Pre-CyberSecurity, A.A. (General Transfer)

General Education Courses

Select a minimum of 30 credit hours of course work from the General Education course list.  Course work must be selected as directed in the areas below and should be selected based on your transfer requirements.

General Education Total Credits

30 (minimum)

Program Courses

• Select one (1) of the following (based on your transfer requirements).

• COM 131 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3
• COM 135 - Interpersonal Communication Credit Hours: 3

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• Select one (1) of the following (based on your transfer requirements).

• MA 215 - Statistics Credit Hours: 4
• BA 254 - Introduction to Statistics with Applied Models Credit Hours: 3
• PY 281 - Introduction to Statistics Credit Hours: 4

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• If Transferring to Davenport University for Network Management and Security, you should select COM 131 , [MA 215 , , or PY 281 ].

   

  If Transferring to Ferris State University for Computer Information Technology Systems Administration & Security (CIT-SAS), you should select COM 131 , [MA 215 , BA 254 , or PY 281 ]. 

   

  If Transferring to Grand Valley State University for Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity, you should select COM 131 , [MA 215  or PY 281 ].

   

  If Transferring to Ferris State University for Information Security and Intelligence, you should select [COM 131  or COM 135 ], [MA 215 , BA 254 , or PY 281 ].

   

  If Transferring to Davenport University for Cyber Defense, you should select COM 131 , [MA 215 , BA 254 , or PY 281 ].

Program Elective Courses

Select a minimum of five (5) courses from the following courses. Courses should be selected based on your identified program or major at the 4-year transfer institution that you plan to attend—therefore, you may be able to select more than the minimum number of courses required for this section. For assistance, please see a GRCC advisor or faculty member, in addition to viewing the “Transfer Notes” section below. Some courses listed below may also satisfy GRCC General Education Requirements.

• CIS 116 - Introduction to Computer Programming Credit Hours: 3
• CIS 123 - Computer Science I Credit Hours: 4
• CIS 132 - Linux I Credit Hours: 3
• CIS 135 - Microcomputer Operating Systems Credit Hours: 3
• CIS 156 - Microsoft Excel Credit Hours: 3
• CIS 171 - Database Design and Development Credit Hours: 3
• CIS 175 - Introduction to Networking (CCNA I) Credit Hours: 3
• CIS 178 - Principles of Info Security Credit Hours: 3
• CIS 223 - Computer Science II Credit Hours: 4
• CIS 232 - Linux II Credit Hours: 3
• CIS 233 - Network+ Credit Hours: 3
• CIS 234 - Microsoft Windows Server Administration I Credit Hours: 3
• CIS 235 - Microsoft Windows Server Administration II Credit Hours: 3
• CIS 265 - Computer Servicing I / A+ Hardware Credit Hours: 3
• CIS 266 - Computer Servicing II / A+ Software Credit Hours: 3
• CIS 269 - CCNA - CyberOps Credit Hours: 3
• CIS 276 - Computer Forensics Credit Hours: 3
• CIS 278 - Pen Testing Credit Hours: 3
• AN 210 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
• BA 207 - Business Law I Credit Hours: 3
• BA 209 - Issues in Business Ethics Credit Hours: 3

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• PL 205 - Introduction to Ethics Credit Hours: 3

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• PL 209 - Business Ethics Credit Hours: 3
• BA 241 - Introduction to Project Management Credit Hours: 3
• BA 256 - Principles of Accounting I Credit Hours: 4
• BA 257 - Principles of Accounting II Credit Hours: 4
• BA 270 - Marketing Credit Hours: 3
• BA 283 - Business Management Credit Hours: 3
• EC 251 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3
• EC 252 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3
• EN 249 - Technical Writing Credit Hours: 3
• MA 245 - Discrete Mathematical Structures Credit Hours: 4
• SO 254 - Social Problems Credit Hours: 3
• SO 260 - Race and Ethnicity Credit Hours: 3

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• If Transferring to Davenport University for Network Management and Security, you should select from CIS 132 , CIS 156 , CIS 232 , CIS 233 , CIS 234 , CIS 235 , CIS 266 , [BA 209  or PL 205  or PL 209 ], BA 241 , BA 256 , BA 283 , EN 249 , [AN 210 , SO 254 , or SO 260 ].    

    

  If Transferring to Ferris State University for Computer Information Technology Systems Administration & Security (CIT-SAS), you should select from CIS 116 , CIS 135 , CIS 178 , CIS 232 , CIS 233 , CIS 234 , CIS 235 , CIS 265 , CIS 266 , BA 256 , BA 270 , BA 283 , EN 249 , [EC 251  or EC 252 ], BA 207 , BA 257 .                             

    

  If Transferring to Grand Valley State University for CyberSecurity, you should select CIS 178 , [CIS 123  and CIS 223 ], EN 249 , MA 245 .  

                 

  If Transferring to Ferris State University for Information Security and Intelligence, you should select from CIS 232 , CIS 233 , BA 256 , BA 270 , BA 283 , EN 249 .   

            

  If Transferring to Davenport University for Cyber Defense, you should select from CIS 132 , CIS 156 , [CIS 175  or CIS 233 ], CIS 232 , CIS 233 , CIS 234 , CIS 235 , CIS 266 , [BA 209  or PL 205  or PL 209 ], BA 241 , BA 256 , BA 283 , EN 249 , CIS 276 , CIS 171 .

Open Elective Courses

In addition to the above coursework, you may need to take other GRCC courses to complete your degree. Courses not taken in the Program Elective Courses section may be selected here. For maximum transferability, all courses should be selected based on your identified program or major at the 4-year transfer institution that you plan to attend. The number of elective credit hours that you will need to complete this Pre-Major will depend on the number of credit hours that remain in order for you to reach the 60 credits needed to graduate. For assistance in developing an academic plan, please see a GRCC advisor or faculty member.

Total Credits

60

Transfer Notes

Contact the university/college you intend to transfer to for assistance with elective course selections and verification of the transferability of course/credits.