Voice and Data Specialist, A.A.S.
A.A.S. Degree—63 credit hours
Curriculum Code 1435
This program prepares students for entry-level positions as an internet or website specialist in the information technology profession. Common career titles include website manager, website administrator, WAN specialist, WAN design specialist, WAN engineer, and many others. The program prepares students for rewarding careers at the forefront of the information technological revolution.
A first-year, full-time student schedule includes core courses in basic hardware and software, introduction to Internet technologies, Web page design, and networking fundamentals. Second-year students can select specialty tracks in technologies, including Cisco product specialist, Lotus Notes specialist, Microsoft specialist, or Novell specialist. This program helps students prepare for A+, N+, iNET+, CCNA, MCP, and CCNP certification. Graduates of this program possess a wide range of product knowledge as well as hands-on experience in LAN, WAN and enterprise website design.
Employment of computing professionals is expected to increase much faster than average as technology becomes more sophisticated and organizations continue to adopt and integrate these technologies. Internet specialists are included among the fastest growing occupations. Job availability will be driven by growth in computer and data processing services, and thousands of additional positions will arise from the need to replace workers who move into managerial positions, other occupations or who leave the labor force.
Required General Education Courses
18 credit hours as follows:
(Note: MTH-120 or higher.)
(MTH-120: Recommended for transfer students)
MTH-120: A minimum level of competency in mathematics is required for graduation for all A.A.S. degrees. This minimum competency may be demonstrated in one of three ways:
- Placement into MTH-120 or higher; or
- Successful completion with an earned grade of “C” or better in BUS-120, MTH-102, MTH-109, MTH-121, or MTH-133 or higher-level mathematics course for designated career programs; or
- An equivalent transfer course from another college with an earned grade of “C” or better.
Select 3 credit hours from Social/Behavioral Sciences:
ANT, ECO, GEO, HIS, PSC, PSY, SOC, SSC
Select 3 credit hours from Physical and Life Sciences:
BIO, CHM, EAS, GEL, NAT, PHY, PHS
Select 3 credit hours from Humanities and Fine Arts:
ARB, ART, FRE, GER, HUM, LIT, MUS, PHI, SPA, THE
Required Career Courses—45 credit hours as follows:
Core IT Technology—18 credit hours as follows:
Internet Security Specialty Track—27 credit hours as follows:
Suggested Schedule
Semester 1 (17 credit hours)
Semester 2 (16 credit hours)
| COM-101 | Composition I | 3 |
| LAN-103 | Security Awareness | 1 |
| LAN-246 | Routing and Switching - CCNA | 3 |
| LAN-256 | LAN Design - CCNA | 3 |
| LAN-266 | WAN Design - CCNA | 3 |
| ___-___ | Humanities and Fine Arts Elective | 3 |
Semester 3 (15 credit hours)
Semester 4 (15 credit hours)
| LAN-272 | Advanced Troubleshooting | 3 |
| LAN-274 | Managing VoIP Services | 3 |
| LAN-280 | High Availability Virtualization | 3 |
| ___-___ | Science Elective | 3 |
| ___-___ | Social and Behavioral Sciences Elective | 3 |