Recommended Sequence of Courses
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: Summer 2025A major is only part of what is required for an Associate's Degree
* denotes a required course.Students are strongly advised to meet with a counselor for educational planning
   

Semester 1
Course NumberCourse TitleUnitsSemester OfferedPrerequisitesAdvisoriesIn PersonOnlineHybridBlendedDayEveningWeekend
CS82.2A*INTRO TO NETWORKS4.00Fall 2025
CS81.41*PYTHON PRGRAM ESSENTIAL3.00Spring 2025, Fall 2025Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalentYESYES
CS181.2*LINUX ADMINISTRATION 13.00Fall 2025Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Total Semester Units:10.00
Semester 2
Course NumberCourse TitleUnitsSemester OfferedPrerequisitesAdvisoriesIn PersonOnlineHybridBlendedDayEveningWeekend
CS82.2B*SW RT W ESSENT4.00Spring 2025CS82.2AYESYES
CS181.3*LINUX ADMINISTRATION 23.00Spring 2025CS181.2Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100YES
CS82.58*INTRO CYBERSEC3.00Spring 2025YES
Total Semester Units:10.00
Semester 3
Course NumberCourse TitleUnitsSemester OfferedPrerequisitesAdvisoriesIn PersonOnlineHybridBlendedDayEveningWeekend
CS180.3*INTRO TO CLOUD COMPUTE3.00Fall 2025
CS82.2C*ENT NET SEC4.00Fall 2025CS82.2B
Total Semester Units:7.00
Semester 4
Course NumberCourse TitleUnitsSemester OfferedPrerequisitesAdvisoriesIn PersonOnlineHybridBlendedDayEveningWeekend
CS82.71*ETHICAL HACKING3.00Spring 2025CS81.21 AND CS82.58 OR
CS81.21 AND CS82.55 (Inactive)
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100YESYES
CS84.26*IT PROJECT MNGMT3.00Spring 2025CS81.1A AND CS82.2C AND CS82.58YESYES
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