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Microcomputer Software Support Specialist (Inactive)

Associate in Applied Science (Career Program) - 67 Credit Hours

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Program Information:
This program is designed to prepare students for employment information centers and computer centers. This program is designed to train students to install common software packages, select and install hardware, and help users who have hardware/software concerns.

Recommended Course Sequence:

Fall Semester 1:
CMGEN 110; BUS 120; CMNET 130; Humanities

Spring Semester 1:
CMNET 110; CMPSC 115; OFACS 133; OFACS 132; ENGL 105 or ENGL 110

Summer Semester 1:
COMM 110; Social Science

Fall Semester 2:
OFACS 233; OFACS 232; CMNET 150; CMNET 140; CMWEB 110

Spring Semester 2:
OFACS 220; CMNET 210; Approved Elective; Social Science; Laboratory Science/Mathematics

Course Information:
Required General Education Courses
CourseNameCredit
BUS 120BUSINESS MATHEMATICS 3
COMM 110COMMUNICATION: PROCESS AND PRACTICE 3
ENGL 105BASIC COMPOSITION
or
ENGL 110COMPOSITION I 3
 SOCIAL SCIENCE * 3
 SOCIAL SCIENCE * 3
 LABORATORY SCIENCE/MATHEMATICS * 4
 HUMANITIES * 3

Required Program Courses
CourseNameCredit
CMPSC 115ESSENTIALS OF PROGRAMMING 3
CMNET 130WINDOWS COMMAND LINE 3
OFACS 132ELECTRONIC SPREADSHEETS 3
OFACS 133DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 3
CMNET 140WINDOWS ADMINISTRATION 3
CMNET 150COMPUTER HARDWARE INFRASTRUCTURE 3
OFACS 220HELP DESK CONCEPTS 3
CMWEB 110XHTML AND ADVANCED INTERNET 3
CMGEN 110INTRODUCTION TO WINDOWS 3
OFACS 233ADVANCED DATABASE 3
OFACS 232ADVANCED SPREADSHEETS 3
CMNET 210WINDOWS SERVER ADMINISTRATION 3
CMNET 110NETWORK CONCEPTS 3

Elective Courses
CourseNameCredit
 APPROVED ELECTIVE * * 3

*  See specific requirements for Associate in Applied Science Degree (page 6).

**  Approved electives: CMWEB 130; CMWEB 120; CMNET 250; BUS 200; any computer language course; or others with department approval.

For Program Information Contact:
Business and Information Systems Department
Technology Center
Room 205
(309)694-5558