Bachelor of Science in Computer Networking

Submitting an application is the first step toward achieving your personal and professional goal of earning a Bachelor's degree. Students with prior college credit, military credit, professional licenses or certificates, or several years of work experience may be able to translate this experience directly into college credit.

An enrollment counselor will help evaluate your prior learning credit, provide valuable information regarding financial aid and tuition assistance, recommend programs and classes, and help you get started with the application process.

Materials Needed for Application and Admission

• Completed Online Undergraduate Application Form.
• $50.00 nonrefundable application fee (waived for previous Regis University students).
• Writing Skills Placement Essay: Select one of the essay topics to demonstrate your abilities.
• Transcripts: Provide official college transcripts of prior coursework within 30 days from the start of first class. If you have never attended college, request official high school or GED transcripts. All transcripts need to be sent directly to the CPS Undergraduate Office of Admissions.
• Work Experience: Document that you have at least three years of full-time work experience after high school, or a combination of full-time work experience and previous college credit equivalent to three years. Applicants who do not meet this requirement may submit a letter of appeal to the School Dean. Download the guidelines for work experience admission appeal.
• Additional admission requirements apply to international students who are non-U.S. citizens.
• Please remember: Applications that are incomplete and/or missing information will NOT be processed. All documents must be received by the admission office 4 weeks prior to the start term to ensure proper placement in your first course.

Total Degree Requirements (128 Credit Hours)

Core Studies Requirements (45 Credit Hours)

• Oral and Written Communication (3 Credit Hours)
• English Composition (3 Credit Hours)
• Advanced Oral and Written Communication (3 Credit Hours)
• Literature/Humanities (6 Credit Hours)
• Global Issues (6 Credit Hours)
• Social Sciences (6 Credit Hours)
• Mathematics (3 Credit Hours)
• Natural Sciences (3 Credit Hours)
• Philosophy (6 Credit Hours)
• Religious Studies (6 Credit Hours)

Foundational Courses (24 Credit Hours)

• CN 301  Networking Technologies & Fundamentals (3 Credit Hours)
• CN 311  Systems Architecture (3 Credit Hours)
• CN 316  Networking Infrastructure (3 Credit Hours)
• CS 208  Computer Science Fundamentals (3 Credit Hours)
• CS 361  Control Structures (3 Credit Hours)
• CS 362  Data Structures (3 Credit Hours)
• CS 372  Advanced Programming and Algorithms (3 Credit Hours)
• MT 320  Introduction to Discrete Mathematics* (3 Credit Hours)

* MT201 Algebra required in Core Studies

Upper Division Requirements (36 Credit Hours)

• CIS 418  Ethics for the Information Technology Professional (3 Credit Hours)
• CIS 425  Systems Analysis and Design (3 Credit Hours)
• CN 460  Fundamentals of E-Security I (3 Credit Hours)
• CN 461  Fundamentals of E-Security II (3 Credit Hours)
• CN 468  Routing, Switching, and Telecommunications (3 Credit Hours)
• CN 470  Tiered Infrastructure (3 Credit Hours)
• CN 478  Management of Enterprise Networks (3 Credit Hours)
• CN 493  Senior Capstone (3 Credit Hours)
• CS 430  Operating Systems (3 Credit Hours)

Nine upper division credit hours of Computer Networking electives selected from the following:

• CIS 448  Information Technology Project Management (3 Credit Hours)
• CN 462  Countermeasures (3 Credit Hours)
• CN 463  Web and E-Commerce Security (3 Credit Hours)
• CN 472  Advanced Routing and Switching (3 Credit Hours)
• CN 474  Protocol Analysis (3 Credit Hours)
• CN 476  Convergent Technologies (3 Credit Hours)
• CS 432  Modern Software Engineering (3 Credit Hours)
• CS 433  Computer Systems Security (3 Credit Hours)
• CS 434  Object-Oriented Programming Using Java (3 Credit Hours)
• CS 445  Database Management (3 Credit Hours)
• CS 465  UNIX Operating System (3 Credit Hours)
• CS 468  Advanced UNIX (3 Credit Hours)

Optional Minor (12 Credit Hours)

General Electives (11 or 23 Credit Hours)

• If a minor is completed: 11 Credit Hours
• If a minor is not completed: 23 Credit Hours

Total Degree Requirements (152 Credit Hours)

Core Studies Requirements (45 Credit Hours)

• Oral and Written Communication (3 Credit Hours)
• English Composition (3 Credit Hours)
• Advanced Oral and Written Communication (3 Credit Hours)
• Literature/Humanities (6 Credit Hours)
• Global Issues (6 Credit Hours)
• Social Sciences (6 Credit Hours)
• Mathematics (3 Credit Hours)
• Natural Sciences (3 Credit Hours)
• Philosophy (6 Credit Hours)
• Religious Studies (6 Credit Hours)

Foundational Courses (24 Credit Hours)

• CN 301  Networking Technologies & Fundamentals (3 Credit Hours)
• CN 311  Systems Architecture (3 Credit Hours)
• CN 316  Networking Infrastructure (3 Credit Hours)
• CS 208  Computer Science Fundamentals (3 Credit Hours)
• CS 361  Control Structures (3 Credit Hours)
• CS 362  Data Structures (3 Credit Hours)
• CS 372  Advanced Programming and Algorithms (3 Credit Hours)
• MT 320  Introduction to Discrete Mathematics* (3 Credit Hours)

* MT201 Algebra required in Core Studies

Upper Division Requirements (42 Credit Hours)

• CIS 418  Ethics for the Information Technology Professional (3 Credit Hours)
• CIS 425  Systems Analysis and Design (3 Credit Hours)
• CN 460  Fundamentals of E-Security I (3 Credit Hours)
• CN 461  Fundamentals of E-Security II (3 Credit Hours)
• CN 468  Routing, Switching, and Telecommunications (3 Credit Hours)
• CN 470  Tiered Infrastructure (3 Credit Hours)
• CN 478  Management of Enterprise Networks (3 Credit Hours)
• CS 430  Operating Systems (3 Credit Hours)
• MSCC 610  Information Systems Concepts (3 Credit Hours)
• MSCC 697  Information Technology Research Methods (3 Credit Hours)
• Graduate Level Requirement 600-Level (3 Credit Hours)
• Graduate Level Requirement 600-Level (3 Credit Hours)

Six upper division credit hours of Computer Networking electives selected from the following:

• CIS 448  Information Technology Project Management (3 Credit Hours)
• CS 432  Modern Software Engineering (3 Credit Hours)
• CS 433  Computer Systems Security (3 Credit Hours)
• CS 434  Object-Oriented Programming Using Java (3 Credit Hours)
• CS 445  Database Management (3 Credit Hours)
• CS 468  Advanced UNIX (3 Credit Hours)
• CN 462  Countermeasures (3 Credit Hours)
• CN 463  Web and E-Commerce Security (3 Credit Hours)
• CN 472  Advanced Routing and Switching (3 Credit Hours)
• CN 474  Protocol Analysis (3 Credit Hours)
• CN 476  Convergent Technologies (3 Credit Hours)

Minor (Optional: 12 Credit Hours)

General Electives (5-17 Credit Hours)

Seventeen elective credit hours of general academic courses are required if a minor is not completed. Five elective credit hours of courses are required if a minor is completed.

MS Degree Requirements (24 Credit Hours)

Nine credit hours selected from one of the following SCIS graduate programs:

• Database Technologies
• Information Assurance
• Information Technology Management
• Software Engineering
• Systems Engineering

MSCC 630 - Enterprise Architecture (3 Credit Hours)

Electives (9 Credit Hours)

Choose three courses from any SCIS 600-level courses

Professional Project (3 Credit hours)

MSXX 698 - Graduate Thesis

ONLINE & CLASSROOM - 5 WEEK FORMAT ACADEMIC CALENDAR

Starts	Classes Begin	Classes End
Spring 1 - 2012	January 9	February 12
Spring 2 - 2012	February 13	March 18
Spring 3 - 2012	March 19	April 22
Summer 1 - 2012	May 7	June 10
Summer 2 - 2012	June 11	July 15
Summer 3 - 2012	July 16	August 19

ONLINE & CLASSROOM - 8 WEEK FORMAT ACADEMIC CALENDAR

Starts	Classes Begin	Classes End	Registration Ends for Online Courses
Spring 1 - 2012	January 9	March 4	January 4
Spring 2 - 2012	March 5	April 29	February 29
Summer 1 - 2012	May 7	July 1	May 2
Summer 2 - 2012	July 2	August 26	June 27