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COMPUTER SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION OPTION (1576)
Business Division
RECOMMENDED COURSES FOR
CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
The Network Support Specialist Certificate option is designed to prepare students to
become support specialists in both a hardware/software and network environment. Areas
of emphasis will be on network concepts such as Local Area Network (LAN) and Wide Area
Network (WAN) support.
Upon completion of the appropriate courses, the student may elect to take the Microsoft
Certified IT Professional (MCITP) exams*. Other certifications attainable upon completion
of the appropriate courses would include A+, Network+, Linux+, and Security+. While
every effort is made to assist the student in preparing for the MCITP exams, no guarantee
is made that he/she will successfully pass the exams.
The student must earn a minimum grade of “C” in CISM 2201 before enrolling in any
networking courses. Exceptions are made for students with exceptional computer
experience and are made by the director of the program as needed. Applicants having
passed any of the MCITP exams prior to taking the equal course may be exempted from
that course if approved by the director of the program.
The courses in the program are subject to change in order to be responsive to the changing
Information Technology demands of the workforce.
Summer Semester
Sem. Hrs.
COPR 2250
Computer Systems Support I
3
COPR 2251
Computer Systems Support II
3
6
Fall Semester
COPR 2244
Introduction to Networking
4
COPR 2246
Managing and Maintaining a Windows Server (A-term)
5
COPR 2301
Maintaining a Windows Network Infrastructure (B-term)
5
14
Spring Semester
COPR 2303
Planning and Maintaining Windows Active Directory (A-Term) 5
COPR 2245
Configuring Windows Client Operating Systems (B-term)
5
10
Summer Semester
COPR 2291
Fundamentals of UNIX
3
COPR 2321
Basic Principles of Network Security
3
6
One-Year Total
36
*The following courses cover the material for the listed Microsoft exam(s):
COPR 2246 – 70-646
COPR 2301 – 70-642
COPR 2303 – 70-640
COPR 2330 – 70-431
