Cloud Computing Technologies Track - Degree
Associate in Applied Science
Computer and Information Technologies
Developmental Courses as Needed
| Courses | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| RDG 20/100 | 3-6 | |
| ENC 90/ENG 100 | 2-5 | |
| MAT 61 | 4 |
General Education Courses
| Courses | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 101 Writing I | 3 | |
| Approved Quantitative Reasoning Course (see list below) | 3-5 | |
| Natural Sciences | 3 | |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3 | |
| Heritage/Humanities | 3 | |
| GENERAL EDUCATION SUBTOTAL | 15-17 |
Technical Core Requirements
| Courses | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| CIT 105 Introduction to Computers | 3 | Recommended first semester Prereq: RDG 20 or instructor consent |
| CIT 111 Computer Hardware and Software | 4 | Coreq: CIT 105 and MAT 61 or instructor consent Recommended first semester |
| CIT 120 Computational Thinking | 3 | Prereq: MAT 85 or MAT 126 or higher or instructor consent Prereq or Coreq: CIT 105 |
| CIT 170 Database Design Fundamentals | 3 | Prereq: CIT 105 and MAT 85 or MAT 126 and instructor consent |
| CIT 180 Security Fundamentals | 3 | Prereq: CIT 160 or CIT 161 or instructor consent |
| CIT 160 Introduction to Networking Concepts OR CIT 161 Introduction to Networks |
4 | Prereq: MAT 61 or instructor consent; Prereq or Coreq: CIT 111 or instructor consent |
| Approved Level I Programming Language Courses (see list below) | 3 | Prereq: CIT 120 |
| CIT 290 Internship OR CIT 291 CIT Capstone OR CIT 293 CIT Employability Studies |
1-3 | Prereq: sophomore standing in CIT |
| TECHNICAL CORE SUBTOTAL | 24-26 |
Cloud Computing Technologies Track
| Courses | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Approved Cloud Computing Elective Course (see list below) | 3 | |
| CIT 227 Introduction to UNIX/Linux Administration | 3 | Prereq: CIT 111 and CIT 160/161 or instructor consent |
| CIT 262 MS Network Infrastructure | 3 | Prereq: CIT 111 and CIT 160/161 or instructor consent |
| Cloud Computing Technologies Track Course Sequence in one of the following: • Amazon Web Services OR • Data Center Technologies (see lists below) |
12-13 | |
| CLOUD COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES TRACK SUBTOTAL | 21-22 | |
| TOTAL DEGREE CREDITS | 60-65 |
Students graduating with a degree or certificate in Computer and Information Technologies may only use a course with a grade of “C” or higher (or a “P” for Pass/Fail courses) to fulfill a core or track graduation requirement. Students may not use one course to fulfill multiple requirements.
The Computer and Information Technologies department does not accept non-general education courses older than five years from returning or transfer students without consent from the program coordinator.
Cloud Computing Technologies Track Course Sequences
Amazon Web Services Sequence:
| Courses | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| CIT 206 Amazon Web Services Practitioner | 3 | Prereq: CIT 170 and CIT 161 or CIT 160 or instructor consent |
| CIT 207 Amazon Web Services Architecting OR CIT 208 AWS Systems Operations |
3 | Prereq: CIT 206 and CIT 167 or instructor consent |
| CIT 167 Switching and Routing Essentials | 4 | Prereq: CIT 161 |
| Approved CIT Elective | 3 | |
| AMAZON WEB SERVICES SEQUENCE SUBTOTAL | 13 |
Data Center Technologies Sequence:
| Courses | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| CIT 203 Introduction to Virtualization | 3 | Prereq: CIT 167 and CIT 214 or CIT 217 or CIT 262 or instructor consent |
| CIT 204 VMWare Optimize and Scale | 3 | Prereq: CIT 203 or instructor consent |
| CIT 205 Cloud Infrastructure and Services | 3 | Prereq: CIT 201 and CIT 203 or instructor consent |
| Approved Network Elective Courses (see list below) | 3-4 | |
| DATA CENTER TECHNOLOGIES SEQUENCE SUBTOTAL | 12-13 |
Approved Cloud Computing Courses
| Courses | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Approved Management Course (see list below) | 3 | |
| CIT 155 Web Page Development | 3 | Prereq: CIT 105 or instructor consent |
| CIT 157 Web Site Design and Production | 3 | Prereq: CIT 105 or instructor consent |
| CIT 171 SQL I | 3 | Prereq: CIT 120 and CIT 170 or instructor consent |
| CIT 201 Information Storage Management | 3 | Prereq: [CIT 167 and (CIT 214 or CIT 227 or CIT 262)] or instructor consent |
| CIT 208 AWS Systems Operations | 3 | Prereq: CIT 206 or instructor consent |
| CIT 228 Advanced UNIX/Linus Administration | 3 | Prereq: CIT 227 |
| Approved Level I Programming Language Course (see list below) | 3 | |
| Approved Level II Programming Language Course (see list below) | 3 | Prereq: CIT 111 and CIT 160 (or CIT 161) or instructor consent |
| Approved Security Elective Course (see list below) | 3 |
Approved Network Elective Courses
| Courses | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| CIT 167 Switching and Routing Essentials | 4 | Prereq: CIT 161 or instructor consent |
| CIT 212 Connecting & Scaling Networks | 4 | Prereq: CIT 167 or instructor consent |
| CIT 219 Internet Protocols | 3 | Prereq: CIT 160/161/ or CIT 162 or instructor consent |
| CIT 228 Advanced UNIX/Linux Administration | 3 | Prereq: CIT 227 |
| CIT 260 Network Hardware Installation and Troubleshooting | 3 | Prereq: CIT 160 or instructor consent |
| CIT 261 MS Active Directory Services | 3 | Prereq: CIT 111 and CIT 160/161 or instructor consent |
| CIT 262 MS Network Infrastructure | 3 | Prereq: CIT 111 and CIT 160/161 or instructor consent |
| CIT 263 Advanced Microsoft Topics | 3 | Prereq: CIT 213 or instructor consent |
| CIT 264 Microsoft Server Management | 3 | Prereq: CIT 262 or instructor consent |
| CIT 267 UNIX/Linux Network Services | 3 | Prereq: CIT 218 or instructor consent |
| Other Microsoft Networking courses approved by the CIT Program Coordinator | 3 |
Approved Management Courses
| Courses | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| BAS 200 Small Business Management | 3 | Prereq: BAS 160 or instructor consent |
| BAS 201 Customer Service Improvement Skills | 3 | |
| BAS 274 Human Resource Management | 3 | Prereq: BAS 160 and BAS 283 or instructor consent |
| BAS 283 Principles of Management | 3 | Prereq: BAS 160 or instructor consent |
| BAS 287 Supervisory Management | 3 | |
| BAS 288 Personal and Organizational Leadership | 3 | |
| MFG 256 Production Management | 3 | |
| OST 275 Office Management | 3 | |
| QMS 101 Introduction to Quality Systems | 3 | |
| Management course approved by the Program Coordinator | 3 |
Approved Level I Programming Language Courses
| Courses | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| CIT 140 Java Script I | 3 | Prereq: CIT 120 and CIT 150 or 155 |
| CIT 141 PHP I | 3 | Prereq: CIT 120 or instructor consent |
| CIT 142 C++ I | 3 | Prereq: CIT 120 or instructor consent |
| CIT 143 C# I | 3 | Prereq: CIT 120 or instructor consent |
| CIT 144 Python I | 3 | Prereq: CIT 120 or instructor consent |
| CIT 145 Perl I | 3 | Prereq: CIT 120 or instructor consent |
| CIT 146 Swift I | 3 | Prereq: CIT 120 or instructor consent |
| CIT 147 Programming I: Language | 3 | Prereq: CIT 120 or instructor consent |
| CIT 148 Visual Basic I | 3 | Prereq: CIT 120 or instructor consent |
| CIT 149 Java I | 3 | Prereq: CIT 120 or instructor consent |
| CIT 171 SQL I | 3 | Prereq: CIT 120 or instructor consent |
| University Level I programming language as approved by program coordinator | 3-4 |
Approved Level II Programming Language Courses
| Courses | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| CIT 237 iOS Programming | 3 | Prereq: CIT 146 |
| CIT 238 Android Programming | 3 | Prereq: CIT 149 |
| CIT 241 PHP II | 3 | Prereq: CIT 141 |
| CIT 242 C++ II | 3 | Prereq: CIT 142 |
| CIT 243 C# II | 3 | Prereq: CIT 143 |
| CIT 244 Python II | 3 | Prereq: CIT 144 |
| CIT 247 Programming II: Language | 3 | Prereq: CIT 147 |
| CIT 248 Visual Basic II | 3 | Prereq: CIT 148 |
| CIT 249 Java II | 3 | Preeq: CIT 149 |
| CIT 271 Java II | 3 | Prereq: CIT 171 |
| University Level II programming language as approved by program coordinator | 3-4 |
Approved Security Elective Courses
| Courses | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| CIT 284 Computer Forensics | 3 | Prereq: CIT 160 or instructor consent |
| CIT 285 MS Windows OS Security | 3 | Prereq: CIT 180 and (CIT 214 or CIT 262) or instructor consent |
| CIT 286 UNIX/Linux OS Security | 3 | Prereq: CIT 180 and CIT 228 or instructor consent |
| CIT 287 Cisco OS Security | 3 | Prereq: CIT 167 or CIT 212 or instructor consent |
Approved Quantitative Reasoning Courses
| Courses | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| MAT 126 Technical Algebra and Trigonometry | 3 | |
| MAT 146 Contemporary College Mathematics | 3 | |
| MAT 150 College Algebra | 3 | |
| MAT 155 Trigonometry | 3 | |
| MAT 160 Precalculus | 3 | |
| MAT 161 Statistics and Algebra | 3 | |
| MAT 165 Finite Mathematics and its Applications | 3 | |
| MAT 170 Brief Calculus with Applications | 3 | |
| MAT 171 Precalculus | 5 | |
| MAT 174 Calculus I | 4 | |
| MAT 175 Calculus I | 5 |
For a list of KCTCS general education classes in each category, go to https://catalog.kctcs.edu/academic-services/general-education-requirements/
KCTCS Catalog: Cloud Computing Technologies Track - Degree
