Alfred State College
SUNY College of Technology
Information Technology - Network Administration
Application Code:
1505
Degree Received:
Bachelor of Technology (BTech)
Academic Department:
Computer and Information Technology Description:
The bachelor of technology degree in information technology-network administration at Alfred State College is designed to prepare graduates to enter the work force as IT professionals with a special emphasis in networking. A five-course sequence in networking includes LAN and WAN software, hardware, interoperability, and design. Core courses provide students with a foundation in other areas including Web server administration, programming database application, and microcomputer systems. Additional upper-level courses are provided in oral and written communication, management, and business. A full semester internship is included.
A laptop computer is required for students entering the information technology-network administration program. See laptop specifications.
Entrance Requirements & Recommendations:
- Required: math A & B (algebra, geometry, and trigonometry), SAT and/or ACT scores with a recommended combined SAT score of 1000 (critical reading and math) or a composite ACT score of 21.
Accreditation/Certification:
Alfred State College is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, 3624 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 1910, (215) 662-5606.
Features & Facilities:
- Emphasizes network administration, installation, design, internetworking, interoperability, and troubleshooting
- Contains good foundation in the IT area as well as management courses
- Full semester internship is required
- Newly updated labs provide state-ofthe-art hands-on experience
- Two networking labs, one systems lab, and four general purpose labs
Articulation Agreements:
Articulation agreements for many community colleges in Western New York are being developed.
Graduation Requirements:
- 128 credit hours exclusive of physical education courses
- 39 credit hours in major field required courses
- 24 credit hours in professional courses
- 30 credit hours in liberal arts/general education courses
- 18 credit hours in core concentration
- a 2.5 grade point average in the major is needed for the required internship
- other requirements as stated in College academic regulations
- 8 general education areas are required with 3 of 5 (art, language, other world civilizations, American history or western civilization)
Career Opportunities:
Organizations of all types and sizes need computer professionals. The primary employment field includes networking administrators, troubleshooters, and installers. Due to the solid foundation in other areas, graduates will not be limited to networking. Job opportunities are wide and numerous. They include database administrators, systems analysts, project managers, user support, Web developers, IT managers, and technical support staff, to name just a few.
Transfer Opportunities:
Articulation agreements have been established with many community colleges and additional agreements will be developed in the future. It is possible, with careful selection of courses, to transfer from a variety of associate degrees including computer information systems, information technology, computer science, and others. The computer information systems degree (AAS) at Alfred State College is especially well suited for transfer into this degree at the junior level.
Typical Semester Layout:
Network administration majors take 15 to 18 credit hours per semester and spend around 20 hours per week in the classroom or lab. Average class size is under 25 with most networking classes limited to 16. Most courses in the Information Technology Department consist of 50-50 mix of classroom and lab instruction. Some students also meet with faculty during office hours and work on lab assignments during daytime and evening open lab hours.
| First Semester | credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CISY | 1023 | Intro to Information Tech | 3 |
| CISY | 1111 | IT Freshman Seminar | 1 |
| CISY | 1123 | Intro Computer Prog for IT OR | |
| CISY | 1113 | Intro to Computer Prog | 3 |
| xxx3 |
Gen Ed Soc Science |
3 |
|
| COMP | 1503 | Freshman Composition | 3 |
| xxx3 | Gen Ed Elective |
3 | |
| 16 | |||
| Second Semester | credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CISY | 4103 | Visual Prog & Dev | 3 |
| ELET | 1003 | Intro to Compputer Hardware & Troubleshooting OR | |
| CISY | 2143 | Microcomputer Systems I | 3 |
| LITR | 2603 | Intro To Literature | 3 |
| CISY |
2153 | Database Appl and Prog I OR |
|
| CISY |
3223 |
Web Page Development |
3 |
| MATH | xxx3 | College Algebra or above | 3 |
| 15 | |||
| Third Semester | credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CISY | 4033 | Networking I | 3 |
| CISY | 2153 | Database Applications & Programming 1 OR |
|
| CISY | 3223 | Web Page Development | 3 |
| MATH |
2124 | Statistics Methods and Analysis |
4 |
| CISY | 3283 | Internetworking I OR | |
| xxx3 | Technical Elective | 3 | |
| ACCT |
3043 |
Accounting Foundations OR |
|
| ACCT |
1124 |
Financial Accounting |
3-4 |
| 16-17 | |||
| Fourth Semester | credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CISY | 4053 | Linux/Unix Admin and Scripting |
3 |
| BUAD | 3153 | Fund of Management | 3 |
| SPCH | 1083 | Effective Speaking | 3 |
| xxx3 | Gen Ed "Natural Science" Elective |
3 | |
| CISY |
5203 | Network Administration |
3 |
| CISY |
4283 |
Internetworking II OR |
3 |
| xxx3 | Technical Elective | ||
| 18 |
|||
| Fifth Semester | credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CISY | 5723 | Essentials of Info Security |
3 |
| BUAD | 5003 | Mgt Communications | 3 |
| CISY |
6103 | Web Server Administration OR |
3 |
| xxx3 | Concentration Elective | ||
| xxx3 | Gen Education Elective | 3 | |
| COMP |
5703 | Technical Writing II |
3 |
| xxx3 |
Open Elective |
3 |
|
| 18 | |||
| Sixth Semester | credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CISY | 7003 | Project Management | 3 |
| CISY | 6703 | Network Design Concepts | 3 |
| xxx3 | Gen Ed Elective | 3 | |
| xxx3 |
Open Elective |
3 |
|
| xxx3 | Open Elective | 3 | |
| xxx3 | Upper Level Prof Elective | 3 | |
| 18 | |||
| Seventh Semester | credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CISY | 8303 | Software Integr & Interoperability | 3 |
| CISY | 8603 | Seminar in Critical Issues in Info Technology | 3 |
| xxx3 | Upper Level Prof Elective | 3 | |
| xxx3 | Open Elective | 3 | |
| xxx3 | Upper Level Lib Arts Elective | 3 | |
| 15 | |||
| Eighth Semester | credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CISY | 8712 | Information Technology Internship**** | 12 |
| 12 | |||
Other Social Science elective to be selected from social science general education list (for example: sociology, psychology), as approved by adviser.
Social Science elective to be selected from American history, western civilization, or other world civilization general education list.
*** Other literature courses may be selected, as approved by adviser.
**** GPA of 2.5 or higher required in major courses; GPA of 2.0 minimum overall; internship is student initated.
Also required: One unit of physical education.
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