Curriculum: Cybersecurity and Networking Degree - Southwestern Illinois College

Cybersecurity and Networking
Associate in Applied Science Degree (0007)

Program may be started in the Fall, Spring, or Summer (limited courses in the summer)

First Year

Total Semester Credits: 15 20/30 hours
First Term  
Course Number Course Description Credits Approximate Weekly Time Commitment
CISC 117 (new Fall 2025) Cybersecurity Essentials 3 4 hours
CISC 130 Python Essentials 2 2 hours
CISC 161

Introduction to Networking

4

5 hours (16-weeks)

10 hours (8-weeks)

NETW 182 Linux Essentials 3 4 hours
ENG 101 Rhetoric and Composition 3 4 hours
Total Semester Credits: 15 19/29 hours
Second Term  
Course Number Course Description Credits Approximate Weekly Time Commitment
CISC 126 CyberOps Associate 4 5 hours
CISC 162 Cisco Networking Essentials 4

5 hours (16-weeks)

10 hours (8-weeks)

MATH 107 or higher Mathematics 4 5 hours
  Humanities or Social Science Elective 3 4 hours

Second Year

Total Semester Credits: 15 20/30 hours
Third Term  
Course Number Course Description Credits Approximate Weekly Time Commitment
CISC 163 Cisco Switching and Routing 4

5 hours (16-weeks)

10 hours (8-weeks)

NETW Elective   3 4 hours
NETW Elective   3 4 hours
Human Well-Being Elective   2 3 hours
Human Relations Requirement   3 4 hours

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Total Semester Credits: 16 20/30 hours
TOTAL PROGRAM CREDITS: 61  
Fourth Term  
Course Number Course Description Credits Approximate Weekly Time Commitment
CISC 164  Cisco Enterprise Networking 4

5 hours (16-weeks)

10 hours (8-weeks)

NETW 271  Network Security 3 4 hours
NETW Elective   3 4 hours
NETW Elective   3 3 hours
Communications Elective   3 4 hours
Approved Networking Electives Credits
NETW 101 Intro to Networking 3
NETW 102 Management of Information Security 3
NETW 188 Windows Server 3
NETW 211 Digital Forensics 3
NETW 212 Principles of Incident and Disaster Recovery 3
NETW 231 Ethical Hacking 3
NETW 232 Management of Cloud Computing 3

Prerequisites may be required for some courses.

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