Cisco Certified Network Associate Certificate of Achievement

This certificate is designed to prepare students for entry-level positions as network technicians. It includes courses that prepare students for industry certification (CCNA Cisco Certified Network Associate).

Major/Program Requirements

Career and Academic Pathways

Required Courses:

CIS 140Introduction to Networks (Cisco CCNA 1)

4.00

CIS 141Switching, Routing and Wireless Essentials (Cisco CCNA 2)

4.00

CIS 142Enterprise Networking, Security and Automation (Cisco CCNA 3)

4.00

Total Credit Hours:12.00

A student receiving a certificate in this field will be able to:

  • Work collaboratively on a team project.
  • Effectively listen and ask critical questions to identify customer requests, issues and concerns.
  • Apply analytical and logical thinking to gathering and analyzing information, designing and testing solutions to problems, and formulating plans.
  • Install, configure, operate and troubleshoot simple- switched Local Area, simple-routed Wide Area Networks.
  • Install, configure a router, manage router IOS software, configure routing protocols, and create access lists controlling router access.
  • Complete a comprehensive case study incorporating single-are OSPF, RIPv2, static routes, VLANS and 802.q trunking, Frame Relay, VLSM, DHCP, NAT and access control lists on the appropriate routers and interfaces.