Networking Specialist Degree

The Networking Specialist Degree Program provides you with the concepts, principles, and techniques required in designing, setting up, and maintaining local and wide-area networks. As a graduate, you receive a Networking Specialist Associate of Applied Science Degree and are qualified for employment as a networking technician associate or an administrator.

Career Information and Occupational Outlook:

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Program Admission Requirements:

Present official documentation of an earned high school diploma or official GED scores.
Be at least 16 years old.
Present appropriate test scores, or present an official transcript documenting college level English and mathematics with grades of "C" or better.
No special admission allowed in the program.

Curriculum Outline:

General Core Courses (30 Credit Hours)

Course	Title	Credit Hours
ENG 1101	Composition and Rhetoric	5
ENG 1102	Literature and Composition, or	5
HUM 1101	Introduction to Humanities	5
MAT 1111	College Algebra	5
ECO	Economics Elective, or	5
PSY 1101	Introductory Psychology	5
SPC 1101	Fundamentals of Speech, or	5
ENG 1105	Technical Communications	5
	General Core Elective	5

Fundamental Occupational Courses (48 Credit hours)

Course	Title	Credit Hours
SCT 100	Introduction to Microcomputers	3
CIS 106	Computer Concepts	5
CIS 173	PC Operating Systems Concepts	6
CIS 105	Program Design and Development	5
CIS 1140	Networking Fundamentals, or	6
CIS 2321	Introduction to LAN and WAN	6
CIS 122	Microcomputer Installation/Maintenance	7
CIS	Language Elective	7
CIS	Networking Elective	9

Specific Occupational Courses (Completion of one of the following specializations is required and prepares students for certification)

SPECIALIZATION 1 - Prepares Students for Microsoft Windows 2000 Certification (24 Credit Hours)

Course	Title	Credit Hours
CIS 2149	Implementing Microsoft Windows Professional	6
CIS 2150	Implementing Microsoft Windows Server	6
CIS 2153	Implementing MS Win Networking Infrastructure	6
CIS 2154	Implementing MS Win Network Directory Services	6

SPECIALIZATION 2 - Prepares Students for CISCO Certification (24 Credit Hours)

Course	Title	Credit Hours
CIS 2321	Introduction to LAN and WAN	6
CIS 2322	Introduction to WANs and Routing	6
CIS 276	Advanced Routers and Switches	6
CIS 277	WAN Design	6

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Last updated: April 16, 2009.