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Oct 16, 2024
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2023-2024 Course Catalog and Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Networking Specialist, AAS
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Program Description
The Networking Specialist program is a sequence of courses designed to provide students with an understanding of the concepts, principles, and techniques required in computer information processing. Graduates are to be competent in the general areas of language arts or communication, humanities or fine arts, social or behavioral sciences, and natural sciences or mathematics, as well as in the technical areas of computer terminology and concepts, program design and development, and computer networking. Program graduates are qualified for employment as networking specialists.
View the Networking Specialist AAS Program Fact Sheet for additional information.
Students who choose CIST 2461 and CIST 2463 as electives could also complete the Data Center Specialist certificate.
Employment Opportunities
Networking specialists
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Curriculum
Essential General Education Core Courses (15 Credits)
Area I - Language Arts/Communication
(Successful completion of ENGL 1101 is required)
Area II - Social/Behavioral Sciences
(Choose ONE of the following)
Area III - Natural Sciences/Mathematics
(Successful completion of MATH 1111 or MATH 1103 is required)
Area IV - Humanities/Fine Arts
(Choose ONE of the following)
General Education Elective:
To meet the minimum required 15 semester credit hours in general education courses, an additional 3 semester credit hours must be taken from Area I, Area II, Area III, or Area IV. Students can view the complete list of classes here .
Essential Technical Courses (34 Credits)
Concentrations
And completion of ONE of the following concentrations (16 hours)
Microsoft Concentration (16 Credits)
8M13
Unix/Linux Concentration (16 Credits)
8L23
Cisco Exploration Concentration (16 Credits)
8C23
Cloud Computing Concentration (16 Credits)
8AW3
Elective(s):
Any CIST course(s) not required for program completion
Suggested First Semester classes:
Note:
Some courses may have additional prerequisites not listed in the curriculum. Please refer to individual course descriptions for further information. Discuss elective options with the program advisor.
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