Map: CSN AAS Computing and Information Technology: Cyber Security-Network Security

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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-Network Security, 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: 13-16
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.

Mathematics (General Education) - Credits 3: Options Include: ET 111B or MATH 116 or above (except MATH 122 or MATH 123)
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-Network Security degree sheet.
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: CIT 112B - Network+
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 4: CSCO 120 - CCNA - Introduction to Networks
Digital Literacy (Major Requirements) - Credits 0-3: Options Include: IS 100B or IS 101 *

Semester #2 - 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.
Student MUST MEET with an advisor or counselor BEFORE REGISTERING for their NEXT SEMESTER.

English Composition (General Education) - Credits 3: ENG 107 - Technical Communications I
Communication (General Education) - Credits 3: COM 115 - Applied Communication
Natural Science (General Education) - Credits 4: EGG 131 and EGG 131L
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: CIT 173 - Introduction to Linux
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 4: CSCO 121 - CCNA Switching, Routing, and Wireless Essentials

Semester #3 - Recommended Courses

Total Minimum Credits: 17-18
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.

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-Network Security degree sheet.
U.S. and Nevada Constitutions (General Education) - Credits 4: Options Include: HIST 100 or PSC 101
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: Options Include:CIT 217 or CSEC 104B
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3-4: Options Include: CSCO 105B or CSCO 220
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 4: CSCO 230B - Security Operations Center Fundamentals

Semester #4 - Recommended Courses

Total Minimum Credits: 13-15
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.

Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: CSEC 281B - Ethical Hacking
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: CSEC 290B - Security Capstone
Cyber Security Networking Group Elective (Major Requirements) - Credits 7-9: Options Include: CIT 126 and CSEC 114B or AIT 280 and AIT 281 and MT 115B

*Students who complete IS 101 will complete a total of 63 credits for this degree.