This area of emphasis provides both hardware and operating systems experience needed to work as a support person for both local and wide area networks. This area of emphasis prepares you for entry-level positions in the computer networking field. Students in this program gain hands-on experience with network technologies, installation and configuration, media and topologies, management, and security. Upon successful completion of the program, you will have the needed background to prepare to take one or more of the following exams: Network+ & Security+. The Computer Information Systems Associate of Applied Science degree prepares you for entry-level position. You must earn a minimum grade of C in all CIS, CNG, CSC, and CWB courses required for a certificate or degree.
AAS Prerequisites:
Community College Placement Test required scores.
Required Courses
ENG 121 | English Composition I:CO1 | 3 |
MAT 121 | CollegeAlgebra : MA1 | 4 |
Total Credit Hours: | 7 |
Choose one of the following Faculty Approved Business Course:
BUS 115 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
BUS 120 | Introduction to E-Commerce | 3 |
BUS 216 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
BUS 226 | Business Statistics | 3 |
MAN 210 | Aligning Tech w/ Business Stgy | 3 |
ACC 121 | Accounting Principles I | 4 |
Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Choose one of the following:
ENG 122 | English Composition II:CO2 | 3 |
ENG 131 | Technical Writing I: CO1 | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Choose one of the following
COM 115 | Public Speaking | 3 |
COM 125 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Required Courses
CSC 119 | Introduction to Programming | 3 |
CIS 220 | Fundamentals of Unix | 3 |
CNG 101 | Networking Fundamentals | 3 |
CNG 131 | Prin of Information Assurance | 3 |
CNG 132 | Network Security Fundamentals | 3 |
CNG 133 | Fire Walls/Network Security | 3 |
CNG 136 | Guide to IT Disaster Recovery | 3 |
CNG 142 | Intro to Cloud Computing | 3 |
CNG 202 | Unix/Linux Server Admin | 3 |
CNG 212 | Configuring Windows Server | 4 |
CIS 268 | Systems Analysis and Design I | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: | 37 |
Credit from any two of the following three areas:
Arts & Humanities (ART, FRE, GER, HUM, ITA, JPN, LIT, MUS, PHI, RUS, SPA, THE)
Natural & Physical Sciences (AST, BIO, CHE, ENV, GEY, PHY, SCI)
Social & Behavioral Sciences (ANT, ECO, GEO, HIS, POS, PSY, SOC)
Choose one of the following: