Joseph Sullivan
Assistant Professor/Adviser
(Primary Contact)
Office: NC-20
Phone: (815) 280-7720
Email: jsulliva@jjc.edu

Michael Fagan
Professor/Adviser
Office: NC-20
Phone: (815) 280-7718
Email: mfagan@jjc.edu

Ram Raghuraman
CIOS Department Chair
Office: T-2031
Phone: (815) 280-2334
Email: rraghura@jjc.edu

Marlene Kircher
CIOS Department Secretary
Office: T-2037
Phone: (815) 280-2658
Fax: (815) 280-6655
E-mail: mkircher@jjc.edu

CNT Degree Requirements 

Student at router 

Associate in Applied Science - CO237

Total Required Hours: 64 Semester Hours

General education requirements - 16 Semester Hours

Cisco CCNA Requirements - 16 Semester Hours

CCNP Requirements - 16 Semester Hours

Core Electives - 16 Semester Hours

Elective courses pertaining to credit towards the CNT (CO237) Core Electives shall be selected from current CIS 100 or higher level course offerings pertaining to Network Security, Networking, Windows Desktop, Windows Server or Programming courses. Specific electives shall include, but are not limited to:

Select a minimum of 16 credit hours from the following:

Suggested Schedule

A suggested guide for the student planning employment in the Computer Networking Technologist field after two years of college.

First Semester

Course Credit Hours
CNT 101 4
CNT 102 4
MATH 131 4
CIS Elective 3
Total: 15 Credits

Second Semester

Course Credit Hours
CNT 103 4
CNT 104 4
CIS Elective 4
ENG 101 3
Social Science Elective 3
Total: 18 Credits

Third Semester

Course Credit Hours
CNT 205 4
CNT 207 4
MATH Elective 4
CIS Elective 4
Total: 16 Credits

Fourth Semester

Course Credit Hours
CNT 206 4
CNT 208 4
CIS Elective 4
General Education Electivee 3
Total: 15 Credits

Certificate of Completion - CO244
Cisco Network Security

Total Required Hours: 20 Semester Hours

Required Courses - 20 Semester Hours

The Richard W. and Judith B. Manthei Endowed Scholarship is available each semester for a sophomore CIOS student (32 credit hours or more) who is a district 525 resident with a 3.0 GPA or above. FAFSA must be completed. Contact Ram Raghuraman at rraghura@jjc.edu for more information.

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