Cyber-Security/Information Assurance

The Cybersecurity/Information Assurance Associate in Applied Science degree at John A. Logan College provides students with opportunities to engage in work with small to medium sized business environments with routers, firewalls, VPNs, while managing and developing security policies and design networks that keep data secure. Various certifications such as COMPTIA, Net+, A+, CCENT, and CCNA can be obtained through this degree. Many graduates of this program will be qualified for careers in cybersecurity and information assurance in federal, state, and local agencies as well as private sectors.

The Cybersecurity/Information Assurance AAS Degree is an ICCB approved extension of the Computer Forensics AAS Degree.

What You Can Do

Program Details

FIRST YEAR – FALL SEMESTER

Dept.	No.		Hrs.
ORI	100	College 101	1
CIS	170	CISCO I	5
CIS	200	Network Essentials	3
CIS	206	Managing Network Environment I	3
CIS	207	Computer Applications for Business	3
MAT	120	Elementary Statistic OR MAT 119 OR BUS 111 Business Mathematics	3
			18

FIRST YEAR – SPRING SEMESTER

Dept.	No.		Hrs.
CIS	208	Security Awareness	3
CIS	230	Operating Systems	3
CIS	270	CISCO II¹	4
ENG	113	Professional Technical Writing OR ENG 101 English Composition^*	3
		Elective – Track 1 or Track 2³	3
			16

SECOND YEAR – FALL SEMESTER

Dept.	No.		Hrs.
CIS	171	Intro to Scripting	4
CIS	216	Cloud Technology¹	3
CIS	219	Ethical Hacking¹	3
ELT	214	Fundamentals of Computing Hardware	3
		IAI Social and Behavioral Science Elective² OR if following Track 1: CIS 229	3
			16

SECOND YEAR – SPRING SEMESTER

Dept.	No.		Hrs.
CIS	213	Penetration Testing¹	3
CIS	231	Firewalls and VPN’s¹	3
PHL	121	Introduction to Logic	3
COM	115	Speech OR COM 116 Interpersonal Communication	3
		Elective – Track 1 or Track 2³ OR if following Track 1: IAI Social & Behavioral Science Elective²	3
			15

NOTES AND INFORMATION

Fall Only Course
CIS 170
CIS 216
CIS 219
CIS 229
ELT 214

Spring Only Course
CIS 209^*
CIS 213
CIS 231
CIS 270
ELT 210
ELT 218

^*Course requires a grade of “C” or higher.
¹These courses have a prerequisite.
²PSY 132 is recommended.
³Track 1 Electives – CIS 209 – Introduction to Cybercrimes-spring only class, CIS 229 – Digital Forensics¹-fall only class. CIS 209^* is prerequisite to CIS 229.
³Track 2 Electives – ELT 210 – Supporting Computer Operating Systems, ELT 218 – Intro to Network Technologies. Both classes taught spring semesters only.

Note: Students planning on following Track 1 should take CIS 209 during the first year, spring semester and CIS 229 during the second year, fall semester. The IAI Social Science course may then be taken during the second year, spring semester.

The Cyber-Security/Information Assurance Program is a minimum of 65 credit hours. Please use our Tuition and Fees page to calculate your approximate cost.

*Students will be responsible for additional classroom materials and tools.

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