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Associate in Science Degree
IT: Security Penetration Testing Concentration
Overview
Students in the A. S. Security Penetration Testing concentration acquire a wide range of technical skills that prepare them for penetration testing positions.
Students who are matriculated and place into developmental math and/or English are required to begin the course sequence in the first semester. Please see an advisor with questions.
| First Semester | Credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ENL101 | 3 | ||
| BIT187 | M | 3 | |
| BUS100 | 3 | ||
| BIT115 | 3 | ||
| BIT113 | 3 | ||
| Second Semester | Credits | ||
| COM103 | 3 | ||
| BIT116 | 3 | ||
| BIT240 | M | 3 | |
| Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning | 3 (or) 4 | ||
| BIT241 | M | 3 | |
| Third Semester | Credits | ||
| General Education Elective | 3 | ||
| Behavioral & Social Science | 3 | ||
| BIT236 | 3 | ||
| BIT242 | M | 3 | |
| BIT243 | M | 3 | |
| Fourth Semester | Credits | ||
| HSC104 | 3 | ||
| 3 (or) 4 | |||
| BIT244 | M | 3 | |
| BIT245 | 3 | ||
| Behavioral & Social Science | 3 | ||
| Total Credits | 60/62 | ||
M Designates a Milestone course. A milestone course must be completed in the semester indicated to ensure that you remain on track to continue on in your program and graduate on time.
Career Outlook
Students completing the Security Penetration Testing certificate are trained to work as penetration testers within network administration, engineering, management or consulting. Cybersecurity is one of the fastest career paths in the IT industry.
Program Outcomes
Upon completion of the Security Penetration Testing program, students are able to:
- Read, write, discuss, and think critically about topics and ideas in IT Security.
- Analyze ethical issues and apply ethical standards in the performance of responsibilities in a variety of IT Security careers.
- Work independently and with teams in an IT Security setting.
- Synthesize information from documentation and solve business problems
- Prepare for Security Penetration Testing certification exam.
- Prepare for Security+ certification exam.
- Prepare for Ethical Hacking certification exam.
- Prepare for Advanced Ethical Hacking certification exam.
- Prepare for Security Reverse Engineering certification exam.