Cybersecurity, A.S.

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The Columbia College cybersecurity program gives you a foundational understanding of computers information systems while preparing you to protect operating systems and networks against cyber-attacks.

General Education Requirements (24-26 sem. hrs)

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COLL 133 - General Education Foundations Seminar 3 hours
ENGL 133W - First-Year Writing Seminar 3 hours

Required (3-5 sem. hrs)

MATH 150 - College Algebra 3 hours or
MATH 201 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I 5 hours or
MATH 215 - Differential Calculus 3 hours

General Education Core (15 sem. hrs)

Take 3 credits from 5 of the following areas to complete the general education requirement. Courses must be taken from the general education core options.

Ethical Reasoning
Civic Engagement
Creative Thinking and Experience
Global Awareness
Environmental Stewardship
Human Experience
Communication Competence
Reasoning in Natural Science

Major Area Requirements (31-33 sem. hrs)

CYSC 200 - Introduction to Cybersecurity 3 hours
CISS 202 - Introduction to Databases 3 hours
CISS 241 - Programming I 3 hours and
CISS 242 - Programming II 3 hours or
CISS 240 - Introduction to Programming 4 hours
CISS 298 - Web Programming 3 hours
CISS 301 - Operating Systems and Cloud Computing 3 hours
CISS 302 - Business Data Communications and Networking 3 hours
CISS 367 - Cybercrime 3 hours
CISS 391 - Information Systems Security 3 hours
CISS 400 - Digital Forensics 3 hours
CYSC 402 - Network Security 3 hours

Columbia College

Cybersecurity, A.S.

General Education Requirements (24-26 sem. hrs)

Required (3-5 sem. hrs)

General Education Core (15 sem. hrs)

Major Area Requirements (31-33 sem. hrs)

Electives (1-5 sem. hrs)

Total Semester Hours: 60