he currently heads one of the scholarship for service cyber corps programs that prepares individuals to be information assurance professionals. in this program all students take a full mba program. in addition they are exposed to both courses and practicum experiences. upon completion of the program the graduates have completed all the requirements for certification by the committee on national security systems. the program is one of only three in the nation that is certified at all levels for all certifications cae. in addition, graduates are expected to sit for the systems security certified practitioner sscp and cissp examinations from (isc)2. currently the program has a 100% pass rate on the first try as documented in the university annual report to the national science foundation nsf.