- Award:
- Certificate of Achievement
- Program location:
- Fort Omaha Campus
- Sarpy Center
- online
The Security Technician Certificate emphasizes the issues and emerging information and management concepts related to computer security. Students are provided with a strong technical foundation to understand, analyze, identify, plan, and apply the knowledge and skills learned to defend a network.
Graduation Requirements
| Requirement | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|
| General Education | 18.0 - 18.5 |
| Major Requirements | 13.5 |
| Option Requirements | 22.5 |
| Total Credit Hours Required | 54.0 - 54.5 |
General Education Requirements 18.0 - 18.5 Credit Hrs.*
| Courses | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|
| English-Level I | 4.5 |
| Courses | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|
| Humanities/Social Sciences | 4.5 |
| Courses | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|
MATH 1220 Business Mathematics
OR
MATH 1420 College Algebra
*(Students transferring to a four-year institution must take MATH 1420.)
1
|
4.5 – 5 |
| Courses | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|
| INFO 1001 Information Systems and Literacy
|
4.5 |
Major Requirements for Microcomputer Technology - 13.5 Credit Hrs.
| Courses | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|
| INFO 1002 Introduction to Information Technology
|
4.5 |
| INFO 1110 Operating Systems I
|
4.5 |
| INFO 1311 Web Page Creation
|
4.5 |
Option Requirements for Microcomputer Technology – Security Technician - 22.5 Credit Hrs.
| Courses | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|
| INFO 2362 Building Secure Environments
|
4.5 |
| INFO 2805 Network and Information Security Basics
|
4.5 |
| INFO 2806 Network Attacks, Intrusions, and Penetration Testing
|
4.5 |
| INFO 2808 Boundary Protection
|
4.5 |
| INFO 2809 Information Systems, Forensics, and Legal Topics
|
4.5 |
The certificate option is a specialization within a program. Although students may complete multiple options within this program, only the major degree is awarded.
Below is a suggested guide for students planning a career as a security technician after one year of full-time study.
First Year/First Quarter
| Courses | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|
| INFO 1001 Information Systems and Literacy
|
4.5 |
| INFO 1110 Operating Systems I
|
4.5 |
| Gen. Ed. | 4.5 |
| 13.5 |
First Year/Second Quarter
| Courses | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|
| INFO 1002 Introduction to Information Technology
|
4.5 |
| INFO 1311 Web Page Creation
|
4.5 |
| INFO 2805 Network and Information Security Basics
|
4.5 |
| 13.5 |
First Year/Third Quarter
| Courses | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|
| INFO 2362 Building Secure Environments
|
4.5 |
| INFO 2806 Network Attacks, Intrusions, and Penetration Testing
|
4.5 |
| Gen. Ed. | 4.5 |
| 13.5 |
First Year/Fourth Quarter
| Courses | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|
| INFO 2808 Boundary Protection
|
4.5 |
| INFO 2809 Information Systems, Forensics, and Legal Topics
|
4.5 |
| Gen. Ed. | 4.5 |
| 13.5 |