What are the new changes to credit-recommended courses?

  1. Lesson quizzes are optional. You are still encouraged to complete them for practice, but they no longer contribute to the final grade.
  2. Chapter tests are mandatory and will contribute to the final grade. All credit-recommended courses have chapter tests. There is one chapter test for each chapter.
  3. Assessments are shorter. Each chapter test is 15 questions, and the final exam is 50 questions.
  4. There is no mandatory minimum grade required on any chapter test. You can attempt each chapter test a maximum of 3 times and the best score will be used to calculate your final grade.
  5. Grade weighting is more balanced with the final exam worth a maximum of 1/3 of the course grade. Here are the grade breakdowns for different course types:
    1. Courses with chapter tests and a final exam: 2/3 chapter tests + 1/3 final exam
    2. Courses with chapter tests, assignment(s) and a final exam: 1/3 chapter tests + 1/3 assignments + 1/3 final exam
    3. Courses with chapter tests and assignments but no final exam: 1/3 chapter tests + 2/3 assignments


Can I still re-attempt the final exam?

Yes. You can attempt the final exam up to 3 times. There is still a 3-day waiting period before you are allowed to re-attempt the final exam.


Can I re-attempt the chapter tests and assignments?

Yes. You can re-attempt both chapter tests and assignments if you have not reached the 3-attempt maximum.


What is a ‘Knowledge Assessment’ and how does it work?

Some credit-recommended courses have a feature called ‘knowledge assessment.’ This is a 30-question optional test that assesses your current mastery of the course material and uses your results to indicate lessons in the course you can likely skip. You can start and stop the test anytime. We recommend using this optional feature to learn more efficiently if you are already familiar with the course concepts and skills.


What happens to non-credit-recommended courses?

There are no changes to these courses.


What happens to my completed courses if I am an existing member?

All completed courses, including ones pending a final grade, will retain their old course requirements. This means if you did not pass a course and have remaining attempts, you still need to re-attempt either quizzes, assignments (if applicable) or the final exam to achieve a passing grade.


What happens to my in-progress courses if I am an existing member?

All incomplete credit-recommended courses will be updated with the new requirements.

For any enrolled courses, if you have attempted all the quizzes in the chapter, your quiz scores will be converted to an equivalent chapter test score. The converted chapter test score will be the average of the quiz scores. There is no minimum score required on the quizzes for the conversion to happen.


If you have not attempted all the quizzes in a chapter, no equivalent chapter test score will be calculated, and you will have to attempt that chapter test. All scores for previously attempted quizzes will be saved.


What happens if I start a new credit-recommended course if I am an existing member?

If you start and enroll in a new credit-recommended course, that course will automatically have the new course requirements.


If I re-activate my account, what happens to my courses?

If you re-activate your account, all credit-recommended courses will have the new requirements. Your enrolled courses with quiz progress will be converted accordingly. Please see the FAQs above for existing members. The same will apply for reactivation.


If I am part of the Guild College Start program through my employer, what happens to my courses?

Courses you've already completed (including ones with a pending grade) will retain their old course requirements.

For courses with all quizzes completed, you will still have a choice between the final project or the final exam as the final assessment, for courses where this option is applicable.

For in-progress courses without all quizzes completed:

  • For chapters with all quizzes completed, your quiz scores will be converted to a chapter test score. You will not need to take the chapter test
  • For chapters without all quizzes completed, you will need to take the chapter test
  • You will need to take the final exam as the final assessment

Any new course will be updated with the new requirements (see the first FAQ) and the final exam is the only choice for the final assessment.


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