Associate of Applied Science Degree
A Network Systems Administrator plans, installs, and maintains multi-user networks. Job duties include: networking systems with different types of hardware and operating systems, ensuring system security and integrity, troubleshooting and repairing network problems, training network users, and writing documentation.
First Year
First Semester
| COSC-1301 | Introduction to Computing | 3.00 | |
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| ITSC-1301 | Introduction to Computers | 3.00 | |
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| ITCC-1314 | CCNA 1:Introduction to Networks | 3.00 | |
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| ITNW-1325 | Fundamentals of Networking Technologies | 3.00 | |
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| ITSC-1316 | Linux Installation and Configuration | 3.00 | |
| ENGL-1301 | Composition I | 3.00 | |
| - | Mathematics | 4.00 | |
Second Semester
| ITNW-1316 | Network Administration | 3.00 | |
| ITSE-1359 | Introduction to Scripting Languages | 3.00 | |
| ITCC-1344 | CCNA 2: Switching, Routing and Wireless Essentials | 3.00 | |
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| GOVT-2305 | Federal Government | 3.00 | |
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| GOVT-2306 | Texas Government | 3.00 | |
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| - | Social and Behavioral Sciences Selection | 3.00 | |
Second Year
First Semester
| ITSY-2401 | Firewalls and Network Security | 4.00 | |
| ITNW-1313 | Computer Virtualization | 3.00 | |
| ITSY-1342 | Information Technology Security | 3.00 | |
| - | Creative Arts | 3.00 | |
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| SPCH-1318 | Interpersonal Communication | 3.00 | |
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| SPCH-1321 | Business and Professional Communication | 3.00 | |
Second Semester
| ITSY-2345 | Network Defense and Countermeasures | 3.00 | |
| ITNW-1337 | Introduction to the Internet | 3.00 | |
| ITSW-1307 | Introduction to Database | 3.00 | |
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| ITNW-1454 | Implementing and Supporting Servers | 4.00 | |
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| ITNW-2488 | Internship-Computer Science Networking And Telecommunications | 4.00 | |
Total Credit Hours: 60