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Course fee?
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(05-28-2025, 05:00 AM)question Wrote: It's not required to pay upfront, but they want you to pay before taking the exam, otherwise you can't proceed. So in my opinion, the best wording would be "in the middle".

My understand is UofPeople courses are tuition-free. 

To earn the 3 credits, you'll need to complete all assignments and pass a final exam, which has a fee. If you choose not to take the exam, there's nothing to pay (hence, tuition-free), but the course won't be considered complete.
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I do wish they would drop the marketing of "tuition free", I do get how it can be attractive, but it does create a lot more questions in the minds of prospective students. Even if they were to market with something like "only $140 for an RA course", that would still sound quite attractive and be a little more honest.
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(06-04-2025, 09:25 AM)durain Wrote:
(05-28-2025, 05:00 AM)question Wrote: It's not required to pay upfront, but they want you to pay before taking the exam, otherwise you can't proceed. So in my opinion, the best wording would be "in the middle".

My understand is UofPeople courses are tuition-free. 

To earn the 3 credits, you'll need to complete all assignments and pass a final exam, which has a fee. If you choose not to take the exam, there's nothing to pay (hence, tuition-free), but the course won't be considered complete.


But according to their website FAQ, I thought it said you had to pay the course fee FIRST before the class started?


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(06-04-2025, 12:42 PM)acamp Wrote: But according to their website FAQ, I thought it said you had to pay the course fee FIRST before the class started?
Not for undergraduate degrees.
(I don't know about graduate degrees - theoretically it might be same, but I am aware that there are some differenes on graduate degrees thus I wouldn't be surprised if this was different.)
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(06-04-2025, 11:27 AM)cozykamura Wrote: I do wish they would drop the marketing of "tuition free", I do get how it can be attractive, but it does create a lot more questions in the minds of prospective students. Even if they were to market with something like "only $140 for an RA course", that would still sound quite attractive and be a little more honest.
Agreed. The USD140 exam fee is no small sum to people on a tight budget. Hence, it should be more explicit to avoid surprises.
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