Network Administration Track
The Network Administration track provides the concepts and skills needed to design, set-up, maintain and expand network and telecommunications systems. The curriculum provides specific training in Cisco, and/or Microsoft network systems. Upon completion of the track, the graduate will be qualified to take industry designed and recognized certification examinations. Employment opportunities include entry-level positions in installation and administration of local and wide area networks in medium to large businesses and organizations and as a computer network administrator in small business.
64 - 68 Credit Hours
General Education Courses
- ENG 101 - Writing I
Choose one of the following Heritage-Humanities Courses
- HIS 101 - World Civilization I
- REL 130 - Introduction to Religion
- HIS 108 - History of the US through 1865
- HIS 109 - History of the United States Since 1865
- ART 100 - Introduction to Art
- MUS 100 - Introduction to Music
- PHI 110
- PHI 120
Choose one of the following Math Courses
- MAT 146 - Contemporary College Mathematics
- MAT 150 - College Algebra
- MAT 155 - Trigonometry
- MAT 170 - Brief Calculus with Applications
Choose one of the following Natural Sciences Courses
- BIO 112 - Introduction to Biology
- BIO 113 - Introduction to Biology Lab
- BIO 120 - Human Ecology
- BIO 130 - Aspects of Human Biology
- BIO 135 - Basic Anatomy and Physiology with Laboratory
- BIO 137 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I
- BIO 139 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II
- CHE 120 - Chemistry in Society
- PHY 171 - Applied Physics
Choose one of the following Social-Behavioral Sciences Courses
- ECO 201 - Principles of Microeconomics
- ECO 202 - Principles of Macroeconomics
- PSY 110 - General Psychology
- PSY 223 - Developmental Psychology
- REL 130 - Introduction to Religion
- ECO 101 - Contemporary Economic Issues
Core Requirements
- CIT 105 - Introduction to Computers
- CIT 111 - Computer Hardware and Software
- CIT 120 - Computational Thinking
- CIT 150 - Internet Technologies
- CIT 170 - Database Design Fundamentals
- CIT 180 - Security Fundamentals
- CIT 155 - Web Page Development
- CIT 157 - Web Site Design and Production (Coming soon)
- CIT 291 - Capstone: Design and Implementation
Chose one of the following Approved Level I Networking Courses
Chose one of the following Approved Level I Programming Language Courses
- CIT 140 - JavaScript I
- CIT 148 - Visual Basic I
- CIT 144 - Python I
- CIT 149 - Java I
- CIT 171 - SQL I (Coming soon)
Network Administration Track
Choose one of the following Network Administration Specialization Sequences - 12 Credit Hours
1. Microsoft Windows Administration Specialization Sequence
Required Courses
- CIT 213 - MS Client/Server Config
- CIT 214 - Server Infrastructure Admin
- CIT 215 - Microsoft Server Administration
- CIT 216 - Microsoft Server Advanced Services
2. CISCO Networking Associate Specialization Sequence
Required Courses
- CIT 167 - Routing & Switching Essentials
- CIT 209 - Scaling Networks
- CIT 212 - Connecting Networks (Coming soon)
Technical Courses
Choose three of the following Approved CIT Technical Courses (8.0-12.0 Credit Hours)
- CIT 130 - Productivity Software
- CIT 140 - JavaScript I
- CIT 148 - Visual Basic I
- CIT 160 - Intro to Networking Concepts
- CIT 180 - Security Fundamentals
- CIT 182 - Perimeter Defense
- CIT 184 - Attacks and Exploits
- CIT 213 - MS Client/Server Config
- CIT 214 - Server Infrastructure Admin
- CIT 217 - UNIX/Linux Administration
- CIT 284 - Computer Forensics
- CIT 288 - Network Security
* Students may not use one course to fulfill multiple requirements.
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Notes
- Courses chosen to satisfy General Education requirements must be selected from an approved list which may be found in the KCTCS catalog at https://kctcs.edu/Degrees_Training/Catalog/.
- A course used to fulfill one category cannot be used to fulfill another category.
- Transitional courses (courses numbered 001-099) cannot be used to satisfy graduation requirements.
