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Network and Systems Security is the study of how computer networks, devices, and data are protected from unauthorized access, misuse, and disruption. It covers the basic ideas behind security threats, encryption, authentication, firewalls, wireless security, and tools such as VPNs and intrusion detection systems. Students learn how these pieces work together to keep information and systems reliable and secure.
Network and Systems Security (CS 252) is a 3-credit course taught in a self-paced online format, built around video lessons, quizzes, assignments, and a final exam. Your grade is weighted equally across four parts: attendance, quizzes, assignments, and the final exam, at 25% each. Once the completed course appears on your UPI Study transcript, Pathways recognizes the 3 credits as General Elective (Pathways), an elective equivalency that counts toward total credit hours and elective requirements.
The course covers security threats, encryption, authentication, firewalls, wireless security, VPNs, and intrusion detection systems, which are the everyday tools behind protecting a network and the data on it. Those skills apply to help desk, systems administration, and IT support roles, and they give a working professional a clearer picture of how their organization's systems are secured. At Pathways, the 3 credits land in the elective portion of an Associate degree or a Bachelor of Arts, so the coursework adds to your credential rather than sitting outside it.
After you finish the course, UPI Study sends your transcript to Pathways College, and the Pathways registrar applies the credit as General Elective (Pathways). That designation means the 3 credits count toward your total credit hours and your elective requirements, which can reduce the number of elective courses you need to take at Pathways. Pathways accepts up to 90 transfer credits (75%) overall, and this course counts against that limit. Pathways is an active transfer partner of UPI Study under an articulation agreement signed in July 2025.
This course suits students who want to finish a Pathways program while keeping costs down, such as working adults, people completing an Associate degree or Bachelor of Arts, and anyone who already has some IT exposure and wants a structured look at network security. Because the credit is recognized only as a General Elective, it fills elective hours and does not satisfy a specific major or general education requirement, so check your degree plan before enrolling. It is also a weaker fit for students already close to Pathways' transfer ceiling of 90 credits (75%), since they would have less room for additional transfer credit.
Pathways College signed an articulation agreement with UPI Study (July 2025): 17 named course equivalents, plus elective credit for other UPI Study courses not used for general education or the major, up to 48 credits.
Transfer credits are never guaranteed. Pathways College's Registrar reviews and grants transfer credit under Pathways' policies.
Enroll for $250 (or use a UPI Study subscription), finish in 28–30 days, and transfer 3 credits to Pathways College.