COMPUTER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY -- NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR AND SUPPORT

Brookhaven, Cedar Valley, El Centro, Mountain View, North Lake and Richland only

(Associate in Applied Sciences Degree, Tech Prep Enhanced Skills Certificate)

• Students pursuing this award program are required to meet Texas Success Initiative (TSI) standards and course prerequisites.
• Students must earn at least 25% of the credit hours required for graduation through instruction by the college awarding the degree.

Degree Plan Code: AAS.CIT.NWK.ADMIN.05

This associate degree program provides education and training for individuals interested in developing their knowledge and skills as networking professionals. The program also provides preparatory training for those wishing to take the MCSE, MCDBA, MCSD, MCSA, MCAD, CCNA, CCNP, or SCSA certification examinations. Students pursuing all tracks except Convergence Technology must select courses in their primary area of specialization and complete one Secondary Specialty Track in Semesters III and/or IV.

Prerequisite: Basic understanding of personal computer and operating systems as obtained in ITSC 1401 or BCIS 1405 or COSC 1401 or equivalent experience approved by designated Information Technology personnel.

Credit may be given and course substitutions made for those who have acquired A+ and/or Net+ certification.

SEMESTER I

SEMESTER II

NOTE: Students pursuing all tracks except Convergence Technology and MCSD must select and complete one secondary specialty track (see Secondary Track listing) in Semesters III and/or IV to be considered as having met the requirements for this award.

SEMESTER III

SEMESTER IV

+Elective - must be selected from the DCCCD Core Curriculum for Social/Behavioral Science.

++Elective - must be selected from the DCCCD Core Curriculum for Humanities/Fine Arts.

One Course from *Secondary Specialty Track Listing (CCNP, UNIX, AS/400, OR Microsoft)

Two Courses from *Secondary Specialty Track Listing (CCNA, CCNP, UNIX, AS/400 OR Microsoft

One Course from Microsoft MCDBA Electives requirement:

Three Courses from *Secondary Specialty Track Listing (CCNA, CCNP, UNIX, AS/400 OR Microsoft)

One Course from *Secondary Specialty Track Listing (CCNA, CCNP, UNIX, AS/400 OR Microsoft)

Four Courses from *Secondary Specialty Track Listing (CCNA, CCNP, UNIX, AS/400 OR Microsoft)

Any 4-credit hour ITSE, ITSW, ITSC, ITNW, ITCC, ITMC, ITSY, INEW, BCIS, COSC, ARTC, IMED, ITMT, or CPMT course, including but not limited to:

ITNW 1280 AND ITNW 1281 OR ITNW 1480 Cooperative Education--Business Systems Networking and Telecommunications OR EECT 1440 Telecommunications Transmission Media

Any 4-credit hour ITSE, ITSW, ITSC, ITNW, ITCC, ITMC, ITSY, INEW, BCIS, COSC, ARTC, IMED, ITMT, or CPMT course, including but not limited to:

UNIX

ITNW 1280 AND ITNW 1281 OR ITNW 1480 Cooperative Education--Business Systems Networking and Telecommunications OR EECT 1440 Telecommunications Transmission Media

^AProgramming with XML in the Microsoft .NET Framework (Exam 70-310 and 70-320 partial)

^BQuerying Microsoft SQL Server 2000 with Transact-SQL (Exam 70-229 partial)

^CDeveloping Microsoft .NET Web Applications Using Visual Studio.NET (Visual Basic Exam 70-305, C# Exam 70-315)

^DBuilding COM+ Applications Using Microsoft.NET Enterprise Services (Visual Basic Exam 70-310)

^EBuilding COM+ Applications Using Microsoft.NET Enterprise Services (C# Exam 70-320 when combined with ITSE 1356)

^FDeveloping Microsoft.NET Applications for Windows (Visual Basic Exam 70-306)

^GDeveloping Microsoft.NET Applications for Windows (C# Exam 70-316)

^HAnalyzing Requirements and Defining Microsoft .NET Solution Architectures (Exam 70-300)

^IProgramming a Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Database (Exam 70-229 when combined with ITMC 1403) (Elective)

^JImplementing Security for Applications (Visual Basic Exam 70-330, C# Exam 70-340) (Elective)

This is a Tech Prep program. Students interested in pursuing the Tech Prep Associate degree need to consult with their advisor.

NOTE: Students enrolling in this program who plan to transfer to a four-year institution should consult an advisor or counselor regarding transfer requirements and the transferability of these courses to the four-year institution of their choice.