# Federal Cybersecurity Authorization Professional: Security Control Assessor Certificate Program (Self-Paced)

Foundational to Advanced|Self-Paced Online|5 Courses |60 Hours| ~6.0 CEUs

Canonical URL: <https://www.graduateschool.edu/certificates/federal-cybersecurity-authorization-professional-security-control-assessor-self-paced>

## Overview

The complete federal authorization credential for the assessor track. Learners build the full Risk Management Framework core, categorizing systems, selecting and documenting SP 800-53 controls, and running continuous monitoring, then specialize in the independent assessment craft: advanced 800-53A technique and the end-to-end work of planning, executing, and documenting a defensible security control assessment. Aligns to NIST SP 800-37, 800-53 Rev 5, 800-53A, 800-137, and the NICE ISSO/ISSM and Security Control Assessor work roles.

Prepares you for: security control assessor and 3PAO assessor roles, and preparation toward the ISC2 CGRC. Work on the cloud side instead? See [Federal Cybersecurity Authorization Professional: Cloud & FedRAMP Authorization](/certificates/federal-cybersecurity-authorization-professional-cloud-and-fedramp-authorization-self-paced).

## What you'll learn

- Take a federal system through the entire RMF lifecycle
- Select, implement, and monitor SP 800-53 controls
- Plan and execute a rigorous, independent control assessment
- Evaluate evidence and determine control effectiveness
- Produce authorization-grade assessment artifacts (SAP, SAR, POA&Ms)

## Curriculum
1. **RMF Foundations: From Risk to Authorization (Self-Paced)**
2. **NIST 800-53: Control Selection, Implementation, and Security Planning Course (Self-Paced)**
3. **FISMA & Continuous Monitoring Fundamentals Course (Self-Paced)**
4. **NIST 800-53: Advanced Assessment, Tailoring, and Enterprise Program Management Course (Self-Paced)**
5. **Security Control Assessor (SCA) Practitioner: The Assessment Lifecycle (Self-Paced)**

## Pricing

**Tuition:** $4699