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Requirements for the Completion of the Program Complete the required and elective core courses and one area of emphasis (26 to 28 units) Required core courses (8 units): CIS 190 C IT & Cybersecurity Fundamentals 4 CompTIA ITF+, A+ CIS 230 C Cisco Networking 1 4 Elective core courses (9 units): CIS 195 C Network Security 3 CompTIA Security+ CIS 196 C Ethical Hacking 3 ComTIA CySA+ CIS 247 C Python Programming 3 Complete all courses in one emphasis area from the following areas: Cisco Networking emphasis (9 units) CIS 231 C Cisco Networking 2 3 and CIS 232 C Cisco Networking 3 3 Select one emphasis area’s secondary courses: CIS 239 C CCNA Bootcamp 3 Cisco CCNA, CompTIA Network+ CIS 233 C Cisco CyberOps 3 Cisco CyberOps Associate CIS 258 C Cisco Security 3 System Administration and Technical Support emphasis (9 units) CIS 164 C IT Support Services 3 and CIS 185 C Administering Windows Server 3 Select one emphasis area’s secondary courses: CIS 189 C Administrating Windows Active Directory Services 3 CIS 243 C Linux Server Administration 3 CIS 110 C Linux Operating System 3 Virtualization & Cloud Computing Emphasis (9 units) CIS 201 C Microsoft Virtualization and Cloud Deployment 3 CIS 259 C Advanced Cloud Implementation 3 Select one emphasis area’s secondary courses: CIS 202 C VMware Cloud And Virtualization Networking 3 CIS 274 C IT Project Management 3 CompTIA Project+ DevSecOps Engineering emphasis (11 units) CIS 256 C Application Security and Penetration Testing 4 CompTIA PenTest+ CIS 257 C Cloud Implementation and Security 4 AWS CCP Select one emphasis area’s secondary courses: CIS 226 C Java Programming 3 CIS 259 C Advanced Cloud Implementation 3 AWS Solutions Architect CIS 274 C IT Project Management 3 CompTIA Project+ CIS 275 C Advanced Python Programming 3 Total Units: 26 - 28