Cyber Security, CAS

Location(s): Greenbrier Valley Campus, Mercer County Campus, Nicholas County Campus, Raleigh County Campus

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The Certificate of Applied Science (CAS) program in Cyber Security gives the basic knowledge and skills to work in an entry-level cyber security job. The program explores networking, security, cyber operations, and ethical hacking.

Required Courses

First Semester

COSC 115 - Principles of Information Security 3 Credit Hours
COSC 226 - Networking 3 Credit Hours ¹
COSC 245 - Windows Operating Systems 3 Credit Hours
COSC 260 - Linux 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 101 - Composition 3 Credit Hours

Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

Second Semester

COSC 237 - Network Security 3 Credit Hours ¹
COSC 265 - Management of Information Security 3 Credit Hours
COSC 270 - Ethical Hacking 3 Credit Hours
COSC 275 - Digital Forensics 3 Credit Hours
MATH 109 - College Algebra 3 Credit Hours

Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

Total Program Credit Hours: 30

¹ CompTIA certification exam is embedded in this course

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Cyber Security, CAS

Location(s): Greenbrier Valley Campus, Mercer County Campus, Nicholas County Campus, Raleigh County Campus

Required Courses

First Semester

Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

Second Semester

Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

Total Program Credit Hours: 30