Network + Computer Security - Sample Plan of Study

Sample 4-Year Semester-by-Semester Plan

Year One - Fall Semester Credit   Year One - Spring Semester Credit
NCS 181 4   CS 108 4
CS 100 4   STA 100 4
MAT 110 or MAT 112 4   ENG 101 4
GenEd Choice 4   GenEd Choice 4
FYS 101 1      
Total 17   Total 16
         
Year Two - Fall Semester Credit   Year Two - Spring Semester Credit
NCS 210 4   NCS 320 4
MAT 115 4   NCS 315 4
NCS 205 4   CS 220 4
Open Elective 4   MAT 112 or Open Elective 4
Total 16   Total 16 
         
Year Three - Fall Semester Credit   Year Three - Spring Semester Credit
CS 240 4  

IS 320

4
NCS 350 4   NCS 330 4
Nat. Sci. w/Lab 4   Upper Div. Writing 4
GenEd Choice 4   Open Elective  4
Total 16   Total 16
         
Year Four - Fall Semester Credit   Year Four - Spring Semester Credit
NCS Adv Elec 4   Open Elective 4
NCS Adv Elec 4   NCS Adv Elec  4
GenEd Choice 4   NCS 495 2
Open Elective 2   COM 200 4
Total  14   Total 14
         
       Total planned credit hours 125

General Guidelines:

  • Consult your advisor when choosing courses for the next semester.
  • Make sure you make plans with the course rotation in mind.  
  • When choosing Gen Ed Electives, be sure you are taking a category you need, not one you already have *Gen Ed courses, UDW, COM 200, and Open Electives can be taken any time - fit them in as needed.
  • Take CS 100 before taking CS 108 if no prior programming experience.
  • Take MAT 110 before MAT 112 depending on math placement score.
  • Take NCS 181 and CS 108 as soon as possible.
  • Take NCS 205 as soon as possible.
  • Take NCS 205 before NCS 320.
  • NCS 315 and NCS 320 are often taken together in Spring.
  • NCS 330 and IS 320 are usually only available in Spring.
  • Wait until your last semester to take your capstone course.

Sample Transfer 2-Year Semester-by-Semester Plan (Actual course sequence depends on transfer credits)

Year One - Fall Semester Credit   Year One - Spring Semester Credit
NCS 205 4   NCS 315 4
NCS 210 4   NCS 320 4
MAT 115 4   MAT 112/151 4
Upper Div. Writing 4   GenEd Choice 4
Total 16   Total 16
         
Year Two - Fall Semester Credit   Year Two- Spring Semester Credit
CS 220 4   CS 240 4
NCS 350 4   NCS 330  4
NCS Adv Elec 4   NCS Adv Elec 4
NCS Adv Elec 4   NCS 495 2
      Open Elective 4
Total  16   Total 18

Typical NCS Course Rotation

Offered in Fall Offered in Spring Fall and Spring
NCS 181 NCS 315 CS 100, 108, 220, 240
NCS 210 NCS 320 NCS 205, 350
NCS 316 IS 320 STA 100/225
NCS 435 NCS 330 MAT 115
NCS 4xx NCS 384 MAT 112/151
  NCS 430 COM 200
  NCS 450 Upper Division Writing (UDW)
  NCS 4xx GenEd Courses
     

 

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