Desktop Support AAS Degree

This area of emphasis provides both hardware and operating systems experience needed to work as a support person for both local and wide area network environments.

AAS Prerequisite

Working knowledge of computers and computer basics.

Required Courses

ENG 121English Composition I: GT-CO1

3

MAT 121College Algebra: GT-MA1

4

Total Credit Hours:7

Choose one of the following

ENG 122English Composition II: GT-CO2

3

ENG 131Technical Writing I: GT-CO1

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Choose one of the following:

BUS 115Introduction to Business

3

BUS 120Introduction to E-Commerce

3

BUS 216Legal Environment of Business

3

BUS 226Business Statistics

3

ACC 121Accounting Principles I

4

Total Credit Hours:3

Choose one of the following

COM 115Public Speaking

3

COM 125Interpersonal Communication: GT-SS3

3

Total Credit Hours:3
 

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)
Total Credit Hours:6

Required Courses

CIS 118Intro PC Applications

3

CSC 119Introduction to Programming: Python

3

CIS 220Fundamentals of Unix

3

CIS 240Database Design & Development

3

CNG 101Networking Fundamentals

3

CNG 121Computer Technician I: A+

4

CNG 122Computer Technician II: A+

4

CNG 131Principles of Information Assurance

3

CNG 132Network Security Fundamentals

3

CNG 136Guide to IT Disaster Recovery

3

CNG 211Windows Configuration: (OS)

3

CIS 268Systems Analysis and Design I

3

Total Credit Hours:38

Choose one of the following:

CIS 289Capstone

3

CNG 280Internship

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Total Credit Hours: 63