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Cybersecurity / Networking in Missouri
These pages summarize rules to help you plan. They are not legal advice. Before you place students at a work site or change a program, check with your state agency, your district's counsel and your insurance carrier.
In short
Missouri cyber and networking students can earn CompTIA and Cisco CCST IRCs; a district can count an approved course as computer science.
State program: CIP 11.1003 or 11.0901, Digital Technology (course codes: Confirm with the agency)
What a high school can deliver
CompTIA and Cisco IRCs; a district-approved CS course can also fill a math, science or practical arts unit.
Credentials students can earn
CompTIA A+, Network+, Security+; Cisco CCST (Digital Technology IRCs)
Age and hour requirements
No age gate; keep testing in authorized labs (18 U.S.C. 1030).
Other agencies involved
None
Who can teach it
CTAC: bachelor's + 4,000 hours, associate + 5,000, or 6,000 hours in 10 years (whether CTAC covers this area: Confirm with the agency).
Child labor rules for work placements
State law reaches only under 16; no permit or hour limits at 16-17; no federal hazardous order covers IT work.
College credit after high school
No statewide agreement; college agreements; A+ Scholarship. A district-approved CS course may fill one math, science or practical arts unit, with a parent notice that some colleges want 4 math units.
Where to go next
- The full Cybersecurity / Networking guide, showing Missouri
- The Missouri state profile
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