
1. ABET, Computing Accreditation Commission, Criteria for Accrediting Computing Programs, Effective for Reviews During the 2023–2024 Accreditation Cycle.
2. ACM and IEEE-CS, Computing Curricula (2021), Global Guidelines for Baccalaureate Degree Programs in Computing.
3. Yemeni National Academic Reference Standards (NARS) for Undergraduate Computing Programs (Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, and Data Science), 2nd Edition, 2024.

Program Benchmarks (Comparable Reference Programs):
Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics, Robert Morris University, School of Informatics, Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Computer and Information Systems, USA (https://www.rmu.edu) – (ABET-accredited).
Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity, Brigham Young University, College of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, USA (www.byu.edu) – (ABET-accredited).
Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, College of Computer Science and Information Technology, Department of Computer Information Systems, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (https://www.iau.edu.sa/) – (ABET-accredited).
Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity, Charleston Southern University, College of Science and Mathematics, USA (www.csuniv.edu) – (ABET-accredited).
Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity, Eastern Michigan University, College of Engineering and Technology, Department of Information Security and Applied Computing, USA (https://www.emich.edu/).
Bachelor in Cybersecurity, Princess Sumaya University for Technology, Department of Computer Science, Jordan (https://psut.edu.jo/) – (ABET-accredited).
Network Security and Cybersecurity, Abu Dhabi Polytechnic, Department of Information Security, United Arab Emirates (https://adpoly.ac.ae/) – (ABET-accredited).

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