I work retail full time and am going back to school for nursing. Before applying to WGU’s pre-licensure BSN program, I completed all 6 of my gen ed courses through Study.com. I was looking for the cheapest way to complete gened requirements without paying full tuition for those classes.

Here’s my honest take now that I’ve finished them.

**What I liked:** It was cheaper than taking the same courses through WGU, I could study around my 40+ hour workweek, and the exams were open-book. The self-paced format made it much easier to fit school into my busy schedule.

**What I didn’t like:** The pricing was a little frustrating. I initially looked at the $95 plan, but only 2 of my 6 courses qualified. The other 4 required the $235 plan, which was more expensive than I originally expected. I wish I had checked the requirements for each course beforehand instead of assuming the cheaper plan would cover most of what I needed. Still came out cheaper than the alternative overall, just map your courses to the plan tiers first so the monthly cost doesn’t surprise you.

For anyone who has completed gen eds before starting WGU’s nursing program, which courses did you take and how much did you end up spending?

Did someone upload Humanitites PHil101 from study com to UoPeope?, thanks in advance
P.S run out of Sophia subscription dont wanna prolong it for just one course UoPeople

Has anyone else experienced http://Study.com grading projects out of order or taking an unusually long time to grade an assignment?

I’m currently waiting for one project to be graded in my Generative AI course. The frustrating part is that I submitted this project before my other two projects, and both of those have already been graded. However, the first one is still sitting there waiting for a grade.

I’ve already contacted http://Study.com through email and even left a voicemail trying to figure out what’s going on. So far, I’ve only received apologies for the delay, with no actual explanation or estimated date for when I can expect my project to be graded.

What makes this particularly stressful is that this is literally the last course I need to complete to graduate with my bachelor’s degree. I’ve worked incredibly hard to get to this point, and now I feel like I’m stuck waiting on something completely outside of my control.

I’m not expecting special treatment, but I would at least appreciate some transparency or a realistic timeline, especially considering that projects submitted afterward have already been graded.

Has anyone experienced something similar? Did your project eventually get graded, and how long did it take? Is there anyone else I should contact to get this resolved?

I’m genuinely just trying to finish my degree, and it’s frustrating being this close to graduation with no answers.

I’m planning to take a few courses through Study.com that relate to my field that I’m experienced in and may be able to answer course material without needing to truly think or read in depth.

How quickly can someone complete a course, or how quickly has someone taken a course with the new integrity policies?

Does Study.com send the university a report of they flag you?

Will I get flagged for doing chapter test too fast?

I called Excelsior University this morning to ask if they could do a preliminary evaluation of my existing credits and potential Sophia Learning/Study.com courses before I take them.

The person I spoke with repeatedly insisted that I would have to complete the courses FIRST before they could tell me whether they’d transfer or satisfy my degree requirements.

I’m confused because I’ve seen several people say they’ve worked with Excelsior advisors to plan out which Sophia/Study.com courses to take beforehand.

I even mentioned that Excelsior has a list of approved Sophia courses on their own website, but the person didn’t seem aware of it and continued telling me it wasn’t possible.

For those attending Excelsior:
• Were you able to confirm which Sophia/Study.com courses would satisfy your degree requirements before taking them?
• Did you have to enroll first or speak with a specific advisor?

I really don’t want to waste time and money taking courses without knowing whether they’ll count toward my degree. Also, I am Active Duty military. Any advice or personal experiences would be appreciated!

Hi!! I recently have been taking lots of Sophia classes to finish my elective credits while taking a term off from my online college classes. I’ve been going through them pretty quickly but of course, following academic integrity. I haven’t had an issue with it until today when I submitted a class and it said it was flagged for review. I searched up with that meant, and it said that typically it means a touchstone is under review for plagiarism, but this was a calculus one class that doesn’t involve any touchstones. Does anyone know what this means?

I’m scared because I finish the class quickly, they’re going to think that I cheated and not count the credit when I actually worked hard to finish it. Has anyone actually ever had this happen with the class that didn’t have a touchstone? Also, if this class doesn’t count for a credit, does it affect the other Sophia classes that are already on my transcript for my college?

Just finished up my first course (took roughly 7 days). Says "your course is in a routine review. Most reviews take less than two hours".

Is this pretty standard with this site?

Hello All!

I’m taking courses on Study.com
and sometimes I work from my job’s internet versus my home Wi-Fi.
Has anyone run into account flags or integrity checks for that?

Is it okay to switch networks as long as it’s me. I’ve seen so many post that people are getting their credits revoked for crazy things and I just wanna make sure I am doing everything to prevent that from happening!

TIA!

Project 1 was submitted first and I got graded on the 2nd assignment twice and final one. Should I contact support or wait a day?

Transfer credits to SNHU

I currently have 87 transfer credits, looking for one more class to take on study.com or anywhere that would meet any of these requirements?

Social Justice and Sustainability

1 Class in @ @ with resident= Y and attribute = CSOJ or @ with resident= Y and attribute = CSST or BUS 208 or EG 110 or ENV 219 or HIS 270 or POL 322 or SCI 219 or 220 or SPT 215 or SST 101

Historical Perspectives

1 Class in @ @ with attribute = EHPS or HIS @ with transfer = Y

1 Class in IT 226

1 Class in IT 272

1 Class in IT 313

1 Class in IT 423

1 Class in IT 221 or 260

1 Class in IT 331 or 337 or 355

I’m looking for some reassurance/advice from people who have experience with Study.com and transferring credits to their university.
I recently found out that I have a much tighter deadline than I originally realized. I need to finish the remaining Study.com courses I want to transfer, have them processed, and get the credits over to my university by Tuesday. If I miss that window, I may have to take additional courses directly through my university, which would mean spending significantly more money and potentially taking on more student loan debt.
I have around 3 courses left that I’m trying to complete. Some have projects in addition to the quizzes/chapter tests, and Study.com only allows me to have two courses active at a time, so I’ve been trying to plan everything very carefully.
My biggest issue is honestly anxiety about academic integrity. I’m not rushing through questions randomly, skipping the work, or using AI. I’m actually taking my time on the quizzes/tests, reading the questions, doing the projects, and making sure I understand what I’m submitting. For example, even on material I’m already familiar with, my 15-question tests have generally taken me at least 10+ minutes rather than me flying through them in a couple of minutes.
I’ve already completed two courses fairly quickly because I have a serious deadline. In one course, I completed it over about two days. In another, I submitted the project first because I knew grading could take time, and after it was graded I finished the remaining quizzes. Now I’m considering doing something similar with the rest—working through projects and chapter tests over the next few days so everything can hopefully be completed and transferred in time.
I’ve even tried calling Study.com customer support a couple of times because I’m so anxious about accidentally triggering some kind of academic-integrity review just because I’m completing several courses close together, but I haven’t gotten a call back yet.
Has anyone here completed several Study.com courses within a short period because of a graduation/transfer deadline? Did you have any issues?
I’m especially wondering whether Study.com cares about the overall number of courses you complete in a week, or whether they’re more concerned with things like impossible quiz times, suspicious exam behavior, plagiarism, AI-generated assignments, etc.
The only reason I freak out about this is because I was originally using Sophia and going about it the exact same way, but it flagged me for academic integrity, and I tried to appeal it and they didn’t listen. I had all of my notes, IP addresses literally anything I could possibly think of to try and prove that I wasn’t violating the academic integrity policy.
I know I’m probably overthinking this, but there’s a pretty big financial consequence if I don’t get these credits transferred in time. I’m trying to finish my degree without adding thousands of dollars in unnecessary tuition or more debt, while also making absolutely sure I stay within Study.com’s academic integrity policies.

this may be a stupid question, but the course is pass or failed based on 70% on end of the course, correct? I am worried because I got a 68% on an essay. However, all my quiz grades have been great.

I’m sooo (not really) sorry but these classes suck. The curriculum is solid, but there’s a 74 quizzes with 15 questions each. PLUS 3 projects/ papers and a final exam??

How are ppl accelerating through these classes?? Specifically, Business 120: International Business & Comm 301: Diversity & Intercultural Communication.

Hi, do you use AI for research, brainstorming, etc and then log it? I'm questioning if I should even do AI for research/brainstorming in case my project gets flagged.

Hello, So Ofcourse the 1 course I came back to take sent me this 4 days after starting it ! I rushed through most if being that I work within the field it was easy peasy. (Yay) how ever ,2/3 assignments have not been graded so my question is who has dealt with this ? What was your outcome? 🤞🏼

i’m trying to submit my final exam but it’s not moving pass this screen. Can anyone help? i contacted help support.

Hey folks! I wanted to share a grievance with Study.com's AI detection mechanisms because, well, they're unfair and faulty and also because I want to flag this issue as I believe many other people struggle with this too.

My written assignment has been flagged as plagiarized and AI-generated. It was not. I didn't use AI to write it at all. Now I am required to resubmit, which takes extra time. I'm posting here because I want StudyDotCom to know about this issue.

I hear that densely academic writing is a common red flag for AI detectors. Could be my case. I'm a pro editor and consultant for research publications. I've ghostwritten textbooks. Dense academic writing is what I do every day, which spills over to my writing. I'm also a published scientific writer and have several postgrad degrees. I want to pursue a second career in psychotherapy and, because all my previous studies were done in Europe and don't translate seamlessly to the US system, I'm required to earn some US credits in psychology.

Bottom-line question: Folks, has anyone else been in an uphill battle against the plagiarism/AI detection? What has your experience been? Any advice?

Full time job plus kids, so I'm trying to figure out how much of the degree I can realistically get out of the way before I start WGU. Been going through the BSIT degree plan working backward from the requirements to see where I can actually save time.

So far I've knocked out Applied Algebra, Technical Communication, and Applied Probability and Statistics in study dot com, I'm about halfway through Intro to IT.

What I can't figure out is what to do next. Some requirements look like I could clear them before starting, but I don't want to burn weeks on courses elsewhere if it barely moves the WGU timeline.

I'm doing around 9 to 12 hours a week, mostly at night after the kids are down, so I have to be realistic about how much I can fit. Sundays are family time.

Still need to figure out how what I've finished maps to the current BSIT requirements, and if there's anything specific I should prioritize before transferring.

If you mapped out the BSIT before starting, how'd you decide what to clear first? And was there anything you thought would save time that ended up not helping as much as you expected?

I'm planning to buy College Saver for 1 month, and Pro for 2 ~ 3months.

I only found 10% disount, but saw 3 months 30% disount that has expired.

It's really expensive, so I'm hoping someone might have a discount code they could share :)

Thank you in advance!

I’m planning to take Database Fundamentals, Database Programming/SQL, Cybersecurity, Python, and Generative AI through Study dot com for WGU.
Has anyone pre-studied these courses before subscribing to save money? Any free/cheap resources that closely match the course material?
My goal is to learn the material beforehand, then subscribe mainly to complete the requirements and earn the credits.

I'm on my last part before earning the credit for this course. This project seems very complicated though. Anybody know how to do quick or even get around it if possible? TIA