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Networking Specialist Associate Degree (Major Code: NS13)

Credential: Associate of Applied Science
Campus Location: Athens

Curriculum Outline

General Education

Area I: Language Arts and Communications

ENGL 1101Composition and Rhetoric

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Area II: Social and Behavioral Sciences

Students must choose one of the following courses

 

ECON 1101Principle of Economics

3
ECON 2105Macroeconomics

3
ECON 2106Microeconomics

3
HIST 1111World History I to 1500

3
HIST 1112World History II Since 1500

3
HIST 2111U.S. History I to 1877

3
HIST 2112U.S. History II Since 1865

3
POLS 1101American Government

3
PSYC 1010Basic Psychology

3
PSYC 1101Introductory Psychology

3
PSYC 2103Human Development

3
PSYC 2250Abnormal Psychology

3
SOCI 1101Introduction to Sociology

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Area III: Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Students must choose one of the following courses:

MATH 1101Mathematical Modeling

3
MATH 1103Quantitative Skills and Reasoning

3
MATH 1111College Algebra

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Area IV: Humanities and Fine Arts

Students must choose one of the following courses.

ARTS 1101Art Appreciation

3
ENGL 2110World Literature

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
RELG 1101World Religions

3
THEA 1101Theater Appreciation

3
Total Credit Hours:3

General Education Electives

Students may choose a course from any other courses shown that was not already used to satisfy an Area requirement.

COMM 1100Human Communication

3
COMM 1500Introduction to Interpersonal Communication

3
ENGL 1102Literature and Composition

3
ENGL 1105Workplace and Technical Communications

3
ECON 1101Principle of Economics

3
ECON 2105Macroeconomics

3
ECON 2106Microeconomics

3
HIST 1111World History I to 1500

3
HIST 1112World History II Since 1500

3
HIST 2111U.S. History I to 1877

3
HIST 2112U.S. History II Since 1865

3
POLS 1101American Government

3
PSYC 1101Introductory Psychology

3
PSYC 2103Human Development

3
PSYC 2250Abnormal Psychology

3
SOCI 1101Introduction to Sociology

3
MATH 1112College Trigonometry

3
MATH 1127Introduction to Statistics

3
MATH 1132Calculus II

4
MATH 1131Calculus I

4
ARTS 1101Art Appreciation

3
ENGL 2110World Literature

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
RELG 1101World Religions

3
THEA 1101Theater Appreciation

3
BIOL 1111Biology I

3
AND
BIOL 1111LBiology I Lab

1
BIOL 1112Biology II

3
AND
BIOL 1111LBiology I Lab

1
BIOL 2100Survey of the Human Body

5
BIOL 2107Biological Principles I

3
AND
BIOL 2107LBiological Principles I Lab

1
BIOL 2113Anatomy and Physiology I

3
AND
BIOL 2113LAnatomy and Physiology I Lab

1
BIOL 2114Anatomy and Physiology II

3
AND
BIOL 2114LAnatomy and Physiology II Lab

1
BIOL 2117Introductory Microbiology

3
AND
BIOL 2117LIntroductory Microbiology 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
PHYS 1110Conceptual Physics

3
AND
PHYS 1110LConceptual Physics Lab

1
PHYS 1111Introductory Physics I

3
AND
PHYS 1111LIntroductory Physics I Lab

1
PHYS 1112Introductory Physics II

3
AND
PHYS 1112LIntroductory Physics II Lab

1
Total Credit Hours:3-5

College Requirement

FSSE 1000First Semester Seminar

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Networking Specialist Major

CISM 2201Foundations of Computer Applications

3
CIST 1001Computer Concepts

4
CIST 1122Hardware Installation and Maintenance

4
CIST 1130Operating Systems Concepts

3
OR
CIST 1135Operating Systems and Virtual/Cloud Computing

4
CIST 1401Computer Networking Fundamentals

4
CIST 1601Information Security Fundamentals

3
CIST 1305Program Design and Development

3
Total Credit Hours:24-25

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

Networking Electives

Students must choose three courses from the following list:

CIST 1220Structured Query Language (SQL)

4
CIST 1510Web Development I

4
CIST 2129Computer Database Techniques

4
CIST 2130Desktop Support Concepts

4
CIST 2311Visual Basic I

4
CIST 2431UNIX/Linux Introduction

4
CIST 2602Network Security

4
CIST 2751Game Development I

3
CIST 2752Game Development II

3
CIST 2451Introduction to Networks - CISCO

4
CIST 2601Implementing Operating Systems Security

4
CIST 2611Network Defense/Countermeasure

4
CIST 2613Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing

4
CIST 1602Security Policies and Procedures

3
Total Credit Hours:9-12

Microsoft Specialization

 
CIST 2411Microsoft Client

4
CIST 2412Microsoft Server Installation and Maintenance

4
CIST 2413Microsoft Server Networking

4
CIST 2414Windows Server Identity Services

4
Total Credit Hours:16
Students must pass all CIST, COMP, and Networking Specialist Elective (excluding General Education Elective) courses with grades of C or higher.

Total Credit Hours: 67-72