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Computer Support Specialist

Computer Support Specialist AAS (Major Code: CS23)

Credit Required for Graduation: 62 semester credit hours

Curriculum Outline

General Education (15 Credits)

Area I: Language Arts and Communications

ENGL 1101Composition and Rhetoric

3

Area II: Social and Behavioral Sciences

Students must choose from the following courses:

ECON 2105Macroeconomics

3
ECON 2106Microeconomics

3
HIST 1111World History I

3
HIST 1112World History II

3
HIST 2111U.S. History I

3
HIST 2112U.S. History II

3
POLS 1101American Government

3
PSYC 1101Introductory Psychology

3
SOCI 1101Introduction to Sociology

3

Area III: Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Students must choose from the following courses:

MATH 1100Quantitative Skills and Reasoning

3
MATH 1101Mathematical Modeling

3
MATH 1111College Algebra

3

Area IV: Humanities and Fine Arts

Students must choose from the following courses:

ARTS 1101Art Appreciation

3
ENGL 2130American Literature

3
ENGL 2310English Literature from the Beginnings to 1700

3
HUMN 1101Introduction to Humanities

3
MUSC 1101Music Appreciation

3
MUSC 2040History of Popular Music

3

General Education Electives (3 Credits)

Students may choose a course from Area II, Area III, Area IV, or from the following list:

BIOL 1111Biology I

3
AND
BIOL 1111LBiology I Lab

1
BIOL 1112Biology II

3
AND
BIOL 1112LBiology II Lab

1
CHEM 1151Survey of Inorganic Chemistry

3
AND
CHEM 1151LSurvey of Inorganic Chemistry Lab

1
CHEM 1211Chemistry I

3
AND
CHEM 1211LChemistry I Lab

1
CHEM 1212Chemistry II

3
AND
CHEM 1212LChemistry II Lab

1
ENGL 1102Literature and Composition

3
MATH 1112College Trigonometry

3
MATH 1113Precalculus

3
MATH 1127Introduction to Statistics

3
PHYS 1110Conceptual Physics

3
AND
PHYS 1110LConceptual Physics Lab

1
SPCH 1101Public Speaking

3

Computer Support Specialist Major (32 Credits)

CIST 1001Computer Concepts

4
CIST 1122Hardware Installation and Maintenance

4
CIST 1130Operating Systems Concepts

3
CIST 1220Structured Query Language (SQL)

4
CIST 1305Program Design and Development

3
CIST 1401Computer Networking Fundamentals

4
CIST 1601Information Security Fundamentals

3
CIST 2921IT Analysis, Design, and Project Management

4
COMP 1000Introduction to Computers

3

* Students must pass above courses with a grade of C or higher.

Productivity Application Course (3 Credits)

Students must choose from one of the following courses:

CIST 2120Supporting Application Software

4
CIST 2127Comprehensive Word Processing Techniques

3
CIST 2128Comprehensive Spreadsheet Techniques

3
CIST 2129Computer Database Techniques

4

* Students must pass above courses with a grade of C or higher.

Electives (12 Credits)

Students must select from the following courses:

ACCT 1100Financial Accounting I

4
ACCT 2140Legal Environment of Business

3
CIST 1510Web Development I

3
CIST 2120Supporting Application Software

4
CIST 2127Comprehensive Word Processing Techniques

3
CIST 2128Comprehensive Spreadsheet Techniques

3
CIST 2129Computer Database Techniques

4
CIST 2130Desktop Support Concepts

3
CIST 2311Visual Basic I

4
CIST 2411Microsoft Client

4
HRTM 1130Business Etiquette and Communication

3
MGMT 1100Principles of Management

3

* Students must pass above courses with a grade of C or higher.