Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity Occupational Skills Award
| Course | IT Certification | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ITSY 1300 – Fundamentals of Information Security or ITSY 1342 – Information Technology Security |
CompTIA Security+ | 3 |
| ITSY 2301 – Firewalls and Network Security | CompTIA Pentest+ or EC-Council EHA | 3 |
| ITSY 2342 – Incident Response and Handling | CompTIA CySA+ or EC-Council CFA | 3 |
| Total | 3 | 9 |
IT - Cybersecurity Certificate (CERT1)
Suggested Study Plan
Semester 1
| Course | IT Certification | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ITSC 1316 – Linux Installation and Configuration | Red Hat Certified System Admin (Part 1 of 2) | 3 |
| ITSY 1300 – Fundamentals of Information Security or ITSY 1342 – Information Technology Security |
CompTIA Security+ | 3 |
| ITSY 2301 – Firewalls and Network Security | CompTIA Pentest+ or EC-Council EHA | 3 |
| Semester Total | 9 |
Semester 2
| Course | IT Certification | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ITSC 1391 – Special Topics in CIS, General Linux | Red Hat Certified System Admin (Part 2 of 2) | 3 |
| ITSY 2342 – Incident Response and Handling | CompTIA CySA+ or EC-Council CFA | 3 |
| ITSY 2359 – Security Assessment and Auditing (Capstone Course) | CompTIA CASP+ | 3 |
| Semester Total | 9 |
Certificate Total Hours: 18
IT Certifications: 5
AAS Information Technology - Cybersecurity
Suggested Study Plan
Semester 1
| Course | IT Certification | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ITNW 1308 – Implementing and Supporting Client Operating Systems | Microsoft Technical Associate – Mobility and Device Fundamentals | 3 |
| ITNW 1354 – Implementing and Supporting Servers | Microsoft Technical Associate – Windows Server Administration Fundamentals | 3 |
| ITSC 1316 – Linux Installation and Configuration | Red Hat Certified System Admin (Part 1 of 2) | 3 |
| PSYC 1300 – Psychology for Success | 3 | |
| MATH 1332 – Contemporary Math or MATH 1314 – College Algebra (Transfer) |
3 | |
| Semester Total | 15 |
Semester 2
| Course | IT Certification | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ITSC 1325 – Personal Computer Hardware | CompTIA A+ (Part 1 of 2 | 3 |
| ITSC 1305 – Introduction to PC Operating Systems | CompTIA A+ (Part 2 of 2) | 3 |
| ITSC 1391 – Special Topics in CIS, General Linux | Red Hat Certified System Admin (Part 2 of 2) | 3 |
| COSC 1301 – Introduction to Computing | 3 | |
| SPCH 1315 – Public Speaking | 3 | |
| Semester Total | 15 |
Semester 3
| Course | IT Certification | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ITSY 1300 – Fundamentals of Information Security or ITSY 1342 – Information Technology Security |
CompTIA Security+ | 3 |
| ITSC 2325 – Advanced Linux | Red Hat Certified Engineer | 3 |
| ITSY 2301 – Firewalls and Network Security | CompTIA Pentest+ or EC-Council EHA | 3 |
| COSC 1336 – Programming Fundamentals 1 | 3 | |
| BUSI 2304 – Business Report Writing or ENGL 1301 – Composition (Transfer) |
3 | |
| Semester Total | 15 |
Semester 4
| Course | IT Certification | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ITSY 2342 – Incident Response and Handling | CompTIA CySA+ or EC-Council CFA | 3 |
| ITSY 2359 – Security Assessment and Auditing (Capstone Course) | CompTIA CASP+ | 3 |
| POFT 1300 – Career Exploration or ITNW 1480 – Cooperative Education |
3 | |
| BMGT 1341 – Business Ethics or PHIL 2306 – Introduction to Ethics (Transfer) |
3 | |
| IMED 1316 – Web Design 1 | 3 | |
| Semester Total | 15 |
Degree Total Hours: 60
IT Certifications: 9