This certificate will provide the students with the necessary skills to design and manage a local area network. Upon completion of the certificate, the student, in addition to acquiring an understanding of the basic data communication concepts, will be proficient in the basic skills to manage networks. Students completing the certificate may pursue careers in network support and administration. Students continuing into two-year degree program are advised to consult the requirements for either the CIS, INM or BUS Applied Science degree programs. Prior to entry into the program the student should have a basic computer literacy.

A Certificate is awarded upon completion of the requirements for this program.

Courses should be selected in consultation with an advisor. 

First Semester

Course No.	Descriptive Title	Credit Hours
CIS 100	CIS Introductory Seminar	1
CIS 111	Computer Systems and Applications	3
CIS 117	Data Communication Concepts	3
CIS 126	UNIX/LINUX	3
CIS 216	Windows Server	3
CIS 160	Career Seminar, Career Exploration (a)	2
TOTAL		15

Second Semester

Course No.	Descriptive Title	Credit Hours
ENG 101	Composition I	3
CIS 218	Routing and Switching Technology	3
CIS 107 OR	Conducting Business on the Internet OR
CIS 108	Conducting Research on the Internet	3
CIS 217 OR	Advanced Server OR	3
CIS 226 OR	Advanced UNIX/LINUX
CIS 150	Information Management Security OR
CIS 161	Career Seminar, Career Advancement (a)	2
Elective (b)		3
TOTAL		17
	TOTAL CREDIT HOURS	32

a. The cooperative education experience requires 10 hours per week of related work experience.

b. Students must select courses from: ACC, BUS, CIS, MAT. Students wishing to become familiar with computer programming are encouraged to register for CIS 113.