This program will prepare students for entry level positions in the high-tech industry of digital switching and networking. Students will learn to use networking technologies to provide data, voice, image and video communication in business, industry, and education.
The curriculum will also prepare students for a career pathway in: help desk support, PC repair/installation, cabling installer, network administrator, system integrator, product support, system designer, system analyst, and Cisco CCNA.
| Overview for College Success | CREDITS | |
|---|---|---|
| OCS 121 | Overview for College Success | 1 |
| Semester 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| ENG 101 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| CIS 130 | Voice, Data, Video, and Fiber Cabling | 3 |
| CIS 132 | IT Essentials A+ Certification | 4 |
| MIS 110 | Introduction to Computer Technology | 3 |
| GROUP II | Select a Humanities Elective Students earning an associate degree must meet the requirement for coursework on improving human relations as defined in Public Act 87-581. |
3 |
| Semester 2 | ||
| SPE 108 | Oral Communication | 3 |
| MIS 111 | Advanced Operating Systems | 3 |
| MIS 130 | Data Communication and Networking | 3 |
| MIS 190 | Microsoft Workstation & Networking | 3 |
| MIS 230 | IT Support | 3 |
| Semester 3 | ||
| CIS 180 | Net+ Certification | 3 |
| CIS 229 | Cloud Computing | 3 |
| MIS 195 | Windows Server Administration | 3 |
| MIS 213 | Computer Information Security | 4 |
| GROUP III | Select from Social Science Elective Students earning an associate degree must meet the requirement for coursework on improving human relations as defined in Public Act 87-581. |
3 |
| Semester 4 | ||
| CIS 228 | Virtualized Computers | 3 |
| CIS 313 | Security+ | 3 |
| MIS 206 | Field Project I | 3 |
| GROUP IV | Select a Math OR Select a Physical and Life Science Elective Group V elective must include one lab. |
3 |
| Minimum for Degree: | 60-61 | |