Data Recovery/ Forensics Specialist
(To keep up with industry needs and provide appropriate training, program requirements are reviewed every year. The requirements listed below are effective Summer Quarter 2007 through Spring 2009.)

Degree Options: Certificate of Completion (CC) and Associate of Applied Science (AAS)

Prerequisites

Some or all of the following are required. See your faculty adviser for specific details.

...Keyboarding and mouse skills

...Minimum COMPASS or equivalent ASSET test scores for the following:

      ...Intermediate algebra 71  ...Reading 88  ...Writing 65

...Some classes have entry requirements not listed here.

Certificate

25 credits

Professional-Technical (PT)

CIS 155	Introduction to Data Recovery/Forensics	5
CIS 166	Network Intrusion Detection	5
CIS 235	Computer Forensics I	5
CIS 236	Computer Forensics II	5
LEGAL 220	Computer Search and Seizure	5

Associate of Applied Science	91 credits
All courses and requirements listed for certificate	25

Professional-Technical (PT) Courses

CIS 150	Microcomputer Systems I	5
CIS 160	Introduction to Networks	5
CIS 161	Local Area Networks	5
CIS 215	Introduction to UNIX/Linux	3
CIS 217	UNIX/Linux System Administration	4
C SCI 100	Survey of Computing	5
C SCI 105	Applications with Microsoft Office	3
C SCI 115	Programming with VB.Net	5
CIS 140	CIS Cooperative Education	1

Related Instruction (RI) Courses

MATH 106	Finite Mathematics	5
	or
PHIL 120	Elementary Symbolic Logic
BUSN 160	Human and Labor Relations	5
MATH 115	Pre Calculus I	5
SPCH 100	Basic Oral Communication	5
WRIT 101	Principles of Writing	5
WRIT 105	Research	5

Important Notes:

...This information does not substitute for meeting with a faculty adviser.

...Students must achieve a minimum grade of 2.0 in each CIS and C SCI class.

...AAS programs emphasize preparation in specific job skills required for entry-level employment.

...Not all classes are offered every quarter or at night.

Department Web Site and Contact Information
http://flightline.highline.edu/cis