Curriculum designed to make you an expert network administration and security manager.
At WGU, we design our curriculum to be timely, relevant, and practical—all to ensure your degree is proof you really know your stuff.
Every course focuses on a set of clearly defined competencies that you must prove you’ve learned—through tests, papers, projects, or other assessments. Demonstrating mastery is how you pass a course, so learning what it takes to be outstanding in your career is at the heart of WGU’s Bachelor of Science Network Operations and Security curriculum.
That means what you learn is often directly applicable the next day at work—and it means what you’re doing at work frequently informs the work you’re doing in your courses. It’s all about real-world applicability so every moment spent studying is time well spent.
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Courses fulfilled by your associate's degree.
This is an unofficial estimate of your transferable credits. You may receive more or less credits depending upon the specific courses taken to complete your degree and other credits you may have.
Below are the anticipated courses that will be fulfilled based on your indication that you have earned an associate's degree. During the enrollment process this information will be verified.
Introduction to Communication
English Composition I
Applied Probability and Statistics
Applied Algebra
Integrated Physical Sciences
Introduction to Humanities
American Politics and the US Constitution
English Composition II
Ethics in Technology
Introduction to Geography
Introduction to Biology
Natural Science Lab
Courses in this program.
This networking program is composed of the following courses. Some may be waived through transfer from your previous college experience. The rest you will complete one at a time as you make your way through your program, working with your Program Mentor each term to build your personalized Degree Plan. You’ll work through each course as quickly as you can study and learn the material. As soon as you’re ready, you’ll pass the assessment, complete the course, and move on. This means that you can finish as many courses as you're able in a term at no additional cost.
Introduction to Communication
Applied Probability and Statistics
Integrated Physical Sciences
Introduction to Humanities
American Politics and the US Constitution
Introduction to Geography
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General Science Content
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Scripting and Programming
Scripting and Programming - Foundations
Introduction to Programming in Python
Network and Security - Foundations
Network and Security - Applications
Cloud Deployment and Operations
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Leadership and Management Specialty
Organizational Behavior and Leadership
Business of IT - Applications
Business of IT - Project Management
Data Management - Foundations
Web Development Foundations
Implementing and Administering Networking Solutions
IT Capstone Written Project
Plan to work hard: Program requirements and expectations.
The B.S. Network Operations and Security program is an all-online program that you will complete by studying and working independently with instruction and support from WGU faculty. You will be expected to complete at least 12 competency units each 6-month term. (One course is typically 3 or 4 units.)
The first person you speak with at WGU will be your Enrollment Counselor, who can explain requirements and expectations in more detail. You can also read more about each course in the Program Guide.
Request info from an Enrollment Counselor.
Download the Program Guide.
Special requirements for this program:
Capstone project: At the end of your program, you will complete a capstone project that represents the culmination of all your hard work—a project that allows you to take what you’ve learned and apply it to a real-world situation, proposing a solution to an actual issue you face in your place of business.
Quality you can trust: Curriculum developed with guidance from IT employers and experts.
Program councils, composed of industry and academic experts, drive the creation of our degree programs, providing input on the competencies a graduate needs to have mastered for success in the field.
