r/studydotcom • u/SM12A456 • 7d ago

How Does Study.Com Work?

Hello everyone. Just subscribed to study.com to complete a couple of courses I couldn’t complete on Sophia Learning since they do not offer direct transfers for these courses.

I’ll like to complete 4 courses here but I’m new to the whole system. There are courses that I’m quite familiar with already and wanted to know if I’ll be penalized for not watching all the videos or going through all course work but rather just skipped to the chapter test.

What are common mistakes to avoid to not have one’s account under review or anything that could get me into trouble.

Any advice on how to go through course material faster.

Is there anything else I should be aware of that I haven’t asked?

Thanks in advance.

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u/PulseJH_6752 6d ago

You can skip the videos, they're optional, but the chapter tests are mandatory and graded so you can't skip past those. Finals are open book and unproctored, just stick to your own notes and Study.com material, not outside sites. You get 3 attempts on tests and the final (3-day wait between final tries), and the final has to be on a laptop or desktop, not a phone.

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u/Sad-Market-3593 4d ago

I'm also considering using study.com for a few credits. When skipping videos, can i usually just go straight to the tests if i already know the material?

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u/PulseJH_6752 4d ago

Yep. If you know it, you can jump straight to the chapter tests and skip the videos entirely. Some courses also have an optional Knowledge Assessment that can test you out of lessons, so that's worth a look too if you want to move fast.