Students with IT professional certification(s) may substitute courses as outlined below provided that their certification(s) are unexpired and currently recognized in the field. Refer to MyBrandman for additional information on IT certification substitutions listed by catalog year.
Industry Standard Certification | Substitution Course |
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MCSE, CCNP, MCSA: Windows Server |
CSCU 353; CSCU 453 |
Oracle DBA, MCDBA, MCSA: SQL Server 2008, MCSA: SQL Server 2012 |
CSCU 408; CSCU 453 |
CompTIA A+ |
CSCU 251 |
CompTIA Network+ |
CSCU 353 |
CompTIA Security+ |
CSCU 270 |
CompTIA Cloud Essentials |
CSCC 475 |
VCP (VMWare Certified Professional) |
CSCU 251; CSCU 353 |
RHCSA (Red Hat Systems Administrator) |
CSCU 251; CSCU 353 |
CASP (CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner) |
CSCU 270; CSCU 375 |
CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) |
CSCU 270; CSCU 375 |
CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker) |
CSCU 270; CSCU 375 |
CISM (Certified Information Security Manager) |
CSCU 270; CSCU 375 |
CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor) |
CSCU 270; CSCU 375 |
PMP (project management professional) |
CSCU 383; CSCU 385 |
Six Sigma Green Belt |
CSCU 383; CSCU 415 |
CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) |
CSCU 353 |
CompTIA IT Fundamentals |
CSCU 200 |
Certification | Substituted | Course Comments |
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CMA | ACCU 640 |
Current certification at the time of application |
CPA | ACCU 602 | Current certification at the time of application |
PHR | HRCU 445 or HRCU 600 |
Certification or recertification within 3 years |
SPHR | HRCU 445 or HRCU 600 |
Certification or recertification within 3 years |
GPHR | HRCU 603 |
Certification or recertification within 3 years |
SHRM-CP | HRCU 445 or HRCU 600 |
Certification or recertification within 3 years |
SHRM-SCP | HRCU 445 or HRCU 600 |
Certification or recertification within 3 years |