Milestone courses should be taken in the order shown.
CIT-113 satisfies the Learning Community requirement.
Prerequisites for CIT-110 and CIT-113: ESL-098 or RDG-095 or ELL-103 or placement
CIT-162Cisco Networking I
3
Milestone courses should be taken in the order shown.
Prerequisite: ESL-098 or RDG-095 or ELL-103 or placement
CIT-182PC Hardware and Software
3
Milestone courses should be taken in the order shown.
Prerequisite: RDG-095 or ELL-103 or ESL-098 or placement
ENG-111College Writing I
3
This course meets the General Education requirement for Academic Discourse.
(Formerly Area 1)
Prerequisites: ENG-095 and RDG-095, ELL-103 or placement
GenEd-QPSQuantitative Problem Solving
3-4
This course meets the General Education requirement for Quantitative Problem Solving.
(Formerly Area 4)
Choose one MAT course from Quantitative Problem Solving Menu.
Prerequisites: MAT-097 or MAT-098 or placement
Total Credits:
Semester 1 Advising Note:
New degree-seeking students enrolled in 9 credits or more must take a Learning Community Seminar or a Learning Community Cluster within their first year.
Semester 2
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GenEd
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CIT-118Principles of Internet & Information Security
3
Milestone courses should be taken in the order shown.
Prerequisite: CIT-110 or CIT-113 or CSC-120 or Chair approval
CIT-268Operating Systems
3
Milestone courses should be taken in the order shown.
Students who have passed ESL-098 may register for CIT-268
Prerequisites: ELL-103 or RDG-095 or exemption by placing into higher level course
CIT-121Introduction to Computer Forensics
3
Milestone courses should be taken in the order shown.
Prerequisites: CIT-110 or CIT-113 or CSC-120 or Chair approval
CIT-167Cisco Networking II
3
Milestone courses should be taken in the order shown.
Prerequisites: CIT-162
ENG-112College Writing II
3
This course meets the General Education requirement for Research Writing.
(Formerly Area 1)
Prerequisite: ENG-111
Total Credits:
Semester 2 Advising Note:
Meet with an advisor to begin career planning activities
Summer Semester
Credits
Milestone
GenEd
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GenEd-CCCCommunity & Cultural Contexts
3
This course meets the General Education requirement for Community & Cultural Contexts.
(Formerly Areas 2 and 3)
Total Credits:
Summer Semester Advising Note:
Semester 3
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GenEd
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CIT-264IT Security
3
Milestone courses should be taken in the order shown.
Prerequisite: CIT-162
CIT-219Information Security and Assurance
3
Milestone courses should be taken in the order shown.
Prerequisite: CIT-268
CSC-125Python Programming
3
Milestone courses should be taken in the order shown.
Prerequisites: RDG-095 and ENG095, or ELL-103, and MAT099, or equivalent.
ElectiveCIT Elective
3-4
Elective Options:
CIT-221 Advanced Computer Forensics
CSC-225 Adv Python Programming
CIT-262 Wireless Technology
CIT-267 CISCO Networking III
CIT-270 Linux Administration/Lab
CIT-274 CISCO Networking IV
CIT-282 MS Windows Administration/Lab
CRJ-245 Cyber Crime-Justice in the Virtual World
GenEd-SRScientific Reasoning
Scientific Reasoning
4
This course meets the General Education requirement for Scientific Reasoning.
(Formerly Area 5)
Choose one course from the Scientific Reasoning Menu
Total Credits:
Semester 3 Advising Note:
Complete a pre-graduation check with an advisor in LifeMap
Semester 4
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GenEd
Note
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CIT-273Ethical Hacking
4
Milestone courses should be taken in the order shown.
Prerequisite: CIT-268 or CIT-270 or Chair approval
CIT-275Information Security Seminar
3
Milestone courses should be taken in the order shown.
Pre/co-requisite: CIT-273
ElectiveCIT Elective
3-4
Elective Options:
CIT-221 Advanced Computer Forensics
CSC-225 Adv Python Programming
CIT-262 Wireless Technology
CIT-267 CISCO Networking III
CIT-270 Linux Administration/Lab
CIT-274 CISCO Networking IV
CIT-282 MS Windows Administration/Lab
CRJ-245 Cyber Crime-Justice in the Virtual World
GenEd-EGeneral Education Elective
3
This course meets the General Education requirement for General Education Elective.
Choose a course from the General Education Scientific Reasoning, Community/Cultural Contexts, Creative Work or Elective Menus.
GenEd-CWCreative Work
3
This course meets the General Education requirement for Creative Work.
(Formerly Area 6)
Choose one course from Creative Work Menu
Total Credits:
Semester 4 Advising Note:
Apply for graduation
Last Modified Date: February 3, 2022
Approved for the 2021-2023 College Catalog
Upon Completion of this Concentration Graduates will be able to:
Understand network protocols and routing.
Understand commonly used network services - DNS, mail, web, etc. as well as less common network services.
Perform packet analysis and be able to identify malformed packets.
Understand differences between various operating systems - which OS an event came from and which OS is vulnerable to a certain attack.
Define the types of malicious software found in modern networks.
Explain the threats and countermeasures for physical security and social engineering.
Perform footprinting, port scans, and enumeration on a network.
Perform very simple programming in C, HTML, and Perl, specifically oriented towards the needs of network security professionals.
Identify Microsoft Windows vulnerabilities and to harden systems.
Identify Linux vulnerabilities and to protect servers.
Describe and deploy security devices, including routers, firewalls, Intrusion Detection Systems, and honeypots.
Describe the ethics associated with the use of hacking or penetration testing tools and techniques.
Career Outlook
The option is designed to align with the National Institute of Technology and Standards’ (NITS) National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education Cybersecurity Workforce Framework to ensure consistent, current, and flexible training in the growing technology field of Information Security. Graduates of this option will qualify for positions as entry-level information security professionals.
