Program Description
The Computer Information Systems Computer Support Specialist program is a sequence of courses designed to provide students with an understanding of the concepts, principles, and techniques required in computer information processing. Graduates are to be competent in the general areas of humanities or fine arts, social or behavioral sciences, and natural sciences or mathematics, as well as in the technical areas of computer terminology and concepts, program design and development, and computer networking. Program graduates are qualified for employment as computer support specialist.
Program Approval
The CIS program is a Certified CISCO Network Academy.
The CIS program is a member of the Microsoft IT Academy.
Admission Requirements
| Minimum Required Age |
16
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| High School Diploma or GED Required |
Yes |
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| Placement Scores for Regular Admission (Accuplacer) |
English |
Reading |
Math |
Algebra |
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70 |
64 |
N/A |
57 |
Location(s)
Golden Isles
Jesup
Waycross
General Education Core (Required minimum: 15 Semester hrs)
Area I - Language Arts/Communications (3 hrs)
Area II - Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 hrs)
Area III - Natural Sciences/Mathematics (3 hrs)
Area IV - Humanities/Fine Arts (3 hrs)
Specific General Education Core Electives (3 hrs)
One course from Area I, II, III, or IV
One course from Area I, II, III, or IV
Occupational Courses
| COMP 1000 | Introduction to Computer Literacy | 3 |
| CIST 1001 | Computer Concepts | 4 |
| CIST 1130 | Operating Systems Concepts | 3 |
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| CIST 1135 | Operating Systems & Virtual/Cloud Computing | 4 |
| CIST 1122 | Hardware Installation & Maintenance | 4 |
| CIST 1601 | Information Security Fundamentals | 3 |
| CIST 1305 | Program Design and Development | 3 |
| CIST 2921 | IT Analysis Design & Project Management | 4 |
CIST
| Elective | 12 |
Introductory Networking - Class Choose one of the Following:
CIST Database Elective Course
CIST 2129: Cannot also be used as Productivity course
CIST Guided Office Productivity Application Course - Choose one of the following:
| CIST 2120 | Using Application Software | 4 |
| CIST 2126 | Comprehensive Presentation & eMail Techniques | 3 |
| CIST 2127 | Comprehensive Word Processing Techniques | 3 |
| CIST 2128 | Comprehensive Spreadsheet Techniques | 3 |
| CIST 2129 | Comprehensive Database Techniques | 4 |
CIST 2129: Cannot also be used as Database course
Total Credit Hours: 62