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Cyber Security & Network Administration, B.A.T

COURSE	CR	COMMENTS
Semester 1
COLL 101 : ORIENTATION TO COLLEGE	1
CIT 101 : PC MGMT & MAINTENANCE	5	CompTIAA+
CIT 105 : INTRODUCTION TO NETWORKS	5	CISCO 1
: WRITING AND RHETORIC ELECTIVE	3
: MATH 125 OR MATH 126	3
TOTAL:	17
Semester 2
COURSE	CR	COMMENTS
CIT 130 : PRINCIPLES OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS	3
: PEOPLE AND THEIR WORLDS ELECTIVE	3
CIT 106 : ROUTING & SWITCHING ESSENTIALS	4
CIT 114 : WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEMS	3
TOTAL:	13
Semester 3
COURSE	CR	COMMENTS
CS 121 : INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING	4
CIT 211 : NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE (MCP)	3
PHYS 101 : ~INTRO TO PHYSICS 1	4
: CIT 205 ENTERPRISE NETWORKS & SECURITY	4
TOTAL:	15
Semester 4
COURSE	CR	COMMENTS
: HUMAN COMMUNICATION AND INTERACTION ELECTIVE	3
SEC 101 : SECURITY FUNDAMENTALS	3
CIT 240 : INTRODUCTION TO LINUX	3
CIT 260 : CAPSTONE PROJECT	3
TOTAL:	12
Semester 5
COURSE	CR	COMMENTS
SEC 300 : INTRO TO SECURITY	3
CIT 305 : ADVANCED ROUTING	5
STEM 300 : ETHICS AND TECHNOLOGY	3
: UPPER LEVEL TECHNICAL ELECTIVE	2
TOTAL:	13
Semester 6
COURSE	CR	COMMENTS
: CIT 340 OR SEC 430	3
: WRITING AND RHETORIC ELECTIVE	3
: PEOPLE AND THEIR WORLDS ELECTIVE	3
CIT 405 : MULTI-LAYER SWITCHED NETWORKS	5
MATH 318 : DISCRETE MATHEMATICS	3
TOTAL:	17
Semester 7
COURSE	CR	COMMENTS
SEC 351 : DEFENSES & COUNTERMEASURES	3
STEM 420 : PROJECT MANAGEMENT	3
PHYS 102 : ~INTRO TO PHYSICS 2	4
CIT 406 OR SEC 350 : ADV. NETWORK TROUBLESHOOTING OR NETWORK SECURITY	5
TOTAL:	15
Semester 8
COURSE	CR	COMMENTS
: CIT 340 OR SEC 430	3
: PEOPLE AND THEIR WORLDS ELECTIVE	3
: QUANTITATIVE REASONING ELECTIVE	3
AESTHETICS, CREATIVITY, AND APPRECIATION :	3
MATH 211 : STATISTICS	3
CIT 460 : INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECTS	3
TOTAL:	18

The Bachelor of Applied Technology in Cybersecurity and Network Administration builds on our Computer and Information Technology AAS degree. Students will be provided the skills to plan, implement, and troubleshoot advanced routing and switching technologies, advanced systems administration technologies, and advanced security systems.

MILESTONE COURSE:

These courses are the keys to graduation. Courses should be taken in the recommended semesters to stay on time for completion.

CAREER PLANNING:

Systems Technician, IT professional, Network Administrator

CAPSTONE COURSE: A semester long networking project that must be taken in the graduation semester.

A “C” or better must be earned in CIT 360.

Students should average 15 credit hours per semester, or 30 per year, to graduate on time.

TOTAL DEGREE CREDITS:
120

Graduation Requirements:

Complete the minimum number of credit hours required for the degree.
Complete the general education curricula for the degree.
Complete at least 30 semester hours credit at WVU Parkersburg.
Maintain a minimum 2.0 cumulative grade point average.
C or better must be obtained for all CIT, CS, STEM and SEC courses.
Complete and file the graduation application, in OLSIS, within the stated deadlines.

To ensure breadth and depth as students meet these broad education goals, the curriculum focuses on six academic “strands.”

Aesthetics, Creativity, and Appreciation	Human Communication and Interaction	People and Their Worlds	Quantitative Reasoning	Scientific Inquiry	Writing and Rhetoric
ART-101 ART-111 ENGL-131 ENGL-132 ENGL-221 ENGL-222 ENGL-241 ENGL-242 ENGL-257 ENGL-261 ENGL-262 ENGL-285 MUSI-170 THEA-101	COMM-105 COMM-111 COMM-112 COMM-202	ECON-201 ECON-202 GEOG-102 HIST-101 HIST-102 HIST-152 HIST-153 HIST-250 PHIL-111 PHIL-150 PHIL-231 POLS-101 POLS-102 PSYC-101 PSYC-241 SOC-101 SOC-107 SOC-221	MATH-120 MATH-125 MATH-126 MATH-211	ASTR-106 BIOL-101 BIOL-102 BIOL-103 BIOL-104 BIOL-107 BIOL-108 BIOL-109 BIOL-115 BIOL-117 BIOL-171 CHEM-111 CHEM-115 CHEM-116 GEOL-101 GEOL-102 GEOL-103 GEOL-104 GEOL-105 PSCI-101 PSCI-111 PSCI-112 PHYS-101 PHYS-102 PHYS-111	ENGL-101 ENGL-102 ENGL-107

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