Networking System Administrator, Associate of Science

CIP Code

11.1001

Program Description:

This program offers to the students a technical training and a basic foundation designing, installing, configuring and supporting a computer network. Our graduates are ready to get positions as entry-level in System Administrator, Network Administrator, LAN Administrator, and Help Desk Support. The program also includes a fifteen-credit-hour component of General Education/Liberal Arts courses and offers the foundation necessary to continue onto a Bachelor’s Degree. The university awards an Associate of Science Degree upon graduation.

Note: This program meets the specifications for the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) STEM Designated Degree Program List.

Program Requirements (60 Credits)

General Education (19 Credits)

Student Life Skills (1 Credit)

SLS 1501College Study Skills

1

English and Communications (6 Credits)

ENC 1101English Composition I

3

SPC 1017Fundamentals of Oral Communications

3

Humanities (3 Credits)

Any Humanities Course

3

Social Science (3 Credits)

Any Social Science Course

3

Mathematics (3 Credits)

MAC 1105College Algebra I

3

Information Literacy (3 credits)

CGS 1030Introduction to Information Technology

3

Core Requirements (29 Credits)

CNT 2000CNetworking Essentials

3

CTS 1651CLAN Switching and Wireless Networks

4

CTS 2151CA+ Computer Maintenance and Repair I

3

CTS 2152CA+ Computer Maintenance and Repair II

3

CTS 2300CClient Operating System

4

CTS 2302CActive Directory Service

4

CTS 2328CServer installation, configuration and administration

4

CTS 2650CRouting Protocols and Concepts

4

Electives (12 Credits)

CGS 1500CWord Processing

4

CGS 1516C(MOS) MS Excel

3

CGS 1522CMicrosoft Office Specialist (MOS) PowerPoint

3

CGS 1788CGraphics Design for www I

3

CGS 2540CDatabase Management System

4

CIS 2202Introduction to Computer Forensics

3

CNT 2401CNetwork Security

4

COP 1220CC++ Programming I

4

COP 2010CVisual Basic Programming I

4

CTS 2155CIT Help Desk Support

4

MCSA = Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate

CCENT = Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician (CCENT)

CCNA = Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

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