Network Specialist    Revised!
(To keep up with industry needs and provide appropriate training, program requirements are reviewed every year. The requirements listed below are effective Summer Quarter 2008 through Spring 2009.)

Degree Options:  Associate of Applied Science (AAS)

Prerequisites

Some or all of the following are required. See your faculty adviser for specific details.

...Keyboarding and mouse skills

...Minimum COMPASS or equivalent ASSET test scores for the following:

       ...Intermediate algebra 71 ...Reading 80  ...Writing 65

...Some classes have entry requirements not listed here.

Associate of Applied Science

94 credits

Professional-Technical (PT)

CIS 140	CIS Cooperative Education	1
CIS 150	Microcomputer Systems	5
CIS 160	Introduction to Networks	5
CIS 161	Local Area Networks	5
CIS 166	Network Intrusion Detection	5
CIS 210	Operating Systems Principles	5
CIS 215	Introduction to UNIX/Linux	3
CIS 216	UNIX/Linux Shell Programming	4
CIS 217	UNIX/Linux System Administration	4
CIS 218	Database Principles with Access	3
CIS 262	Wide Area Networks	5
CIS 263	Data Network Design/Management	3
CIS 264	Advanced Networking Applications/Security	3
C SCI 100	Survey of Computing	5
C SCI 105	Applications with Microsoft Office	3
C SCI 115	Programming with VB.net	5

Related Instruction (RI)

BUSN 160	Human and Labor Relations	5
PHIL 120	Elementary Symbolic Logic	5
MATH 115	Pre-Calculus	5
SPCH 100	Basic Oral Communication	5
WRIT 101	Principles of Writing	5
WRIT 105	Research & Persuasive Writing	5

Important Notes:

...This information does not substitute for meeting with a faculty adviser.

...Students must achieve a minimum grade of 2.0  in each CIS and C SCI class.

...AAS programs emphasize preparation in specific job skills required for entry-level employment.

...Not all classes are offered every quarter or at night.

Department Web Site and Contact Information
http://flightline.highline.edu/cis