Catalog 2014-2015

Networking Specialist

Networking Specialist Degree Program (Major Code: NS13)

Credit Required for Graduation: 66 semester credit hours

Curriculum Outline

General Education (15 Credits)

Area I: Language Arts and Communications (3 Credits)

ENGL 1101Composition and Rhetoric

3

Area II: Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 Credits)

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 (3 Credits)

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 (3 Credits)

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

College Requirement (3 Credits)

FSSE 1000First

3

Networking Specialist Major (40 Credits)

CIST 1001Computer Concepts

4

CIST 1122Hardware Installation and Maintenance

4

CIST 1130Operating Systems Concepts

3

CIST 1305Program Design and Development

3

CIST 1401Computer Networking Fundamentals

4

CIST 1601Information Security Fundamentals

3

CIST 2411Microsoft Client

4

CIST 2412Microsoft Server Directory

4

CIST 2413Microsoft Server Infrastructure

4

CIST 2414Microsoft Server Administrator

4

COMP 1000Introduction to Computers

3

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

Electives (8 Credits)

Students must select from the following courses:

ACCT 1100Financial Accounting I

4

ACCT 2140Legal Environment of Business

3

CIST 1220Structured Query Language (SQL)

4

CIST 1510Web Development I

3

CIST 2129Computer Database Techniques

4

CIST 2130Desktop Support Concepts

3

CIST 2311Visual Basic I

4

CIST 2921IT Analysis, Design, and Project Management

4

HRTM 1130Business Etiquette and Communication

3

MGMT 1100Principles of Management

3

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