why purchase course in coursera

Purchase a single course Coursera offers a wide range of standalone courses that you can purchase to get a Course Certificate. You can take any single course for a Certificate, even if that course is part of a Specialization.

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Can I get more information about my course on Coursera?

Unfortunately, Coursera cannot provide course Certificates with any more information than they already include. Coursera cannot provide any information or documentation about your course progress, completion, grades, or other information besides the Course Certificate.

What is a Coursera certificate?

A Course Certificate is an official Coursera credential that confirms that you successfully completed a course on Coursera. You can see all the Course Certificates you've earned on your Accomplishments page. From there, you can download, print, or share your Certificates.

How much does Coursera cost for business owners?

Business owners can buy a Coursera membership account for its employees so they can learn new skills. There are two plans available, the Team plan and the Enterprise tier. At $400 per year (for each employee), you’ll get access to over 3,800 courses, mobile apps, certificates upon completion and graded assignments, quizzes and projects.

What is the difference between Coursera enterprise and Coursera for teams?

The main difference is Coursera Enterprise is for larger organizations and has a custom pricing. Whereas Coursera for Teams (5-125 learners) is for teams and smaller organizations and costs $400 a user each year with a 14-day refund guarentee.

Specialization subscriptions

Some Specializations offer subscriptions. Subscriptions let you pay a fee every month for the Specialization until you complete it, instead of paying a one-time fee that gives you one year to complete the Specialization.

Subscribe to a single course

If a course or Specialization on Coursera requires a subscription, you can’t make a one-time payment for that course or Specialization. To get paid access, you’ll need to subscribe. You can cancel your subscription at any time.

Incomplete subscriptions

Subscribing to a Specialization gives you access to all courses in that Specialization that are on Coursera.

Coursera catalog subscriptions

We no longer offer the option to subscribe to the entire Coursera catalog. You can't reactivate canceled catalog subscriptions.

Pay for a course you're already enrolled in

If you are looking at course materials for free using the audit option, but want to earn a Course Certificate, you can switch to the paid option.

Pay for an individual course

Some courses are available for a one-time fee. Some courses that are part of Specializations are only offered through subscription payments. You can’t make a one-time payment for a course on a subscription model.

Transfer a course payment

Once you pay the fee for a specific course, you can't transfer that payment to a different course. You can apply the fee to any session of that course within 180 days of your payment.

International payments

You can make payments on Coursera using an approved method in your country. Some course prices are always displayed in $USD, while other course prices are shown in the local currency. To check which currency a price is displayed in, check the currency symbol next to the price on the checkout page.

Enrollment options

When you enroll in a course, you'll see different paid or free options depending on the course. These options may include:

Course Certificate

You can take any single course for a Certificate, even if that course is part of a Specialization. For more steps and details, see Get a Course Certificate .

Specializations

A Specialization is a series of related courses designed to help you master a specific topic. You can subscribe, pre-pay for all courses, or pay by the course. All Specialization subscriptions include a free trial. For more steps and details, see Enroll in a Specialization.

Coursera Plus

Coursera Plus is a subscription plan that gives you unlimited access to over 90% of the learning programs in the Coursera catalog. For more details, see our article on Coursera Plus.

Financial Aid

Most courses offer Financial Aid or Scholarships. To learn more about applying, see our guide.

Audit only

When you audit a course you'll be able to see most of the course materials for free, but you won't be able to submit certain assignments or get grades for your work.

Pay for a Course Certificate

You can pay the Course Certificate fee when you enroll in the course. If you are looking at course materials for free using the audit option, you can pay to upgrade to the Certificate option any time.

Upgrade to a paid Course Certificate

If you take a course in audit mode, you can upgrade to a paid Certificate at any time during or after your audit.

Course Certificate deadlines

After you pay the Course Certificate fee, you either have 180 days after you pay, or 180 days after the course launches for the first time (whichever is longer), to earn your Certificate.

What is Coursera for?

Coursera is a leading elearning platform where you can find thousands of courses from over 200 leading universities (e.g. Duke) and companies (e.g. Google) with hundreds of free courses. Some (paid) courses will award students with accredited certificates upon completion.

How much does Coursera Plus cost?

Coursera Plus is for those looking to get unlimited access to a large portion of Coursera’s huge library. This will cost you $399 per year. Finally, those looking to save some money with university tuition can course a bachelor’s or master’s degree at Coursera.

What are the only courses that aren't included in Coursera Plus?

The only learning programs that aren’t included in the Coursera Plus subscription are the degrees and MasterTrack Certificates. You will be eligible to receive a refund of your Coursera Plus payment if you request it within 14 days of your purchase.

How long does it take to get a refund from Coursera?

Coursera Refunds. Refunds at Coursera are possible within 2 weeks of your payment , if this time has already passed your refund will be denied. Note that if you have earned a certificate for a course you won’t be able to refund it either.

How long does it take for Coursera to review your financial aid application?

The application will be reviewed by Coursera in up to 15 days.

How many courses are there in Coursera?

Coursera Specializations are a collection of about 3 to 10 courses around one same topic. For example, the ‘Applied Data Science with Python’ bundle organized by the University of Michigan breaks down into 4 courses:

How long after you pay for a specialization can you get a refund?

The same principle applies to the Specializations, you’ll be able to refund them if you request it 2 weeks after the last payment. However, if you’ve pre-paid for a whole Specialization, you won’t be able to get a refund, paying course by course may be wiser if you are unsure.

Course Certificates

A Course Certificate is an official Coursera credential that confirms that you successfully completed a course on Coursera.

See your Course Certificates

You can see all the Course Certificates you've earned on your Accomplishments page. From there, you can download, print, or share your Certificates.

Academic or professional credit

Coursera Certificates do not provide professional or academic credits.