Computer Science and Information Technology - IST - Cyber Security - AAS

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Program Code: AAS.17172

The program is designed to prepare you for challenging positions in the rapidly growing field of Information Security and Technology. Information Assurance provides the skills and knowledge to protect, and if necessary, recover information from an information system.

Fall First Year:

CST 120 - MS Command Line Operating System Credits: 1
CST 126 - Unix/Linux Operating System Credits: 2
CST 128 - Computer Hardware and Troubleshooting Credits: 4
CST 133W - Computer Concepts & Competencies Credits: 4
CST 150W - Information Security Policies, Procedures, and Fundamentals Credits: 3
CST 161 - CISCO - Introduction to Networking Credits: 3

Total Semester Credits: 17

Winter First Year:

CST 152 - Implementing Network Security Credits: 3
CST 163 - Introduction to Windows Network Administration Credits: 3
CST 153 - Implementing Firewalls Credits: 3
CST 164 - CISCO - Routing and Switching Essentials Credits: 3
CST 165 - Linux Networking I Credits: 3

Total Semester Credits: 15

Spring First Year:

CST - Approved CST Elective Credits: 3 ⁴
POL 103W - American Politics Credits: 3 ²

Total Semester Credits: 6

Fall Second Year:

CST 250W - Incident Response and Disaster Recovery Credits: 3
CST 252 - Implementing Wireless Security Credits: 3
CST 260 - CISCO - Scaling Networks Credits: 3
LW 221W - Fitness and Wellness Credits: 2 ³
OAT 151 - Business Communication I Credits: 3 ¹

Total Semester Credits: 14

Winter Second Year:

CST 266 - Information Security Credits: 4
CST 285 - Network Intrusion Security Testing Credits: 3
MTH 119W - Intermediate Algebra Credits: 4 ⁵ (or higher Math)
OAT 152 - Business Communication II Credits: 3 ¹
PHL 210W - Information Technology Ethics & Law Credits: 2

Total Semester Credits: 15

Total Credits: 68

Notations

A grade of “C” (2.0) or higher is required in OAT 151 and OAT 152 (or ENG Comp I and II/ENG 113 ) and ALL CST Required Core and Elective Courses for the degree.
CST 133W , CST 153 , CST 161 , CST 164 , CST 252 CST 260 , CST 264 , CST 266 , and ALL Elective courses are Key Courses: Key courses must be completed within 5 years of completing degree. Failure to complete within the stated time frame will require you to repeat this course.
Proficiency in keyboarding is expected in all CST classes. OAT 170 is available for those students who need to build keyboarding skills.
1. ENG 111 and ENG 112 or ENG 111 and ENG 113 can be taken in place of OAT 151 and OAT 152 .
2. POL 105W , POL 212W , POL 215W , POL 220W , POL 221W , POL 223W , POL 225W , POL 228W , HIS 221W , HIS 222W , or HIS 237W can be taken in place of POL 103W .
3. Any 2 Credit LW course or 1 credit LW and 1 credit LWA course can be taken to satisfy this requirement.
4. Approved CST electives include CST 259 , CST 262 , CST 263 , CST 264 , CST 265 , CST 267 and CST 269
5. Any approved Intermediate Algebra course or higher can be taken in place of MTH 119W (except MTH 153 )