Information Systems Networking Certificate

Data communications is the common factor in distributed processing, online systems, teleprocessing, terminal-based systems and real-time systems. It is probably the fastest growing aspect of computing. The Communications Network Management curriculum, intended for data-processing professionals, is designed to fill a gap between electronic science and computer data processing. After completing the courses in this certificate, students can write communications software and can use the communications hardware needed to set up network links. Wide-area communications and local-area networks are explored as well as many of the latest protocols. All topics are covered from a practical rather than a theoretical viewpoint.

Students must earn a grade of "C" or better in all of the courses offered within the Business and Information Systems Technology departments for the grade to be counted toward graduation. Specifically, these include courses with the following prefixes: ACC, BAF, BUS, CPT, CRP, IST, LEG, MGT, MKT and OST.

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			Credit Hours
	IST 220	Data Communications	3.0
	IST 221	Advanced Data Communications	3.0
	IST 241	Network Architecture I	3.0
	IST 245	Local Area Networks
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	IST 251	LAN Networking Technologies	3.0
	IST 246	Integrated Digital Networks	3.0
	IST 260	Network Design	3.0
		Approved Departmental Electives**	6.0
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		Total Credit Hours:	24.0
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**Departmental electives are three-credit hour courses taken within the Information Systems Technology department. Information Systems Technology course prefixes include OST, IST, and CPT. CPT 101-Introduction to Computers and OST 105-Keyboarding cannot be used as departmental electives.
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