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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.
Introduction to Networking is a 3-credit course with a graded structure of 25% Attendance, 25% Quizzes, 25% Assignments, and 25% Final Exam. The course covers how networks operate, including LANs, WANs, WLANs, VPNs, IP addressing, DNS, routing, and the OSI and TCP/IP models, so the transcript shows completed networking study at a level UoPeople recognizes. When UoPeople reviews your transcript, this coursework is recognized as CS 2204 – Communications and Networking, a named course equivalency in its catalog.
This course gives you a practical base for understanding how devices connect and how data moves, which is useful in any setting that depends on reliable communication systems. At UoPeople, that learning can support progress in programs such as the Associate of Science or Bachelor of Science, where CS 2204 – Communications and Networking can fit into your degree plan as a specific course match.
After you finish the course, your transcript is evaluated by University of the People, and their team applies the credit toward your record. In this case, the course is recognized as CS 2204 – Communications and Networking, which means UoPeople treats it as a specific catalog match rather than a general elective. That matters because a named equivalency can help the course fit more clearly into your degree plan in an Associate of Science or Bachelor of Science program. UoPeople allows up to 90 transfer credits, or 75% of a degree, so this course can count within that ceiling if the rest of your transfer record also meets their requirements.
This course is a good fit if you want to bring networking study into a UoPeople degree and prefer to complete part of the work before transferring. It is especially relevant for students who are planning around the named equivalency CS 2204 – Communications and Networking and want to stay within UoPeople’s transfer limit of up to 90 credits. It is not the right choice if you need a course that is already on the UoPeople transcript or if you are not planning to apply credits toward a UoPeople program.
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Enroll for $250 (or use a UPI Study subscription), finish in 28–30 days, and transfer 3 credits to University of the People.