Semesters 1 through 4 of the Academy Program, equivalent to 280 hours of instruction, provide students with a foundation in networking. Students who successfully complete this portion of the program are eligible to earn Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification.

The Cisco Network Academy Program Structure

Semester One                                 Semester Two                           OSI Model and Industry Standards     Beginning router configurations      Network Topologies                           Routing and other routing protocols    IP Addressing, subnet masks                                                            Networking components                                                                          Basic Network design                                                                              

Semester Three                               Semester Four                              Advanced router configurations           WAN theory and Design                  LAN Switching theory and VLAN’S      WAN Technology                            Advanced LAN and switched LAN        Networking troubleshooting            Novell IPX                                         Network troubleshooting                  Threaded case studies                      Threaded case studies