Networking Technology 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 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+.

Degree Requirements

Required Courses

ENG 1021English Composition I: CO1

3

MAT 1340College Algebra: GT-MA1

4

Total Credit Hours:7

Choose one of the following:

ENG 1022English Composition II: CO2

3

ENG 1031Technical Writing I: CO1

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Choose one of the following Faculty Approved Business Course:

BUS 1015Introduction to Business

3

BUS 1020Introduction to E-Commerce

3

BUS 2016Legal Environment of Business

3

BUS 2026Business Statistics

3

ACC 1021Accounting Principles I

4

Total Credit Hours:3

Choose one of the following

COM 1150Public Speaking

3

COM 1250Interpersonal Comm: 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

CSC 1019Intro. to Programming (lang)

3

CIS 2020Fundamentals of Unix

3

CIS 2040Database Design & Development

3

CIS 2068Systems Analysis and Design I

3

CNG 1001Networking Fundamentals

3

CNG 1031Prin of Information Assurance

3

CNG 1032Network Security Fundamentals

3

CNG 1033Fire Walls/Network Security

3

CNG 1036Guide to IT Disaster Recovery

3

CNG 1042Intro to Cloud Computing

3

CNG 2002Unix/Linux Server Admin

3

CNG 2012Configuring Windows Server

4

Total Credit Hours:37

Choose one of the following:

CIS 2089Capstone

3

CNG 2080Internship

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Total Credit Hours: 62