Program Map

Information Technology (COA) - Certificate of Achievement

Award Type: Certificate of Achievement
Effective Date: Spring 2017
Learning and Career Pathway
  • Business, Economics & Information Technology

This program map from the 2024-2025 catalog year represents one possible pathway to complete this program. Your pathway may vary depending on your transfer plans and also previous college credit, including AP Test scores, concurrent enrollment courses and high school articulated courses.

I'm ready to get started. What do I do next?

  1. Review this program map to get an overview of the required courses
  2. Meet with a counselor to develop your customized student education plan www.chabotcollege.edu/counseling
  3. Use DegreeWorks, an online student education planning tool, to track your progress toward graduation www.chabotcollege.edu/admissions/degreeworks
Description:

The Certificate of Achievement in Information Technology covers a core foundational set of Information Technology concepts and has three concentration options: Cloud Computing, CyberSecurity and Networking. 

What can I do with this Major?

Upon completion of this certificate students can sit for a number of industry certification exams and attain employment in the field of information technology that include: Desktop Support, System Administration, Cloud Computing, CyberSecurity and Networking.

Critical Course Prerequisite for Other Courses Prerequisite Required Required for Major GE General Education

Semester 1
 
13 units
CAS 50
Introduction to Computer Application Systems (Active)
3.0
CAS 74
Introduction to Linux/Unix (Active)
3.0
CAS 83
Information & Communication Technology Essentials (Active)
4.0
CAS 92A
Introduction to Networks (Historical)
3.0
Semester 2
 
3 units
Concentration Course #1: Take one course depending on concentration (Cloud Computing, Cyber Security or Networking):
 
3.0
CAS 85
AWS Cloud Foundations and Security (Active)1
CAS 69
Introduction to Information Systems Security (Security+) (Active)2
CAS 92B
Routing and Switching Essentials (Historical)3
1Cloud Computing concentration
2Cyber Security concentration
3Networking concentration
Semester 3
 
3 units
Concentration Course #2: Take one course depending on concentration (Cloud Computing, Cyber Security or Networking):
 
3.0
CAS 86
Information Storage and Management (Historical)1
CAS 75
Introduction to Cybersecurity: Ethical Hacking (Whitehat Hacker) (Active)2
CAS 92C
Scaling Networks (Historical)3
1Cloud Computing concentration
2Cyber Security concentration
3Networking concentration
Semester 4
 
3 units
Concentration course #3: Take one course depending on concentration (Cloud Computing, Cyber Security or Networking):
 
3.0
CAS 92B
Routing and Switching Essentials (Historical)1
CAS 76
Wireshark, TCP/IP Analysis and Network (Historical)2
CAS 92D
Connecting Networks (Historical)3
1Cloud Computing concentration
2Cyber Security concentration
3Networking concentration
Total Units: 22.0
This program map is not a guarantee of course availability or financial aid applicability.