2004-2005 COLLEGE CATALOG - Luzerne County Community ...

COMPUTER SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY
Program of Studies Leading to the A.A.S. Degree
Personal computers and networks have become an essential part of how the global marketplace
does business today. There is a continuous demand for qualified trained professionals
capable of designing, installing and maintaining local and wide area network infrastructures.
Individuals completing this program of studies will acquire the skills necessary to work
as an internet help desk associate or a field service representative. The program is also a
critical first step for those individuals interested in continuing their training and education to
become a network administrator, network engineer, or other certified information systems
professional.
Qualified students enrolled in this program may apply as candidates for the Student Temporary
Employment Program (STEP) articulated between LCCC and the Tobyhanna Army
Depot. Graduates of the CST program who have successfully completed all requirements of
STEP are then provided the opportunity for permanent employment at the Tobyhanna Army
Depot.
Also, the program prepares graduates, who are interested in obtaining a bachelor’s degree
in Computer Engineering Technology/Computer Information Systems Technology/
Electronics Engineering Technology or related field, for a transfer to a four-year college or
university, and articulation agreements in CST have been established with several such institutions.
(See page 16 for more information.)
First Year
First Semester Sem.-Hrs. Second Semester Sem.-Hrs.
CST 101 - Introduction to Microcomputer EET 132 - A.C. Electricity 4
Systems 4 EET 135 - Electronic Devices 4
EET 131 - D.C. Electricity 4 MAT 112 - Technical Mathematics II 5
*MAT 111 - Technical Mathematics I 5 EET 205 - Digital Circuits 3
* ENG 101 - English Composition 3 16
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Second Year
First Semester Sem.-Hrs. Second Semester Sem.-Hrs.
EET 226 - Microprocessors 4 * PHY 121 - Technical Physics 4
GET 234 - Intro. to Computer Programming 3 CST 215 - Data Communications 3
* ENG 261 - Technical Communications or CST 225 - Systems Networking 4
SPE 125 - Fundamentals of Speech 3 CST 202 - Microcomputer Maintenance 4
* Social Science Elective 15
(other than History) 3
* Health & Physical Education 1
* Humanities or History Elective
* Required General Education Course.
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COMPUTER SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUM
Communications ....................................... 6 credits (ENG 101 and ENG 261 or SPE 125)
Humanities or History Elective ............... 3 credits
Mathematics ............................................. 10 credits (MAT 111, 112)
Social Science .............................................. 3 credits (other than History)
Science ......................................................... 4 credits (PHY 121)
General Engineering Technology ............ 3 credits (GET 234)
Electronics Engineering Technology ..... 19 credits (EET 131, EET 132, EET 135, EET 205, EET 226)
Computer Systems Technology ............. 15 credits (CST 101, CST 202, CST 215, CST 225)
Health and Physical Education or
EMS 207 .................................................... ________ 1 credit
TOTAL 64 credits
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