Cisco Networking - Certificate (Major Code - CNT)

The Cisco Networking Certificate gives a comprehensive overview of networking, from fundamentals to advanced applications and services. It provides students with the knowledge and skills to design networks, and it trains them to install, operate, and maintain secure networks.

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Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete this program will be able to do the following:

  • Demonstrate an understanding of networking concepts through the hands-on use of a personal computer.
  • Demonstrate the ability to compare and contrast the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) reference model and the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) suite.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of router configuration and operation.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of and perform basic and intermediate configurations of a Cisco Internetwork Operating System (IOS)-based device.
  • Demonstrate the ability to configure a wide area network (WAN).

Degree Map

CORE CURRICULUM 16 CREDITS

CIS 160Introduction to Information Security*

4

CNT 140Introduction to Cisco Networks*

3

CNT 150Cisco Routing and Switching Essentials*

3

CNT 240Scaling Cisco Networks*

3

CNT 250Connecting Cisco Networks*

3

TOTAL CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS 16 CREDITS