WGU Information Security Degree Earns NSA Certification

Western Governors University's M.S. in Information Security and Assurance meets the 4011 and 4012 Training Standards of the National Security Agency's Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS)

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Western Governors University's graduate program in Information Security and Assurance has been certified by the NSA's Information Assurance Courseware Evaluation (IACE) Program. The certification verifies that WGU's courseware meets the requirements established by the Committee on National Security Systems National Training Standards No. 4011 (Information Systems Security Professionals) and 4012 (Senior Systems Managers).

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WGU's Information Technology degree programs are online and competency-based, allowing students to meet their work and family obligations while they complete their studies. In addition to being fully accredited, WGU's IT programs include a number of industry-recognized certifications such as CIW, CCNA, MCITP, OCA, CEH, CHFI, GIAC 7799, CCNA -- Security and CompTIA. WGU, www.wgu.edu, is also a member of the Microsoft IT Academy, and all Information Technology bachelor's degree programs include at least one Microsoft certification.  The cost of these certification exams is included in WGU tuition.

Western Governors University offers ten bachelor's and master's degree programs in Information Technology, all designed to prepare students for rewarding careers in the IT industry. Because WGU is online and uses a competency-based academic model, it's ideal for working adults who are motivated to advance their education. Rather than earning credit for time spent in class, students progress in their degree programs by demonstrating their competence in each subject through exams and assessments. This approach allows students to accelerate their progress if they have additional time to devote to their studies. Tuition at WGU is affordable, less than $6,000 per year for undergraduate degrees, including certifications.

For more information about WGU's Information Technology degrees and certifications, go to www.wgu.edu/IT_NSACert.

About Western Governors University (WGU)

"[WGU is] the best relatively cheap university you've never heard of." -- TIME magazine

Recently featured on the NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, WGU is the only university in the U.S. offering competency-based degree programs and the only non-profit, fully online university in the country. WGU offers degree programs in Business, Education, Information Technology, and Healthcare Professions, including Nursing. Since its inception in 1997, WGU has grown into a national institution, serving more than 18,000 students in all 50 states.  

WGU is regionally accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities and nationally accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC). WGU's Teachers College is the first and only exclusively online provider of teacher education to receive accreditation from the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). WGU nursing programs have been accredited by the Commission for Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

The university has earned the support of more than 20 leading corporations and foundations. They include institutions such as AT&T, BearingPoint, Dell, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Lumina Foundation, Hewlett-Packard, HCA, Microsoft, Oracle, Qwest, SunGard Higher Education, Sun Microsystems, and Zions Bank. More information is available at www.wgu.edu.

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