Network Infrastructure Certificate

My Academic Plans (MAPs) are designed by faculty and displayed in a semester format showing the fastest path to finishing your certificate or degree. While this is the ideal, you can take courses as your schedule permits. Contact an academic advisor regarding your scheduling needs.

In most cases, the courses you need are available on your selected campus. However, there may be times to complete courses online or travel to another FRCC campus. Location availability is indicated at the time of registration.

My Academic Plan

Program Description

This certificate is designed to prepare students for careers installing, configuring and troubleshooting networking hardware such as wireless equipment, switches and routers.  Students will be exposed to equipment from multiple networking vendors. Upon successful completion, the program graduate is capable of taking the entry level CISCO Certifications.

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First Semester

Courses should be completed in the order listed below. If you are unable to complete the entire semester list, complete as many courses in this sequence as your schedule allows.

CNG 124Networking I: Network +

3

CNG 132Network Security Fundamentals

3

Total Credit Hours:6

Second Semester

Courses should be completed in the order listed below. If you are unable to complete the entire semester list, complete as many courses in this sequence as your schedule allows.

CNG 129Wireless LAN Fundamentals

3

CNG 133Firewalls/Network Security

3

Total Credit Hours:6

Third Semester

Courses should be completed in the order listed below. If you are unable to complete the entire semester list, complete as many courses in this sequence as your schedule allows.

CNG 232Managing LAN Switches

3

CNG 233Routers and Routing Protocols

3

Total Credit Hours:6

Total Credit Hours: 18