Recommended Course Sequence
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Program of Study: Cybersecurity: Network and Systems Security AdministrationCourse Offerings subject to change. Please consult the current Schedule of Classes.
Department: Computer StudiesThis document is for planning purposes only and is not a guarantee of course offerings
Coordinator: mmckeever@santarosa.eduA full-time student seeking to complete an Associate's Degree in two years should expect to take an average of 15 units per semester.
Term Effective: Fall 2022A major is only part of what is required for an Associate's Degree see additional requirements here
* denotes a required course.Students are strongly advised to meet with a counselor for educational planning
   

Semester 1
Course NumberCourse TitleUnitsSemester OfferedPrerequisitesAdvisoriesIn PersonOnlineHybridBlendedDayEveningWeekend
CS82.22A*INTRO TO NETWORKS4.00Fall 2023, Fall 2024Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100YESYESYES
CS81.41A*PYTHON PRGRAM ESSENTIAL3.00Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalentYESYESYES
CS181.23A*LINUX ADMINISTRATION 13.00Fall 2023, Fall 2024Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100YES
Total Semester Units:10.00
Semester 2
Course NumberCourse TitleUnitsSemester OfferedPrerequisitesAdvisoriesIn PersonOnlineHybridBlendedDayEveningWeekend
CS82.22B*SW RT W ESSENT4.00CS82.22AEligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
CS181.23B*LINUX ADMINISTRATION 23.00Spring 2024CS181.23AEligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
CS82.58*INTRO CYBERSEC3.00Spring 2024Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Total Semester Units:10.00
Semester 3
Course NumberCourse TitleUnitsSemester OfferedPrerequisitesAdvisoriesIn PersonOnlineHybridBlendedDayEveningWeekend
CS181.11*INTRO TO CLOUD COMPUTE3.00Fall 2023, Fall 2024Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100YES
CS82.22C*ENT NET SEC4.00Spring 2024CS82.22BEligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Total Semester Units:7.00
Semester 4
Course NumberCourse TitleUnitsSemester OfferedPrerequisitesAdvisoriesIn PersonOnlineHybridBlendedDayEveningWeekend
CS82.71*ETHICAL HACKING3.00Spring 2024CS81.21 AND CS82.58 OR
CS81.21 AND CS82.55 (Inactive)		Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
CS84.26*IT PROJECT MNGMT3.00CS81.81A AND CS82.22C AND CS82.58Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Total Semester Units:6.00
Recommended course sequence units total:33.00
Minimum units to meet major requirements:39.00
Key:
In Person=Face to Face
Online=Fully Online, no mandatory face to face.
Hybrid=At least 51% online
Blended=Majority face to face