Computing and Information Technology: Cyber Security-Network Security, AAS

Mathematics (3 Credits)

^{NOTE: Your first college-level MATH course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

• ET 111 - Mathematics for Electronics Applications
• or  MATH 116 - Technical Mathematics or above (except MATH 122 and MATH 123)

English Composition (3-5 Credits)

^{NOTE: Your first college-level ENG course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

Recommended: ENG 107.

• ENG 100 - Composition Enhanced
• or  ENG 101 - Composition I
• or  ENG 107 - Technical Communications I
• or  ENG 110 - Composition I for International and Multilingual Students Expanded
• or  ENG 113 - Composition I for International Students

Communications (3 Credits)

Strongly Recommended: COM 115.

• BUS 108 - Business Letters and Reports
• or  COM 101 - Public Speaking
• or  COM 102 - Introduction to Interpersonal Communication
• or  COM 115 - Applied Communication
• or  COM 215 - Introduction to Group Communication
• or  ENG 102 - Composition II
• or  ENG 107 - Technical Communications I
• or  ENG 114 - Composition II for International Students
• or  ENG 205 - Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry
• or  JOUR 102 - News Reporting and Writing
• or  THTR 105 - Introduction to Acting I

Human Relations (3 Credits)

• ALS 101 - College Success
• or  ANTH 101 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
• or  ANTH 112 - Social Anthropology
• or  ANTH 201 - Peoples and Cultures of the World
• or  ANTH 205 - Race and Ethnicity in Everyday Life
• or  HIST 105 - European Civilization to 1648
• or  HIST 106 - European Civilization Since 1648
• or  HIST 107 - Women in American History
• or  HIST 150 - Introduction to Chinese Civilization
• or  HIST 151 - Introduction to Japanese Civilization
• or  HIST 210 - Southwest Heritage
• or  HIST 247 - Introduction to the History of Mexico
• or  HIST 260 - Introduction to Native American History
• or  MGT 100 - Practical Human Relations for Business
• or  MGT 283 - Introduction to Human Resources Management
• or  PHIL 135 - Introduction to Ethics
• or  PSC 201 - Politics of Minority Groups
• or  PSY 101 - General Psychology
• or  PSY 102 - Psychology of Personal and Social Adjustment
• or  PSY 207 - Psychology and the Family
• or  PSY 208 - Psychology of Human Relations
• or  PSY 261 - Introduction to Social Psychology
• or  SOC 101 - Principles of Sociology or above

Natural Science (4 Credits)

• EGG 131 - Technical Physics I
• and  EGG 131L - Technical Physics I - Lab

Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Science (3 Credits)

• any AM prefix course
• or  any ANTH prefix course (except ANTH 102 and ANTH 110L)
• or  any ART prefix course
• or  any COM prefix course
• or  any ECON prefix course
• or  ENG 223 - Themes of Literature or above
• or  GEOG 106 - Introduction to Cultural Geography
• or  GRC 103 - Introduction to Computer Graphics
• or  any HIST prefix course
• or  any MUS prefix course (except MUS 100)
• or  any PHIL prefix course
• or  any PSC prefix course
• or  any PSY prefix course
• or  any SOC prefix course
• or  any THTR prefix course (except THTR 275)
• or  VID 110 - Videography and Film I
• or  WMST 113 - Gender, Race, and Class
• or  World Languages 101B or above course (includes the following course prefixes: ARA, ARM, CHI, FIL, FREN, GER, GRE, ITAL, JPN, KOR, LAT, PORT, RUS, SPAN, and THAI)

U.S. and Nevada Constitutions (4-6 Credits)

• Four Credit Options

• HIST 100 - Historical Issues and Contemporary Society
• or  PSC 101 - Introduction to American Politics

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• Six Credit Options

• HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
• and  HIST 102 - U.S. History Since 1877

• or

• HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877  
• and  HIST 217 - Nevada History

Core Requirements (25 Credits)

Students must complete CIT 105, 112, 114, 126, 129, 173, and 217 before selecting and completing elective courses, as the courses have one or more of these as prerequisites, especially if completing the courses listed in one of the specialization guides listed in the electives section.  While the order in which these courses are taken is not strictly fixed, students are strongly encouraged to follow the recommended sequence below to build foundational knowledge progressively and maximize success in advanced coursework.

• CIT 105 - Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
• and  CIT 112 - Network+
• and  CIT 114 - IT Essentials
• and  CIT 126 - Cloud Computing Fundamentals
• and  CIT 129 - Introduction to Programming
• and  CIT 173 - Introduction to Linux
• and  CIT 217 - Security+
• and  CSEC 286 - Applied Network Defense

Digital Literacy Requirement (0-3 Credits)

• IS 100B - Core Computing Competency
• or  IS 101 - Introduction to Information Systems

Electives (12 Credits)

• Complete 12 credits of any CIT or CSEC or CSCO prefix course not used to satisfy another area of this degree.

^{Please note: Students should choose the electives to complete based on the specialization they wish to pursue.  The following is a guide:}

• ^{Cisco-based Network Operations complete CSCO 120 and CSCO 121 and CSCO 220.}
• ^{Cloud Security complete CIT 211 and CIT 213 and CIT 214 and CSEC 100.}
• ^{Digital Forensics complete CSEC 120 and CSEC 121 and CSEC 220 and CSEC 221.}
• ^{Compliance complete CSEC 101 and CSEC 191 and CSEC 225 and CSEC 226.}
• ^{Offensive Security complete CIT 274B and CSEC 181 and CSEC 281 and any CIT or CSEC 3-credit course.}
• ^{Artificial Intelligence complete CIT 164 and CIT 223 and CIT 224 and any CIT or CSEC 3-credit course.}