Network & Computer System Administrator AAS
The Network & Computer System Administrator AAS degree (AAS_ITEC) is offered at LSC-North Harris. For more information, please contact the Computer Information Technology Department.
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Program Description
Students seeking degrees in computer information technology may follow a plan that adds academic courses to the two levels of certificates. Students who have degrees or who have articulated courses from high school may receive additional training in areas such as Visual Basic.NET, C, RPG programming, and Network Security.
Students will find coursework, taught by certified instructors, in our certificate and degree programs that lead to professional certification from vendors such as Microsoft, Cisco and Oracle.
The general education core courses, COSC classes, and some technical courses transfer to a variety of universities. Technical AAS degrees transfer in total to some universities. Contact a counselor or advisor at any college for specific information and to obtain the recommended sequencing of courses.
Students interested in transferring to a bachelor's program in computer science should consider completing the A.A. degree with a field of study in computer science. See the academic transfer section of this catalog for details.
Students must complete courses from the Cisco Course Block (12 credit hours) to be taken in either the 1st year or 2nd year, AND courses from the Microsoft Course Block (12 credit hours) to be taken in the opposite year from the Cisco Course Block.
First Year Credits
First Semester Credits
| Course | Number | Title | Credits |
| ITSC | 1301 | Introduction to Computers OR | 3 |
| COSC | 1301 | Introduction to Computers | |
| ITSC | 1305 | Introduction to PC Operating Systems | 3 |
| ITSC | 1325 | Personal Computer Hardware | 3 |
| ITCC1 | 1375 | Introduction to Networks | 3 |
|
TOTAL First Semester Credits: |
12 | ||
Second Semester Credits
| Course | Number | Title | Credits |
| ITCC1 | 1376 | Routing and Switching Essentials | 3 |
| ITCC1 | 2378 | Scaling Networks | 3 |
| ITCC1 | 2379 | Connecting Networks | 3 |
| ITNW | 1325 | Fundamentals of Networking Techniques | 3 |
|
TOTAL Credits for Second Semester: |
12 | ||
Third Semester Credits
| Course | Number | Title | Credits |
| ENGL | 1301 | Composition & Rhetoric I | 3 |
| ITNW | 1313 | Computer Virtualization | 3 |
|
TOTAL Credits for Third Semester: |
6 | ||
Second Year Credits
First Semester Credits
| Course | Number | Title | Credits |
| ITSC | 1316 | LInux Installation and Configuration | 3 |
| MATH | 1314 | College Algebra | 3 |
| ITMT1 | 1370 | Windows 7 Client Configuration 70-680 | 3 |
| ITMT1 | 1371 | Windows Server 2008 | 3 |
|
TOTAL Credits for First Semester: |
12 | ||
Second Semester Credits
| Course | Number | Title | Credits |
| ITMT1 | 1372 | Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure 70-643 OR | 3 |
| ITMT1 | 1373 | Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure 70-642 | |
| ITMT | 2370 | Windows Server 2008 Active Directory 70-630 | 3 |
| SOCI | 1301 | Principles of Sociology | 3 |
| SPCH | 1321 | Business and Professional Communication | 3 |
|
TOTAL Credits for Second Semester: |
12 | ||
Third Semester Credits
| Course | Number | Title | Credits |
| HUMA | 1301 | Humanities I Prehistory to Gothic | 3 |
| ITSC2 | 1315 | Project Management Software | 3 |
|
TOTAL Credits for Third Semester: |
6 | ||
Total Credits
|
TOTAL Credits for Network & Computer System Administrator AAS: |
60 |
- Students should choose either the 12 hour block of Cisco courses or the 12 hour block of Microsoft courses the first year. In the 2nd year, students should take the block not previously completed.
- Capstone course
