Map: CSN AAS Computing and Information Technology: Cyber Security-Digital Forensics

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WHO SHOULD USE THIS ACADEMIC MAP

This academic map should be used by CSN students who are completing the Computing and Information Technology: Cyber Security-Digital Forensics, AAS .

HOW THIS ACADEMIC MAP IS SET UP

The academic map totals a minimum of 60 credits and assumes no transferred coursework. It is designed to provide students with the optimal route to earning an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree. Students who cannot take the map’s recommended number of credits each semester will take longer to complete the degree and graduate. Click on a course to see more information about that course including description, prerequisites and credit value.

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Semester #1 - Recommended Courses

Total Minimum Credits: 13-18
Grades of D+, D, and D- in the major requirements (occupational) area in an Associate of Applied Science degree program will not count toward graduation requirements.
Student MUST MEET with an advisor or counselor BEFORE REGISTERING for their NEXT SEMESTER.

Mathematics (General Education) - Credits 3: Options Include: ET 111B or MATH 116 or above (except MATH 122 or MATH 123)
English Composition (General Education) - Credits 3: ENG 107 - Technical Communications I
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: CIT 112B - Network+
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 4: CIT 114B - IT Essentials
Digital Literacy (Major Requirements) - Credits 0-3: Options Include:IS 100B or IS 101 *

Semester #2 - Recommended Courses

Total Minimum Credits: 16
Grades of D+, D, and D- in the major requirements (occupational) area in an Associate of Applied Science degree program will not count toward graduation requirements.
Student MUST MEET with an advisor or counselor BEFORE REGISTERING for their NEXT SEMESTER.

Communication (General Education) - Credits 3: See a counselor or advisor to choose a course option without prerequisites and is valued at 3 credits from the Communication list on the AAS Computing and Information Technology: Cyber Security-Digital Forensics degree sheet.
Natural Science (General Education) - Credits 4: Options Include: EGG 131 and EGG 131L
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: CIT 173 - Introduction to Linux
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: CIT 263 - Project Management
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: CSEC 110B - Introduction to Digital Forensics

Semester #3 - Recommended Courses

Total Minimum Credits: 14-17
Grades of D+, D, and D- in the major requirements (occupational) area in an Associate of Applied Science degree program will not count toward graduation requirements.
Student MUST MEET with an advisor or counselor BEFORE REGISTERING for their NEXT SEMESTER.

Human Relations (General Education) - Credits 3: See a counselor or advisor to choose a course option without prerequisites and is valued at 3 credits from the Human Relations list on the AAS Computing and Information Technology: Cyber Security-Digital Forensics degree sheet.
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: Options Include: CIT 126 or CIT 129
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 4: CSEC 112B - Introduction to Applied Windows Forensics
Elective (Major Requirements) - Credits 4-7: See a counselor or advisor to choose a course option without prerequisites and is valued at 3 credits from the Elective list on the AAS Computing and Information Technology: Cyber Security-Digital Forensics degree sheet.

Semester #4 - Recommended Courses

Total Minimum Credits: 17
Grades of D+, D, and D- in the major requirements (occupational) area in an Associate of Applied Science degree program will not count toward graduation requirements.
APPLY FOR GRADUATION by the deadline. Visit www.csn.edu/graduation for more information on applying for graduation.

Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Science Elective (General Education) - Credits 3: See a counselor or advisor to choose a course option without prerequisites and is valued at 3 credits from the Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Science Elective list on the AAS Computing and Information Technology: Cyber Security-Digital Forensics degree sheet.
U.S. and Nevada Constitutions (General Education) - Credits 4: Options Include: HIST 100 or PSC 101
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: CSEC 116B - Introduction to Mobile Device Forensics
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 4: CSEC 212B - Intermediate Applied Windows Forensics
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: CSEC 290B - Security Capstone
*Students who complete IS 100B will need to complete 7 Credits of Special Program Electives.
*Students who complete IS 101 will need to complete 4 credits of Special Program Electives.