AAS in Information Assurance

Associate of Applied Science
in Information Assurance

(62 credits)

The Associate in Applied Science degree in Networking System Administration is designed to equip students with marketable skills for adaptation to learning the specific tasks and industry-recognized standards associated with computer networks and data communications. The student will perform necessary tasks for understanding concepts associated with local area network administration and management.

See the current class schedule under "Network Academy Schedule" on the home page for more information on these courses.


		Required	CIS 247DA - Cyber Forensics and Incident Handling 3 credits
		Courses	CIS 271DA - Security Certified Professional (SCP) - Hardening the Infrastructure 3 credits
		(26 credits)	CIS 272DA - Security Certified Professional (SCP) - Network Defense and
			Countermeasures 3 credits
			CIS 247DL - Legal Issues of Information Assurance 3 credits
			CIS 273DA - Information Audit and Risk Analysis 3 credits
			CIS 279DA - Practical Applications in Information Assurance 4 credits
			CIS 238US - UNIX Security 3 credits
			or CIS 271DL - Linux Security
			CIS 273DC - Data Assurance and Disaster Recovery 3 credits


		Restrictive	CNT 185 - Cisco Network Security 4 credits
		Electives	CNT 186 - Fundamentals of Wireless LANs 4 credits
		(Select	CNT 230 - Cisco Network Troubleshooting 4 credits
		15-16 credits)	or MST 259 - Designing Windows Network Security 3 credits
			CIS 245 - Novell Netware Advanced System Administration 3 credits
			CIS 175CG - Designing a Secure Microsoft Windows 2000 Network 3 credits
			CNT 170 - Cisco Wide Area Networks (WAN) Technologies 3 credits
			CIS 238 - Advanced Unix Systems Administration 3 credits
			CIS 273DB - Digital Authentication and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) 3 credits
			CIS 290AC - Computer Information Systems Internship 3 credits
			CIS 298AC - Special Projects 3 credits