Cybersecurity, A.A.S.
The career program in Cybersecurity is designed for students who plan to enter the field of Information Security. Major areas of study include network fundamentals, ethics, penetration testing, computer forensics, and operating systems. This A.A.S. program is a career degree, preparing students for the workforce after graduation. However, students can opt to transfer to a four-year program rather than start a career, but should confer with advisors and transferring institutions for specific requirements.
Program Outcomes:
- Use effective verbal and written communication skills to describe strategies of protection and defense.
- Demonstrate proper decision-making skills and the ability to research the impact of ethics in cybersecurity.
- Demonstrate familiarity with the terminology and concepts of a network infrastructure.
- Evaluate best practices in security concepts to maintain confidentiality, integrity, and availability of computing environments.
- Properly use and apply the vocabulary associated with cybersecurity.
Program Pathway
First Year Fall
Gen Ed-
| English | 3 credits |
Gen Ed-
| Mathematics | 3-4 credits |
Gen Ed-
| Behavioral/Social Science | 3 credits |
| IST-108 | Microsoft Operating System | 3 credits |
| CYB-101 | Introduction to Cybersecurity | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Gen Ed (English): ENG-112 is preferred.
First Year Spring
Gen Ed-
| Arts/Humanities | 3 credits |
| CSC-109 | UNIX/Linux Operating System | 3 credits |
| IST-154 | Networking Basics | 3 credits |
| IST-160 | Introduction to Security Fundamentals | 3 credits |
| CYB-210 | Ethics in the Information Age | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Second Year Fall
Gen Ed-
| Diversity | 3 credits |
| IST-155 | Networking I | 4 credits |
| IST-156 | Networking II | 4 credits |
| IST-166 | Computer Forensics I - Principles,And Practices | 3 credits |
Elective-
| Select in consultation with an advisor | 1 credit |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Second Year Spring
Gen Ed-
| Biological/Physical Science | 3-4 credits |
| CYB-225 | Tactical Perimeter Defense | 3 credits |
| IST-261 | Server Management I | 3 credits |
| CYB-224 | Ethical Hacking Fundamentals | 3 credits |
| CYB-246 | Introduction to Cloud Computing | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
General Education Requirements (18-20 Credits)
Arts/Humanities
- Select one course from the approved General Education course list in the Arts/Humanities category (3 Credits)
Behavioral/Social Sciences
Biological/Physical Science
Diversity
- Select one course from the approved General Education course list in the Diversity category (3 Credits)
English
*A minimum grade of "C" or better is required for one course from the English category.
- Select one course from the approved General Education course list in the English category (3 Credits)
*(ENG-112 is preferred)
Mathematics
- Select one course from the approved General Education course list in the Mathematics category (3-4 Credits)
Program Requirements (41 Credits)
Requirements List
| CSC-109 | UNIX/Linux Operating System | 3 credits |
| CYB-101 | Introduction to Cybersecurity | 3 credits |
| CYB-210 | Ethics in the Information Age | 3 credits |
| CYB-224 | Ethical Hacking Fundamentals | 3 credits |
| CYB-225 | Tactical Perimeter Defense | 3 credits |
| CYB-246 | Introduction to Cloud Computing | 3 credits |
| IST-108 | Microsoft Operating System | 3 credits |
| IST-154 | Networking Basics | 3 credits |
| IST-155 | Networking I | 4 credits |
| IST-156 | Networking II | 4 credits |
| IST-160 | Introduction to Security Fundamentals | 3 credits |
| IST-166 | Computer Forensics I - Principles,And Practices | 3 credits |
| IST-261 | Server Management I | 3 credits |
Free Electives (0-1 Credit)
Requirements List
Electives should be selected in consultation with a transfer advisor and the transfer institution. Some recommended courses are listed below:
| IST-269 | Internship I | 1-3 credits |
| STU-106 | Professionalism in the Workplace | 1 credit |
Degree Requirement (60 Credits)