Opportunities to Earn College Credit for Current Industry Certifications

If you have any of the following current industry certifications, you may be eligible to earn college credit.

• CompTIA A+ is equivalent to NET 2200
• CompTIA Network+ is equivalent to NET 2300
• CompTIA Linux+ is equivalent to NET 2210
• CompTIA Security+ and challenge exam are equivalent to NET 3300
• Cisco CCNA and challenge exam are equivalent to NET 2415

How is credit earned:

Credit is earned through an Application for Credit form, which the School of Computing will help you process. There is a $10 recording fee to earn credit.

In order to receive credit:

• Provide copy of current certification certificate or credential
• Have 30 earned credit hours at Weber State
• Have a 2.25 GPA
• Challenge exams (NET 2415 and NET 3300) can be scheduled through the School of Computing department administrative assistant. More information on School of Computing challenge exams can be found here: School of Computing Challenge Exams.

How to earn you CompTIA certifications through Weber Coursework:

CompTIA A+:

NET 2200 will help prepare you to take the certification exam, but is not an A+ prep course. You can take the A+ exam on your own. If you use your Weber email address you can get a significant discount.
CompTIA Academic Store

CompTIA Network+:

NET 2300 will help prepare you to take the certification exam, but is not an Network+ prep course. You can take the Network+ exam on your own.
If you use your Weber email address you can get a significant discount.
CompTIA Academic Store

CompTIA Linux+:

NET 2210 will help prepare you to take the exam, but is not a Linux+ prep course. You can take the Linux+ exam on your own.
If you use your Weber email address you can get a significant discount. 
CompTIA Academic Store

CompTIA Security+:

As of Fall 2023, NET 3300 uses the Security+ certification exam for the course final. The exam must be taken in a Pearson testing center and, if you pass the CompTIA Security+ certification exam, you will earn your CompTIA Security+ certification.