Courses Offered

NET 101 – Networking Fundamentals (3 cr.)

Validates foundational, vendor-neutral skills for installing, configuring, managing, and troubleshooting wired and wireless networks. Topics include networking media, topologies, TCP/IP model, subnets, routers, switches, and basic network concepts.

Certification Alignment: CompTIA Network+

CIS 116 – Operating Systems and Utilities (4 cr.)

Focuses on hardware, networking, mobile devices, and cloud computing fundamentals. Covers operating systems including Windows, macOS, and Linux, with emphasis on security, software troubleshooting, and operational procedures.

Certification Alignment: CompTIA A+ (full preparation; includes access to certification materials for up to 12 months)

CYB 103 – Introduction to Cybersecurity (3 cr.)

Introduces foundational cybersecurity concepts including confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA); network, data, physical, and software security; basic cryptography.

ENG 101 – English Composition I (3 cr.)

Develops college-level writing skills with emphasis on organization, research, and clear communication in academic and professional contexts.

MAT 101 – Survey of Mathematics (3 cr.)

Introduces mathematical concepts relevant to technical and applied disciplines, including logic, problem solving, and quantitative reasoning.

FYE 101 – First Year Experience (1 cr.)

Introduces students to college resources, academic expectations, study strategies, and career exploration.

CYB 230 – Ethics, Law, and Cyber Policy (3 cr.)

Legal frameworks, privacy, compliance, ethical hacking, and regulatory standards. Examines the impact of computer technology on society, focusing on social, legal, cultural, and ethical issues in the digital age.

Topics include digital privacy, social media, artificial intelligence, intellectual property, online gaming, information security, cybercrime, employee surveillance, compliance, and emerging technologies.

CYB 210 – Network Security (4 cr.)

Establishes essential skills required for core security functions and entry-level careers in IT security. Topics include protecting networks from denial-of-service attacks, viruses and worms, unauthorized intrusion, malware threats, social engineering, risk management, disaster recovery, and ethical and legal computing.

Security technologies such as firewalls, secure socket layers, and encryption are examined. Includes limited hands-on laboratory exercises.

Certification Alignment: Security+

CYB 220 – Scripting for Cybersecurity and AI Automation (3 cr.)

Introduction to scripting using Python or PowerShell for automation, log analysis, and basic cybersecurity tasks. Introduces object-oriented programming concepts using Python.

Social Science General Education (3 cr.)

Recommended: Sociology, Psychology, or Criminal Justice.

Humanities General Education (3 cr.)

Recommended: Ethics or Philosophy.

CYB 301 – Introduction to Linux (3 cr.)

Introduces the Linux operating system with emphasis on basic functions, command-line usage, file management, and system navigation. Students learn foundational Linux skills relevant to cybersecurity and server environments.

Prerequisite: NET 101

Certification Alignment: CompTIA Linux+

CYB 302 – Cryptography (3 cr.)

Introduces cryptographic principles and techniques including symmetric and asymmetric encryption, hashing, digital signatures, key management, and applications of cryptography in secure systems.

Mathematical topics include prime numbers, modular arithmetic, matrices, probability, and statistics. Students study encryption methods and ways to attack them.

Prerequisite: Math

CYB 303 – Internship (3 cr.)

Provides supervised, practical experience in an IT or cybersecurity-related workplace. Students apply technical and professional skills in real-world environments.

CYB 310 – Machine Learning for Cybersecurity (3 cr.)

Introduces supervised and unsupervised learning concepts with cybersecurity applications such as anomaly detection, clustering, and classification.

Natural Science Elective with Lab (3–4 cr.)

Provides scientific reasoning and analytical skills through approved laboratory or applied science coursework.

CYB 400 – Artificial Intelligence Systems & Applications (4 cr.)

Provides an overview of artificial intelligence concepts including machine learning, data-driven decision-making, automation, and ethical considerations relevant to cybersecurity and technology fields.

Prerequisite: Math

MAT 211 – Elementary Statistics (3 cr.)

Covers organization and analysis of data, measures of central tendency and dispersion, probability, binomial and normal distributions, hypothesis testing, correlation, regression, and chi-square distribution.

Prerequisite: College-level general education mathematics course with a grade of C or better, or high school equivalent.

CYB 401 – Cyber Defense and Incident Response (3 cr.)

Threat detection, security monitoring, incident response lifecycle, and introductory digital forensics.

CYB 402 – Security Operations and Risk Management (3 cr.)

Vulnerability management, risk assessment, security frameworks such as NIST, and organizational security practices.

CYB 410 – AI Governance, Risk, and Compliance (3 cr.)

Covers responsible AI principles and governance practices for AI-enabled systems. Students produce governance artifacts such as model cards, risk registers, and basic validation documentation.