Cyber Security, AAS

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

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The Associate of Applied Science (AAS) in Cyber Security will prepare students to work in the cyber security field in an entry-level position. Three industry certifications are embedded in this program. An example job that this prepares a student for is Security Analyst.

Required Courses

First Semester

COSC 115 - Principles of Information Security 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 101 - Composition 3 Credit Hours
COSC 130 - CompTIA A Core 1 3 Credit Hours ¹
COSC 130L - CompTIA A Core 1 Lab 1 Credit Hours
COSC 110 - IT Fundamentals 3 Credit Hours

Total Semester Credit Hours: 13

Second Semester

ENGL 102 - Research 3 Credit Hours
or
ENGL 212 - Technical Writing 3 Credit Hours
MATH 101 - Quantitative Reasoning 3 Credit Hours
or
MATH 109 - College Algebra 3 Credit Hours
or
MATH 107 - Introductory Statistics 3 Credit Hours
COSC 111 - Introduction to Computer Science 3 Credit Hours
COSC 131 - CompTIA A Core 2 3 Credit Hours ¹
COSC 131L - CompTIA A Core 2 Lab 1 Credit Hours
COSC 250 - Database Management Systems 3 Credit Hours

Total Semester Credit Hours: 16

Third Semester

COSC 226 - Networking 3 Credit Hours ¹
Any COSC elective 3 Credit Hours
COMM 208 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking 3 Credit Hours
or
BUSN 232 - Business and Professional Communication 3 Credit Hours
COSC 245 - Windows Operating Systems 3 Credit Hours
COSC 112 - Certification Prep 1 Credit Hours
COSC 260 - Linux 3 Credit Hours

Total Semester Credit Hours: 16

Fourth 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
COSC 295 - Internship/Capstone 3 Credit Hours

Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

Total Program Credit Hours: 60

¹ CompTIA certification exam is embedded in this course

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Cyber Security, AAS

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

Required Courses

First Semester

Total Semester Credit Hours: 13

Second Semester

Total Semester Credit Hours: 16

Third Semester

Total Semester Credit Hours: 16

Fourth Semester

Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

Total Program Credit Hours: 60