Aug 02, 2025

2025-2026 Catalog

Cyber Security/Information Assurance, AAS

LOCATIONS:

Bloomington - Columbus - Evansville - Fort Wayne - Greencastle - Hamilton County - Indianapolis - Kokomo - Marion - Richmond - Sellersburg - South Bend/Elkhart - Terre Haute - Valparaiso - Warsaw

- ALSO AVAILABLE STATEWIDE VIA DISTANCE EDUCATION

GENERAL EDUCATION CORE

ENGL 111 - English Composition CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
MATH 136 - College Algebra CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3 + or higher
XXXX XXX - Humanities /Social & Behavioral Sciences Elective CREDIT HOURS: 3-4
XXXX XXX - Life/Physical Sciences Elective CREDIT HOURS: 3-5

Choose 3 Credits from the following

COMM 101 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
COMM 102 - Introduction to Interpersonal Communication CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3

REQUIREMENT TOTAL: 15

OTHER INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS

IVYT 115 - Student Success - Information Technology CREDIT HOURS MIN: 1
CPIN 279 - Information Technology Capstone CREDIT HOURS MIN: 1

REQUIREMENT TOTAL: 2

PROFESSIONAL - TECHNICAL CORE

CSIA 105 - Introduction to Cyber Security/Information Assurance CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
CSIA 106 - Workforce Preparation: CompTIA Security+ Certification CREDIT HOURS MIN: 1
CSIA 115 - Cyber Ops CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
CSIA 210 - Network Protocol Analysis CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
CSIA 225 - Ethical Hacking CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
CSIA 260 - Business Continuity in an Information World CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
CPIN 269 - Information Technology Project Management CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
INFM 109 - Informatics Fundamentals CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
ITSP 132 - IT Support Essentials I CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2
ITSP 134 - IT Support Essentials II CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2
NETI 104 - Introduction to Networking CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
SDEV 120 - Computing Logic CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
SVAD 111 - Linux and Virtualization Tech CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
SVAD 121 - Enterprise Computing CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3

REQUIREMENT TOTAL: 38

STATEWIDE ELECTIVE

Cyber Security / Information Assurance Selective I

Choose 2 credits from the following:

NETI 114 - Workforce Preparation: CompTIA Network+ Certification CREDIT HOURS MIN: 1
ITSP 136 - Workforce Preparation: CompTIA A+ Certification CREDIT HOURS MIN: 1
SVAD 117 - Workforce Preparation: CompTIA Linux+ Certification CREDIT HOURS MIN: 1

Cyber Security / Information Assurance Selective II

Choose 3 credits from the following:

SDEV 140 - Introduction to Software Development CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
SVAD 116 - Linux Administration I CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
CSIA 235 - Advanced Digital Forensics CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
SVAD 150 - Cloud Foundations CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
CPIN 280 - Computing and Informatics CO-OP/Internship/Externship CREDIT HOURS MIN: 1
CSIA 181 - Special Topics in Cyber Security/Information Assurance CREDIT HOURS MIN: 1
CSIA 281 - Advanced Special Topics in Cyber Security/Information Assurance CREDIT HOURS MIN: 1
CSIA 282 - Advanced Special Topics in Cyber Security/Information Assurance CREDIT HOURS MIN: 1

REQUIREMENT TOTAL: 5

TOTAL CREDITS: 60

SYMBOL KEY

^Capstone Course

DEGREE OUTCOMES

Simulate effective response to different types of attacks depending upon their characteristics.
Demonstrate the fundamental concepts of information assurance/cyber defense that can be used to provide confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Describe the responsibilities related to the handling of information about vulnerabilities, and how the type of legal dispute including civil, criminal, and private affects the evidence used to resolve industry wide issues.
Acquire and analyze various cyber artifacts and communicate their meaning effectively in a variety of professional contexts.

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