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Introduction to Networking is a course about how computers and other devices connect, communicate, and share data. It covers the basic ideas behind networks such as LANs, WANs, WLANs, and VPNs, along with the standards and protocols that let information move reliably across them. You also learn how the Internet works at a basic level, including IP addressing, DNS, routing, and the OSI and TCP/IP models.
The course is self-paced and delivered online, built around video lessons, quizzes, an assignment, and a final exam. Your grade is weighted 25% attendance, 25% quizzes, 25% assignments, and 25% final exam, so no single component decides the outcome. Strayer accepts this credit only with a grade of C or higher, and that completed, graded record is what Strayer reviews for the CIS175 – Introduction to Networking equivalency.
Understanding how LANs, WANs, WLANs, and VPNs connect, how IP addressing and DNS direct traffic, and how routing moves data between networks gives you working knowledge for IT support, network administration, and any role where devices need to share information reliably. Once the course is recorded at Strayer as CIS175 – Introduction to Networking, that knowledge becomes a documented part of your record. It can count toward either the Associate in Arts or the Bachelor's degree programs.
After you finish the course, the provider sends your transcript to Strayer University, and Strayer's registrar reviews it and applies CIS175 – Introduction to Networking if your grade is a C or higher. This is a named course equivalency, the strongest form of transfer recognition, which means the credit maps to a specific catalog course rather than an unlabeled block of credit. That mapping lets you see exactly where it fits in your degree plan. Transfer credit toward a bachelor's degree is capped at 126 credits (70%), so this course counts within that ceiling along with any other transfer work you bring in.
This course suits people who want to reach a Strayer degree without repeating networking material they can learn on their own schedule. Working adults, students returning to finish a paused degree, and career changers moving toward IT are typical fits, and cost matters here because every transferred credit is one you do not pay Strayer's $518 per-credit rate for. Because the named recognition and the 126-credit (70%) transfer limit both apply, the course is most useful to students who still have Strayer coursework ahead of them. It is not a good fit for anyone who needs an instructor-led class or who expects transfer credit alone to complete the degree.
Strayer University signed an articulation agreement with UPI Study (effective 15 June 2025). Its 2026-2027 catalog accepts credit reviewed by ACE and NCCRS, with a grade of C or higher, up to 126 quarter hours toward a bachelor's degree.
Transfer credits are never guaranteed. Strayer determines, in its sole discretion, which credits qualify under the agreement and its transfer credit policies.
Enroll for $250 (or use a UPI Study subscription), finish in 28–30 days, and transfer 3 credits to Strayer University.