The following curriculum meets the requirement for a degree in Computer Information Technology/Cybersecurity. The courses needed for the degree are designed for those wishing to pursue a career in Computer Information Technology with emphasis in Cybersecurity.
Please contact the Student Success Team for this program if you have any questions.Course | Units | Typically Offered |
1st Semester | ||
CIT 101 - Introduction to Computer Information Technology (RHC GE 8B)M | 3.0 | |
CIT 101 - Introduction to Computer Information Technology (3.0 units) Advisory: CIT 051; It is advised that students be able to engage in written composition at a college level and read college-level texts. This course is an examination of information technologies and information systems used in business, with a focus on information systems, database management systems, networking, ethics and security, computer hardware, and software applications and development. Application of these concepts and methods through hands-on projects are used to develop computer-based solutions to business problems. | ||
CIT 111 - Introduction to ProgrammingM | 3.0 | |
CIT 111 - Introduction to Programming (3.0 units) Advisory:CIT 101; It is advised that students have a knowledge of elementary algebra concepts. This course is for students who want to develop the problem-solving abilities required to work in the computer field. Programming concepts are discussed through a variety of techniques including hierarchy diagrams, flow-charting, data diagrams, and pseudocode. The course will also include information on integrated development environments (IDEs). | ||
ENGL 101 - College Composition and Research (RHC GE 1b and 8a)GE | 3.5 | |
ENGL 101 - College Composition and Research (3.5 units) Prerequisite:Enrollment requires appropriate placement (based on high school GPA and/or other measures), or eligibility for college composition. This composition course enables students to generate logical, coherent essays that incorporate sources necessary for academic and professional success. Students become proficient in researching, evaluating, and incorporating sources, and in learning critical reading and thinking skills through expository and persuasive reading selections before applying these skills to creating original documented essays. The writing workshop component of the course is designed to assist students with improving and refining their writing and language skills: Students complete writing workshop activities that enhance their ability to compose logical, well-supported arguments that exhibit grammatical fluency and correct citation styles. Students meet with composition instructors through individual or small group conferences that address students’ specific writing concerns. This course is designed for students who wish to fulfill the General Education requirement for Written Communication. | ||
RHC GE 3 - Physical EducationGE | 1.0 | |
Select one: KINA or DANC activity course. | ||
ElectiveEL | 3.0 | |
Select any course that is numbered 40 or above. Please see a counselor to discuss course options. | ||
Total Semester Units: | 13.5 | |
2nd Semester | ||
Select one: MATH 130 / MATH 130H / PSY 190 / MATH 170 / MATH 190 / MATH 190H (RHC GE 2)M | 4.0 | |
MATH 130 - Statistics (4.0 units) Prerequisite:Enrollment requires appropriate placement (based on high school GPA and/or other measures), or completion of a pre-statistics or an intermediate algebra course. This course is designed for students majoring in business, social sciences, and life sciences. This course provides an overview of descriptive and inferential statistics. Students learn to read, interpret, and present data in a well-organized way via a study of frequency distributions, graphs, measures of central tendency and variability, correlation, and linear regression. While discussing inferential statistics, students learn to make generalizations about populations, including probability, sampling techniques, confidence intervals, and hypothesis tests. MATH 130H - Statistics Honors (4.0 units) Prerequisite:Enrollment requires appropriate placement (based on high school GPA and/or other measures), or completion of a pre-statistics or an intermediate algebra course and ENGL 101 This course is designed for students majoring in business, social sciences, and life sciences. This course provides an overview of descriptive and inferential statistics. Students learn to read, interpret, and present data in a well-organized way via a study of frequency distributions, graphs, measures of central tendency and variability, correlation, and linear regression. While discussing inferential statistics, students learn to make generalizations about populations, including probability, sampling techniques, confidence intervals, and hypothesis tests. This course is intended for students who meet Honors Program requirements. PSY 190 - Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (4.0 units) Prerequisite:Enrollment requires appropriate placement (based on high school GPA and/or other measures), or completion of a pre-statistics or an intermediate algebra course. This course provides an overview of the types of statistics that are important in the behavioral sciences. It is designed to teach students majoring in psychology, sociology, political science, and anthropology how to present and interpret experimental data. The course focuses on hypothesis testing and the statistics used to analyze assumptions, with topics including basic probability, measures of central tendency, measures of variance, sampling, and inferential statistics. MATH 170 - Elements of Calculus (4.0 units) Prerequisite: Enrollment requires appropriate placement (based on high school GPA and/or other measures) or completion of an intermediate algebra course. This one-semester course focuses on the fundamentals of algebra-based calculus and its applications to the fields of business, economics, social sciences, biology, and technology. Course topics include graphing of functions; applications of derivatives and integrals of functions including polynomials; rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions; multivariable derivatives; and differential equations. MATH 190 - Calculus I (4.0 units) Prerequisite:MATH 180 MATH 190 is a semester course designed primarily for those students planning to pursue programs in engineering, mathematics, computer science, and physical sciences. This is the first course in differential and integral calculus of a single variable. It includes topics in functions, limits, and continuity, techniques and applications of differentiation and integration and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. MATH 190H - Calculus I Honors (4.0 units) Prerequisite: MATH 180; ENGL 101 MATH 190 is a semester course designed primarily for those students planning to pursue programs in engineering, mathematics, computer science, and physical sciences. This is the first course in differential and integral calculus of a single variable. It includes topics of functions, limits, and continuity, techniques and applications of differentiation and integration and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.This course is intended for students who meet Honors Program requirements. | ||
CIT 180 - PC Maintenance-A+ CertificationM | 4.0 | |
CIT 180 - PC Maintenance-A+ Certification (4.0 units) Prerequisite: CIT 101 This course will prepare students with the necessary competencies of an entry-level IT professional with hands-on experience and theory in computer technology, networking and security. The student will also learn communication skills and professionalism now required of all entry-level IT professionals. This course is intended for IT students wishing to prepare for the CompTIA A+ Essentials and CompTIA A+ Practical Application examinations, the two exams required to achieve CompTIA A+ certified status. | ||
Select one: CIT 171 / CIT 210 M | 3.0 | |
CIT 171 - Network + (3.0 units) Prerequisite: CIT 101 or CIT 114 This course provides an overview of the architecture, structure, functions, components, and models of the Internet and other computer networks. The principles and structure of Internet protocol (IP) addressing and the fundamentals of ethernet, media, and operations concepts are introduced to provide a foundation for further study of computer networks. The Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) and Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) layered models are used to examine the nature and roles of protocols and services at the application, network, data link, and physical layers. This course prepares students for the CompTIA Network+ certification exam. CIT 210 - Cisco Networking I (3.0 units) Prerequisite: CIT 101 This course introduces the architecture, structure, functions, components, and models of the Internet and other computer networks. The principles and structure of IP (Internet Protocol) addressing and the fundamentals of Ethernet concepts, media, and operations are introduced to provide a foundation for further study of computer networks. It uses the OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) and TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) layered models to examine the nature and roles of protocols and services at the application, network, data link, and physical layers. This course is the first of three courses designed to prepare CCNA (Cisco® Certified Networking Associate) Certification and helps in preparation for the CompTIA Network+ certification exam. | ||
RHC GE 5 - Natural Science with LabGE | 4.0 | |
Note: All honors courses have a prerequisite. Select one Natural Science with Lab: | ||
Total Semester Units: | 15.0 | |
Summer 1 | ||
Select one: CIT 170 / CIT 192 / CIT 200 / CIT 214 / MGMT 208 M | 3.0 | |
CIT 170 - Server + (3.0 units) Prerequisite: CIT 101 This course provides students with the knowledge and skills required to build, maintain, troubleshoot and support server hardware and software technologies. Students can identify environmental issues; understand and comply with disaster recovery and physical / software security procedures; understand industry terminology and concepts; understand server roles / specializations and interaction within the overall computing environment. This course prepares students for the current version of CompTIA's Server+ certification exam. CIT 192 - Security + (3.0 units) Prerequisite: CIT 171 or CIT 210 This course is an introduction to information technology security and risk management at the organizational level. The course addresses hardware, software, processes, communications, applications, and policies and procedures with respect to organizational cybersecurity and risk management. This course prepares students for the CompTIA Security+ certification exam, and is intended to help students meet educational requirements to qualify for entry-level information technology jobs with cybersecurity skills. CIT 200 - Systems Analysis and Design (3.0 units) Prerequisite: CIT 101 or CIT 114 The course presents a systematic methodology for analyzing a business problem or opportunity, determining what role, if any, computer-based technologies can play in addressing a business need, articulating business requirements for the technology solution, specifying alternative approaches to acquiring the technology capabilities needed to address the business requirements, and specifying the requirements for an information systems solution in particular, in-house development, development from third-party providers, or purchasing commercial-off-the-shelf packages. CIT 214 - Cisco Networking II (3.0 units) Prerequisite: CIT 210 This second course in the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) curriculum series focuses on switching technologies and router operations that support small-to-medium business networks, and includes wireless local area networks (WLAN) and security concepts. In addition to learning key switching and routing concepts, students perform basic network configuration and troubleshooting, identify and mitigate LAN security threats, and configure and secure a basic WLAN. MGMT 208 - Business Communications (3.0 units) Prerequisite: ENGL 101 This course covers the principles of effective writing in business. The course provides extensive experience using the different forms of business writing: memorandums, letters, reports, and resumes. Cultural differences and their impact on communicating in business are studied. This course satisfies the business communications component for the Associate in Science in Business Administration for Transfer degree. | ||
RHC GE 7a - Fine ArtsGE | 3.0 | |
Note: All honors courses have a prerequisite. Select one: | ||
Total Semester Units: | 6.0 | |
3rd Semester | ||
Select one: CIT 125 / CIT 127 / CIT 135 M | 3.0† | |
CIT 125 - Introduction to C++ Programming (4.0 units) Advisory:CIT101, CIT 111 This course is for students who want to complete the requirements for the Computer Information Technology degree, or professionals who want to continue developing their programming skills using Visual C++ programming language. The course covers the fundamentals of software development using the most popular language (C++). Topics covered include designing, writing the source code, compiling, linking, executing, debugging, data types, arithmetic/logical expressions, pointers, looping, branching, classes, objects, and static and dynamic memory allocation. CIT 127 - Python Programming I (3.0 units) Prerequisite:CIT 111 This course is an introduction to the discipline of computer science, with a focus on the design and implementation of algorithms to solve simple problems using Python. Topics include fundamental programming constructs, problem-solving strategies, debugging techniques, declaration models, and an overview of procedural and object-oriented programming languages. Students learn to design, implement, test, and debug algorithms using pseudocode and Python. CIT 135 - Introduction to Java Programming (4.0 units) Advisory:CIT 101, CIT 111 This course is intended for students who want to complete the requirements for the Computer Information Technology degree, or professionals who want an introduction to Java programming. The course will cover the fundamentals of software development using the most popular open source language (Java). Course topics include program design, algorithms, writing and testing source code, arithmetic/logic expressions, control structures, objects, and basic Java structures. | ||
CIT 221 - Ethical HackingM | 3.0 | |
CIT 221 - Ethical Hacking (3.0 units) Prerequisite: CIT 171 or CIT 210 and CIT 192 Students are introduced to technology and techniques to find weaknesses in technology so that those weaknesses can be corrected before threat actors (Black hat hackers) can abuse them. Penetration testers (White-Hat hackers) use the same techniques as Black hat hackers but are guided by ethics and professionalism and cause no harm to the systems they test. Penetration testing is also known as “ethical hacking.” Penetration testing has evolved into a formalized process with best practices and certifications. People can acquire certifications to prove they have the skills to execute effective penetration tests. One such certification is the CompTIA PenTest+ certification. | ||
RHC GE 6 - Social and Behavioral ScienceGE | 3.0 | |
Note: All honors courses have a prerequisite. Select one: | ||
RHC GE 7b - HumanitiesGE | 3.0† | |
Notes: Select one: | ||
ElectiveEL | 3.0 | |
Select any course that is numbered 40 or above. Please see a counselor to discuss course options. | ||
Total Semester Units: | 15.0† | |
4th Semester | ||
Select one: CIT 170 / CIT 192 / CIT 200 / CIT 214 / MGMT 208 M | 3.0 | |
CIT 170 - Server + (3.0 units) Prerequisite: CIT 101 This course provides students with the knowledge and skills required to build, maintain, troubleshoot and support server hardware and software technologies. Students can identify environmental issues; understand and comply with disaster recovery and physical / software security procedures; understand industry terminology and concepts; understand server roles / specializations and interaction within the overall computing environment. This course prepares students for the current version of CompTIA's Server+ certification exam. CIT 192 - Security + (3.0 units) Prerequisite: CIT 171 or CIT 210 This course is an introduction to information technology security and risk management at the organizational level. The course addresses hardware, software, processes, communications, applications, and policies and procedures with respect to organizational cybersecurity and risk management. This course prepares students for the CompTIA Security+ certification exam, and is intended to help students meet educational requirements to qualify for entry-level information technology jobs with cybersecurity skills. CIT 200 - Systems Analysis and Design (3.0 units) Prerequisite: CIT 101 or CIT 114 The course presents a systematic methodology for analyzing a business problem or opportunity, determining what role, if any, computer-based technologies can play in addressing a business need, articulating business requirements for the technology solution, specifying alternative approaches to acquiring the technology capabilities needed to address the business requirements, and specifying the requirements for an information systems solution in particular, in-house development, development from third-party providers, or purchasing commercial-off-the-shelf packages. CIT 214 - Cisco Networking II (3.0 units) Prerequisite: CIT 210 This second course in the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) curriculum series focuses on switching technologies and router operations that support small-to-medium business networks, and includes wireless local area networks (WLAN) and security concepts. In addition to learning key switching and routing concepts, students perform basic network configuration and troubleshooting, identify and mitigate LAN security threats, and configure and secure a basic WLAN. MGMT 208 - Business Communications (3.0 units) Prerequisite: ENGL 101 This course covers the principles of effective writing in business. The course provides extensive experience using the different forms of business writing: memorandums, letters, reports, and resumes. Cultural differences and their impact on communicating in business are studied. This course satisfies the business communications component for the Associate in Science in Business Administration for Transfer degree. | ||
RHC GE 4 - American InstitutionsGE | 3.0 | |
Note: All honors courses have a prerequisite. Select one: | ||
RHC GE 3 - Physical EducationGE | 1.0 | |
Select one: KINA or DANC activity course. | ||
ElectiveEL | 3.0 | |
Select any course that is numbered 40 or above. Please see a counselor to discuss course options. | ||
ElectiveEL | 3.0 | |
Select any course that is numbered 40 or above. Please see a counselor to discuss course options. | ||
Total Semester Units: | 13.0 | |
Total Units for Computer Information Technology/Cybersecurity AS program | 62.5† | |
AP exams and courses taken outside of Rio Hondo College may fulfill general education and/or major requirements. Please check with a counselor. |
† | Some classes may have higher units |
M | Major course; course may also meet a general education requirement |
GE | General Education course |
EL | Elective Course |
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Students will demonstrate knowledge of security policies for businesses.
Students will understand objectives of security policies for businesses and the IT infrastructure of these policies.
Students will demonstrate proficiency in IT infrastructure security.
Students will learn to identify risks and use tools for the prevention, detection, and mitigation of threats to computer systems; and the recovery and accountability of systems.
Students will apply critical-thinking skills in applying cybersecurity solutions.
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