For Program Information please contact:
David Kirsch,
Chair,
Room 42
Atlanta Technical College
1560 Metropolitan Parkway
Atlanta GA 30310
404.225.4544.

dkirsch@atlantatech.edu

NETWORKING SPECIALIST - DEGREE

The Computer Information Systems – Networking Specialist associate degree program is a sequence of courses designed to provide students with an understanding of the concepts, principles, and techniques required in computer information processing. Program graduates are to be competent in the general areas of humanities or fine arts, social or behavioral sciences, and natural sciences or mathematics, as well as in the technical areas of computer terminology and concepts, program design and development, and computer networking. Program graduates receive a Computer Information Systems – Networking Specialist Associate of Applied Technology degree and are qualified for employment as networking specialist.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
ATC’s Career Placement Office is available to assist students in finding employment in their occupational fields. Location: Cleveland Dennard Building, Suite 128

ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS
* Must be 16 years of age
* Completion of high school diploma or GED and submission of official transcript required to apply
* Achievement of minimum program admission scores in Reading, English, and Math
* Transfer of previous post secondary credits will be determined by the registrar.
Student Performance/Graduation Requirements: Students must maintain a 2.0 grade point average and complete all required courses to graduate.


COURSE OUTLINE
Curriculum
General Core Courses  
30
Area I - English/Humanities/Fine Arts
Courses  
Credits
ENG 1101 Composition and Rhetoric I
5
ENG 1102 Literature and Composition
5
SPC 1101 Public Speaking
5
Area II - Social/Behavioral Science
PSY 1101 Introductory Psychology
5
SOC 1101 Introduction to Sociology
5
Area III - Natural Sciences / Mathematics
MAT 1111 College Algebra
5
  Essential Fundamental Technical/Occupational Courses
32
CIS 103 Operating Systems
6
CIS 105 Program Design and Development
5
CIS 106 Computer Concepts
5
CIS 122 Microcomputer Installation and Maintenance
7
CIS 1140 Networking Fundamentals
6
SCT 100 Introduction to Microcomputers
3
Complete One of the following Specialties
Microsoft Windows Networking Specialty
CIS 2149 Implementing Microsoft Windows Professional
6
CIS 2150 Implementing Microsoft Windows Server
6
CIS 2153 Implementing Microsoft Windows Infrastructure
6
CIS 2154 Implementing Microsoft Windows Network Directory Services
6
OR
LINUX/UNIX Networking Specialty
CIS 2554 Introduction to Linux/UNIX
6
CIS 2555 Linux/UNIX Administration
6
CIS 2556 Linux/UNIX Advanced Administration
6
CIS 2557 Linux/UNIX Shell Script Programming
6
OR
CISCO Networking Specialty
CIS 276 Advanced Routers and Switches
6
CIS 277 WAN Design
6
CIS 2321 Introduction to LAN and WAN
6
CIS 2322 Introduction to WANS and Routing
6
   
 
 Networking Specialty Prior Approval by Program Advisor required
9
 Program Language requirement Prior Approval by Program Advisor required
7
  Minimum Quarter-hour Credits Required for Graduation
102
  Minimum Program Length in Quarters
8
  Estimated Program Cost
$7,416


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