Study.com Guardian Scholarship Response ?

[Merlin]

Do you have to have a passing grade on the personal finance course in order to keep the scholarship?

Yes, I believe you do. That is the primary reason for the scholarship after all. Technically, the scholarship is meant to give you 3 months to finish that single course. If you manage to do so with a single exam, then you are free to take other courses as well until the scholarship expires. At least that is how my advisor explained it to me.

You get 2 exams per month as part of the scholarship, so if you fail the first attempt at a final exam you can study up and try again after waiting 3 days.

Yeah, I thought that would the case. I have two study.com courses to take, but I need to pass them by the end of April, so the scholarship is not gonna work out. I'll sign up through TESU for a discount though.

You need to complete at least one course via Study.com to qualify for the TESU discount. That course has to be Personal Finance if you're on the scholarship.

FYI, Personal Finance is considered one of the easier courses. Particularly for those who are old enough to have a reasonable amount of exposure to the subject matter. Perhaps less so for younger folks who've yet to have experienced a loan or dealt with home budgeting, etc. Most people appear to get through that course in a week or so.

While it is possible to complete Personal Finance in the 5 days left in the month, it would be tough even if you can dedicate full time to it... I wouldn't plan on it. Even if you don't complete it within that time, you could complete it within the first few days of April, and then you can complete at least one of the two courses you need during April.

The latter would get you at least part way there and qualifies you for the Study.com discount at TESU.

Alternatively, you could just sign up directly at Study.com and take whatever you like. But its $199/mo instead of free for 3 months.