Information Systems Support & Administration AAS Degree
Computer science information systems support and administrators employees have career opportunities as IT support/generalists, PC hardware technicians, network administrators, computer systems security specialists, and cloud computing administrators.
The Information Systems Support & Administration AAS is comprised of two certificates and general education hours: PC Support, Networking & Information Security Certificate, and the Fundamentals of Cloud Computing Certificate.
- Degree Type: AAS
- All required courses available online
- TSI: required
- Although not designed to transfer, this AAS degree program leads to an online Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences (BAAS) degree with participating universities. See an academic advisor for more information about the BAAS.
| General Education | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL-1301 | Composition I | 3 |
| MATH-1332 | Contemporary Mathematics (Quantitative Reasoning) | 3 |
| Lang./Phil./Culture or Creative Arts | ||
| ENGL-2322 |
British Literature I or British Literature II or American Literature I or American Literature II or World Literature I or World Literature II or Introduction to Philosophy or Introduction to Ethics or Introduction to Humanities I or Intermediate Spanish I or Intermediate Spanish II or Art Appreciation or Art History I (prehistoric to the 14th Century) or Art History II (14th Century to Present) or Foundations of Art or Theater Appreciation or Film Appreciation or Music Appreciation or Music Literature or American Music |
3 |
| Social/Behav. Scie | ||
| HIST-1301 |
United States History I or United States History II or Federal Government Constitution or Texas Government or Principles of Macroeconomics or Principles of Microeconomics or General Psychology or Lifespan Growth and Development or Introduction to Sociology or Social Problems or Marriage and the Family or Introduction to Agricultural Economics |
3 |
| EDUC-1300 or PSYC-1300 |
Learning Framework or Learning Frameworks |
3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Term One | ||
| ITSY-1342 | Information Technology Security | 3 |
| ITSC-1305 | Introduction to PC Operating Systems | 3 |
| COSC-1336 | Programming Fundamentals I | 3 |
| ITSY-1300 | Fundamentals of Information Security | 3 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Term Two | ||
| ITNW-1358 | Network+ | 3 |
| BCIS-1305 | Business Computer Applications | 3 |
| ITSC-1325 | Personal Computer Hardware | 3 |
| ITNW-1325 | Fundamentals of Networking Technologies | 3 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Term Three | ||
| ITNW-1313 | Computer Virtualization | 3 |
| ITMT-1305 | Configuring Advanced Windows Server Oper | 3 |
| ITNW-1309 | Fundamentals of Cloud Computing | 3 |
| ITMT-1357 | Administering a Windows Server Operating System | 3 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Term Four | ||
| ITSW-1307 | Introduction to Database | 3 |
| ITNW-1336 or ITSC-1381 |
Cloud Development and Infrastructure Mgt or Coop: Comp & Info Sciences |
3 |
| ITSE-1311 | Beginning Web Programming | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Total Hours | 60 | |