General Catalog 2026-2027

CIST Cybersecurity Diploma

IS12

Program Purpose: The Computer Information Systems Cybersecurity program is a sequence of courses designed to provide students with an understanding of the concepts, principles, and techniques required in computer information processing. Graduates are to be competent in the technical areas of computer terminology and concepts, program design and development, and computer networking. Program graduates are qualified for employment as Information Security Specialists.

Diploma Requirements

Basic Skills (General Core) Courses - Area I

Language Arts/Communication

ENGL-1010Fundamentals of English I

3

Basic Skills (General Core) Courses - Area II

Social/Behavioral Sciences

PSYC-1010Basic Psychology

3

Basic Skills (General Core) Courses - Area III

Natural Sciences/Mathematics

MATH-1012Foundations of Mathematics

3

Occupational Courses

CIST-1001Computer Concepts

4

CIST-1122Hardware Installation and Maintenance

4

CIST-1601Information Security Fundamentals

3

CIST-1602Security Policies and Procedures

3

CIST-2601Implementing Operating Systems Security

4

CIST-2602Network Security

4

CIST-2611Network Defense & Countermeasures

4

CIST-2612Computer Forensics

4

CIST-2613Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing

4

Select one specialization

Cisco Specialization

CIST-1130Operating Systems Concepts

3

CIST-1401Computer Networking Fundamentals

4

CIST-2451Introduction to Networks - CISCO

4

CIST-2452Cisco Routing and Switching Essentials

4

Microsoft Specialization

CIST-1401Computer Networking Fundamentals

4

CIST-2411Microsoft Client

4

CIST-2412Microsoft Server Installation & Maintenance

4

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Choose One Guided Elective (see list at bottom of page)

UNIX/Linux Specialization

CIST-1401Computer Networking Fundamentals

4

CIST-2431UNIX/Linux Introduction

4

CIST-2434UNIX/Linux Scripting

4

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Choose One Guided Elective (see list at bottom of page)

AWS Cloud Solutions Specialization

CIST-1130Operating Systems Concepts

3

CIST-1401Computer Networking Fundamentals

4

CIST-2480AWS Cloud Foundations

4

CIST-2481AWS Cloud Architecting

4

Guided Electives

CIST-1130Operating Systems Concepts

3

CIST-1220Structured Query Language (SQL)

4

CIST-1305Program Design and Development

3

CIST-1510Web Development I

4

CIST-2411Microsoft Client

4

CIST-2480AWS Cloud Foundations

4

CIST-2481AWS Cloud Architecting

4

CIST-2620Computer Security and Corporate Fraud

3

CIST-2742Beginning Python Programming

4

CRJU-1010Introduction to Criminal Justice

3

COMP-1000Introduction to Computer Literacy

3

Total Credit Hours: 58-59