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Systems Administration/Networking — Associate of Applied Science Degree for
Direct Employment
learn to install and administer small computer systems; or study networking technologies such as CisCo, microsoft and
novell. Courses also prepare students for industry-standard certification exams. Complete this program by taking classes in
a combination of weekdays, evenings/weekends and online.
What can I do with this degree?
Career Options: administer microcomputer systems, administer CisCo, microsoft or novell systems.
Academic Options: While this program was not designed to transfer to a 4-year university, it may apply toward
Bachelor of applied science (Bas) or other programs. see Pima’s transfer Partnerships page
(www.pima.edu/transfer/partnerships).
Locations: East Campus, West Campus
Department/Contact Information:
Dean:
206-7694 (East Campus),
206-6996 (West Campus)
Program/major/Concentration Codes: AASCOMPSYSAD/CSN/**** (see concentration codes below)
General Education Requirements - A grade of C or better is required for graduation.
reading requirement - Please refer to the reading requirement in the general Education section before enrolling in a general
education course.
Course lists for each General Education category listed below can be found starting on page 55.
Communication requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
analysis and Critical thinking requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Humanities and social science requirement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Computer and information literacy requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . †
Core courses fulfill this requirement.
special requirement
the C or g requirement should be fulfilled by completing an appropriate course in the above categories.
Subtotal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18¥
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
Required Core Courses - A grade of C or better is required for graduation.
Cis 103 microsoft Windows operating system Professional administration (F-Sp-Su) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Cis 119* network Essentials (F-Sp)
or Cis 170* CisCo i: networking fundamentals (F) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Cis 133 fundamentals of Personal Computer security (n/o) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Cis 136 microcomputer Components (F-Sp)
or tEC 130/
130lB Computer assembly and testing (F). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Cis 137* introduction to the uniX operating system (F-Sp-Su) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Cis 220* novell netWare networking and administration (n/o) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Cis 221* microsoft Windows server (F-Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Cis 225* linux (uniX) system and network administration (Sp). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Subtotal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-31
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
Core Concentrations: - A grade of C or better is required for graduation.
Choose one of the following concentrations: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-25
Department chair or faculty advisor approval is recommended in the selection of the program concentration.
Cyber Security Concentration (Concentration Code: CsnY)
Cis 132* introduction to Computer forensics (n/o)
or Cis 134* fundamentals of Wireless local area networks (lans) (n/o) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
f= fall | sp= spring | su= summer | n/o= may not be offered this year, check class schedule
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