Associate in Applied Science - Network System Administration #3750
Program Websites: RockValleyCollege.edu/CISCO, or, RockValleyCollege.edu/ITSecurity
Program Overview
Graduates of the program are prepared to obtain Cisco’s CCNA certification. Students should also consult with an Academic Advisor, the Dean, or Academic Chair of the CIS program.
Work and Employment
Successful graduates have found work as network support specialists, software support specialists, network administrators, system administration, and network specialists among others.
Industry Certifications
Graduates of this program are prepared to obtain any, or all, of the following certifications:
| • Cisco: |
CCENT, CCNA, CCNP |
| • CompTIA: |
A+, Security+, Network+ |
| • Microsoft: |
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) |
Requirements
Network System Administration
Core Requirements
| CIS-102 | Introduction to Computers and Information Systems | 3 |
| WEB-101 | Programming Related to the Internet | 4 |
| PCT-270 | Introduction to UNIX/Linux | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 10 |
Electives
With the approval of the CIS Academic Chair, select courses with any of the following prefixes: CIS, PCT, or WEB.
Specialization
| CIS-276 | Introduction to C/C++ Programming | 4 |
| PCT-111 | Windows Active Directory | 3 |
| PCT-112 | Windows Server Fundamentals | 3 |
| PCT-120 | Cisco Networking I | 4 |
| PCT-122 | Cisco Networking II | 4 |
| PCT-124 | Cisco Networking III | 4 |
| PCT-128 | Networking Certification Preparation | 2 |
| PCT-262 | A+ Essentials | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 27 |
General Education (15 credits)
| ENG-101 | Composition I | 3 |
| - | | |
| ENG-103 | Composition II | 3 |
| - | Or | |
| MGT-170 | Business Communications | 3 |
| - | Or | |
| ENG-110 | Introduction to Technical Writing | 3 |
| - | | |
| SPH-131 | Fundamentals of Communication | 3 |
| - | | |
| MTH-120 | College Algebra | 3 |
| - | Or | |
| MTH-160 | Topics From Finite Mathematics | 3 |
| - | Or | |
| MTH-220 | Elements of Statistics | 3 |
| - | | |
| BUS-170 | Introduction to Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| - | Or | |
| PSY-170 | General Psychology | 3 |
| - | Or | |
| SOC-190 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 64