Program Description
The CIS - Networking Specialist diploma program, approximately five quarters in length for the full-time student, provides a concentration of study in the design, installation, and maintenance of networking systems. Instruction combines classroom lecture and hands-on practical experience to prepare the student for industry certifications and the challenges of network administration. Specific software such as Windows 2000, Cisco, and Linux are a few of the networking programs that are offered as a part of this broad curriculum.

The student also receives instruction in business and academic courses such as keyboarding, business English, business math, interpersonal relations and professional development.

Program graduates receive a diploma.

Program Requirements
Applicants must meet general admissions requirements, and must also:

1. Present official documentation of an acceptable accredited high school diploma, GED, or acceptable college credit.
2. Present acceptable COMPASS/ASSET scores taken within the last five years, or SAT, ACT or CPE scores taken within the last seven years.

Curriculum
Credits required for graduation: 92

	Core Courses		Credit Hours
	EMP 153 Student Success		2
	EMP 100 Interpersonal Relations and Professional Development		3
	ENG 101 English		5
	or
	ENG 111 Business English		(5)
	ENG 102 Technical Writing		5
	or
	ENG 112 Business Communications		(5)
	MAT 103 Algebraic Concepts		5

	Occupational Courses		Credit Hours
	SCT 100 Introduction to Microcomputers		3
	CIS xxx An operating systems course		6
	CIS 105 Program Design & Development		5
	CIS 106 Computer Concepts		5
	CIS 122 Microcomputer Installation and Maintenance		7
	CIS 1140 Networking Fundamentals		6
	xxx Networking Elective		9
	xxx Language Elective		7

And completion of one of the following groups of specialty courses prepares student for certification

	Microsoft Windows 2000 Networking Specialty		Credit Hours
	CIS 2149 Implementing Microsoft Windows Professional		6
	CIS 2150 Implementing Microsoft Windows Server		6
	CIS 2153 Implementing Microsoft Windows Infrastructure		6
	CIS 2154 Implementing Microsoft Windows		6

OR

	Cisco Networking Specialty		Credit Hours
	CIS 276 Advanced Routers and Switches		6
	CIS 277 WAN Design 6		6
	CIS 2321 Introduction to LAN and WAN		6
	CIS 2322 Introduction to WANs and Routing		6

OR

	Sun Solaris Networking Specialty		Credit Hours
	CIS 2550 Fundamentals of Solaris Operating Environment for Systems Administrators		6
	CIS 2551 Solaris Operating Environment for System Administrators I		6
	CIS 2552 Solaris Operating Environment for System Administrators II		6
	CIS xxxx Solaris Elective		6

OR

	Linus/UNIX Networking Specialty		Credit Hours
	CIS 2554 Introduction to Linux/UNIX		6
	CIS 2555 Linux/UNIX Administration		6
	CIS 2556 Linux/UNIX Advanced Administration		6
	CIS 2557 Linux/UNIX Shell Script Programming		6

	Suggested Courses for Electives		Credit Hours
	CIS 101 CIS Keyboarding		3
	CIS 124 Microcomputer Database Programming		7
	CIS 157 Intro. to Visual BASIC Programming		7
	CIS 242 TCP/IP		6
	CIS 252 Intro to Java Programming		7
	CIS 255 Intro to C Programming		7
	CIS 282 Intro to C++ Programming		7
	CIS 2201 HTML Fundamentals		3

» * The student's actual curriculum may vary somewhat from the outline above.