Computer Networking & Information Security Curriculum
First Year
First Semester:
- COR 110 - Concepts of the Self
- COR 115 - Rhetoric I
- MTH 180 - Introduction to Statistics
- WEB 125 - Web Development I
- CIT 130 - Introduction to Networking & Security
Second Semester:
- COR 120 - Concepts of Community
- COR 125 - Rhetoric II
- SEC 250 - Computer & Network Security
- CIT 135 - Introduction to Computer Theory
- NET 140 - Operating Systems
Second Year
First Semester:
- COR 210 -Scientific Revolutions
- COR 220 - Aesthetic Expressions
- Specialization course
- NET 250 - Windows System Administration I
or NET 260 - Linux System Administration I - FOR 240 - Introduction to Digital Forensics
Second Semester:
- COR 230 - The Secular & the Sacred
- COR 240 - Capitalism & Democracy
- NET 215 - TCP/IP
- NET 250 - Windows Systems Administration I
or NET 260 - Linux Systems Administration I - Specialization course (CyberSecurity Specialization only)
or CRJ 225 Law of Search & Seizing Digital Evidence (Systems Administration Specialization only)
Third Year * (For Study Abroad, see note)
First Semester:
- COR 310 - Global Studies I: Technology & Development
- COR 320 - Global Studies II: Human Rights
- Specialization course
- Specialization course
- SEC 335 - Software & Website Security
Second Semester:
- COR 330 - International Cultural Studies
- COR 330 - International Cultural Studies
- WRT 231 - Technical Writing
- Specialization course (Systems Administration Specialization only)
or SEC 350 - Securing the Enterprise Network (CyberSecurity Specialization only) - CRJ 225 Law of Search & Seizing Digital Evidence (CyberSecurity Specialization only)
or General Elective (Systems Administration Specialization only)
Fourth Year
First Semester:
- Specialization course
- SEC 350 - Securing the Enterprise Network (Systems Administration Specialization only)
or General Elective ((Cybersecurity Specialization only) - SEC 490 - Internship
or General Elective - Natural Science with Lab
- General Elective
Second Semester:
- CCC 410 - College Capstone
- COM 220 - Communications & Ethics
or EBC 460 - Internet Issues & Strategies - SEC 4XX Systems Security
- General elective
BS Degree in Computer Networking & Information Security
This is a typical schedule for a student. Students select either the Systems Administration or CyberSecurity Specialization.
* Students who study abroad will work with their faculty advisor to rearrange courses in the third and fourths years to accommodate the semester at another campus.





















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