Map: CSN AAS Computing and Information Technology: Networking-Cloud Systems Administration

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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: Networking-Cloud Systems Administration, AAS .

HOW THIS ACADEMIC MAP IS SET UP

The academic map totals a minimum of 62 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: 16-19
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
Mathematics (General Education) - Credits 3: Options Include: ET 111B or MATH 116 or above (*except MATH 122/123)
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: Networking-Cloud Systems Administration degree sheet.
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 4: CIT 114B - IT Essentials
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: CIT 173 - Introduction to Linux
Digital Literacy (Major Requirements) - Credits 0-3: Options Include: IS 100B or IS 101 *

Semester #2 - Recommended Courses

Total Minimum Credits: 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.
Student MUST MEET with an advisor or counselor BEFORE REGISTERING for their NEXT SEMESTER.

Natural Science (General Education) - Credits 3: EGG 131 - Technical Physics I
Core Requirements (Major Requirements)- Credits 3: CIT 112B - Network+
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: CIT 126 - Cloud Computing Fundamentals
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: CIT 129 - Introduction to Programming
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: CIT 211 - Microsoft Operating Systems Management

Semester #3 - Recommended Courses

Total Minimum Credits: 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.
Student MUST MEET with an advisor or counselor BEFORE REGISTERING for their NEXT SEMESTER.

Communication (General Education) - Credits 3: COM 115 - Applied Communication
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: Options Include: CIT 180 or CIT 290
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: CIT 213 - Microsoft 365 Administration
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: CIT 214 - Microsoft Azure Administration
Major Requirements - Credits 3: CIT 288 - AWS Cloud Architecting

Semester #4 - 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.
APPLY FOR GRADUATION by the deadline. Visit www.csn.edu/graduation for more information on applying for graduation.

Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Science (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 list on the AAS Computing and Information Technology: Networking-Cloud Systems Administration degree sheet.
U.S. and Nevada Constitutions (General Education) - Credits 4: Options Include: HIST 100 or PSC 101
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: CIT 174 - Linux System Administration
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: CIT 217 - Security+
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: CIT 289 - Multi-Cloud Administration Capstone
*Students who complete IS 101 will complete a total of 65 credits for this degree.