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CISSP - College Degree WaiveOff

ymundhra01 — Fri, 27 May 2022 16:10:25 GMT

Hi,

I have a 4 year engineering degree in electronics and communication (not cse). Would this count for the educational requirements. I have 4 years of work experience in cybersecurity (covering 2 of the 8 domains), so I wanted to check if I could write certification right away.

Re: CISSP - College Degree WaiveOff

Beads — Fri, 27 May 2022 16:16:01 GMT

I used my four year degree in Data Processing back in the day and had no problems. Yes, I really have been in the field before it was IS/MIS/IT and certainly well before 'cyber' came back into fashion. Can hardly wait to hear what we will call the field next.

- B/Eads

Re: CISSP - College Degree WaiveOff

dcontesti — Fri, 27 May 2022 17:42:35 GMT

According to the (ISC)2 https://www.isc2.org/Certifications/CISSP/Experience-Requirements

So based on this, I would say that you can use your degree for one (1) year's experience.

Regardless, you can still write the exam as an Associate.

Regards

Re: CISSP - College Degree WaiveOff

Kaity — Fri, 27 May 2022 18:09:22 GMT

Yes, this degree definitely would waive 1 year of the experience requirements for CISSP.

Re: CISSP - College Degree WaiveOff

ymundhra01 — Sat, 28 May 2022 12:12:55 GMT

Thanks all for your response.

Just to double sure, is there a requirement that the degree should be from a list of colleges that ISC2 approves?

If the response is yes, where can i find the list?

Re: CISSP - College Degree WaiveOff

ymundhra01 — Sat, 28 May 2022 13:26:17 GMT

Just to double sure, is there a requirement that the degree should be from a list of colleges that ISC2 approves?

If the response is yes, where can i find the list?

Re: CISSP - College Degree WaiveOff

denbesten — Sun, 29 May 2022 04:22:09 GMT

The link earlier included is the official requirement. It states, "You can substitute a maximum of one year work experience if you hold a four-year college degree or regional equivalent or ...".

That is what one needs to meet. Don't read anything into it that is not there. So, is your degree from a college and is it a 4-year degree? "Regional Equivalent" would be something like a "University".

Re: CISSP - College Degree WaiveOff

einstein — Tue, 19 Jul 2022 23:05:05 GMT

I just viewed the webpage at "https://www.isc2.org/Certifications/CISSP/Experience-Requirements" and it says the following among other things:

Relevant Education or Certifications Held

You may satisfy one year of required experience through holding one of the following below (you will then need four years of relevant work experience):

Four-Year College Degree or Regional Equivalent
You can substitute a maximum of one year work experience if you hold a four-year college degree or regional equivalent or an advanced degree in information security from the U.S. National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education (CAE/IAE).

OR......

HENCE it seems that the four-year college degree HAS to be in information security.....

Re: CISSP - College Degree WaiveOff

AndreaMoore — Thu, 21 Jul 2022 15:52:41 GMT

Hello all,

@einstein @ymundhra01 @denbesten @dcontesti

I've asked this question internally and can clarify:

A 4-year degree, regardless of discipline or where it is earned, can waive a year off the CISSP work history requirement.

We do not require the degree to be from a specific list of colleges.

Re: CISSP - College Degree WaiveOff

denbesten — Thu, 21 Jul 2022 18:52:28 GMT

@AndreaMoore and @Kaity 's responses match what has been previously reported.

However I can see where confusion arises because the sentence can be parsed two ways:

four-year college degree or regional equivalent or (an advanced degree in information security from CAE/IAE).
(four-year college degree or regional equivalent or an advanced degree) in information security from CAE/IAE.

It might be useful to recommend rephrasing to reduce ambiguity. At the same time the CAE portion needs a revisit as their designations changed (IAE is no longer a thing).

Re: CISSP - College Degree WaiveOff

Kaity — Thu, 21 Jul 2022 19:24:04 GMT

Great point @denbesten - we'll see what we can do!

Re: CISSP - College Degree WaiveOff

jeyapandian — Sat, 03 Sep 2022 00:34:19 GMT

hi,

How about for 3 years degree in non-IT field, but i have vast experience about 22 years, I start programming in clipper and foxpro, i have my PMP, CEH credentials. Please let me know is the 4 year degree is mandatory. i have booked my exam 10/Sep will be helpful clarify this.

Regards.

Re: CISSP - College Degree WaiveOff

denbesten — Sat, 03 Sep 2022 05:15:56 GMT

The official answer can be found at this link. The educational component is not mandatory. It is an optional way to reduce the experience requirement. You might also check the version of your CEH to see if it would satisfy the educational component.

Re: CISSP - College Degree WaiveOff

jeyapandian — Sat, 03 Sep 2022 09:46:33 GMT

Hi,

perfect, thanks i got version 10. and experience in most of the domain.

Regards