Cybersecurity Essentials Certificate (CE51) Technical Certificate of Credit
(Stand-Alone Certificate& Embedded in Cybersecurity Diploma and Degree)
Program Description:
The Cybersecurity Essentials Technical Certificate of Credit (TCC) is a sequence of courses designed to provide students with the essential concepts, principles, and techniques required in cybersecurity and computer information processing. Completion of this TCC will prepare students as they transition to more advanced studies in cybersecurity leading toward a diploma or degree in the Cybersecurity field.
Entrance date: Each semester
Program admission requirements:
Minimum Test Scores
| ACCUPLACER NEXT GENERATION– | Reading | 224 | ACCUPLACER- | Sentence Skills | 60 |
| Writing | 236 | Reading Comprehension | 70 | ||
| Arithmetic | 229 | Arithmetic | 34 |
High School diploma or equivalent required for admission.
Credits required for graduation: 10
| Courses 10 credits | 10 |
|---|---|
| CIST 1130Operating Systems Concepts
Prerequisite: CIST 1001 Provides an overview of modern operating systems and their use in home and small business environments. Activities will utilize the graphical user interface (GUI) and command line environment (CLI) This will include operating system fundamentals; installing, configuring, and upgrading operating systems; managing storage, file systems, hardware and system resources; troubleshooting, diagnostics, and maintenance of operating systems; and networking. |
3 |
| CIST 1401Computer Networking Fundamentals
Prerequisite: CIST 1001 Introduces networking technologies and prepares students to take the CompTIA's broad-based, vendor independent networking certification exam, Network +. This course covers a wide range of material about networking, including local area networks, wide area networks, protocols, topologies, transmission media, and security. Focuses on operating network management systems, and implementing the installation of networks. It reviews cabling, connection schemes, the fundamentals of the LAN and WAN technologies, TCP/IP configuration and troubleshooting, remote connectivity, and network maintenance and troubleshooting. Topics include: basic knowledge of networking technology, network media and topologies, network devices, network management, network tools and network security. |
4 |
| CIST 1601Information Security Fundamentals
Prerequisites: CIST 1401, CIST 1130 This course provides a broad overview of information security. It covers terminology, history, security systems development and implementation. Student will also cover the legal, ethical, and professional issues in information security. |
3 |
Faculty
Computer Support Specialist & Cybersecurity Chair/Instructor
CEIT Building
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Programs of Study
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