Certificate in Internetworking - Cisco (INWK)
18 Semester Hours
The Internetworking Certificate is designed to meet the demands and opportunities of an information economy. This program prepares individuals to build and maintain local and wide area networks. Closely corresponding to the real world, the curriculum enables students to acquire hands-on experience with the building blocks of today's global information networks. Students learn by doing as they design and bring to life local and wide area networks. Based on the Cisco Networking Academy Program, this program prepares students for the Cisco Certified Networking Associate exam (CCNA), Network+, and Cisco Wireless LAN Support Specialist exams. Career opportunities include network/LAN manager, WAN technician, and WAN manager.
To complete this program, courses should be taken in the following sequence.
| Class | *Lab | Credit | |
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| Fall Semester | |||
| IST 201 Cisco Internetworking Concepts | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| IST 202 Cisco Router Configuration | 2.5 | 1.5 | 3 |
| IST 245 Local Area Networks | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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| Total Semester Credits | 8.5 | 1.5 | 9 |
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Spring Semester |
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| IST 203 Advanced Cisco Router Configuration | 2.5 | 1.5 | 3 |
| IST 204 Cisco Troubleshooting | 2.5 | 1.5 | 3 |
| IST 209 Fundamentals of Wireless LANs | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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| Total Semester Credits | 8 | 3 | 9 |
* 3 Lab hours equals 1 credit hour