
College Pathway

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4 courses
Cohort-based courses designed to be fun
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A new way to learn
Fun online courses unlike anything you’ve experienced.
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Flexible coursework
On-demand lectures & learning that fits your schedule.
The world's best college on-ramp
Say hello to your first step towards a college degree. Experience a whole new way to learn that is designed to be engaging, fun, and effective for all types of students.
Specifically designed for:
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Incoming college students
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Adults returning to college
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Degree seeking students
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Students looking for flexible study hours
Build your pathway
In addition to the required College Writing I course, you'll get to choose 1 Math, 1 Business, and 1 additional Liberal Arts course from a curated list of our most popular courses.
By the numbers

Transferable credits from a top 50 school
Most schools accept credits transferred from University of Pittsburgh

UMass Teaching Excellence Award Recipient | Dr. John Kaag | College Writing | Professor
Payment options
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Certificate cost
Purposefully Affordable
Our courses are 50% less than the average college cost.
$2,388$5328 -
0% interest
Monthly Payment Option
Use Klarna to pay over 18 months with no interest or fees. Outlier is proud to cover student interest fees.
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Employer
Tuition Reimbursement
Check with your company. Many employers fully cover Outlier courses and certificates.
Free
What you'll get
- 4 individual world-class courses, available 24/7
- 12 transferable college credits from a Top 60 US college (University of Pittsburgh)
- Shareable Outlier Certificate of Completion
- World-class instructors from institutions like NYU and NASA
- Free tutoring for your math course
- All course materials included
Highlighted instructors
You may find yourself binge-watching their lectures. Instructors are hand-picked for their expertise and ability to communicate ideas clearly and charismatically.
Freqently asked questions
If you have any further questions, our Student Success team (success@outlier.org) is here to help.
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You earn your Outlier Certificate of Completion when you complete all of the courses in your certificate sequence with a passing grade (of 69.5% or higher). All courses must be taken for credit, and not audited, to count towards Certificates.
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Certificate sequences are designed to fit even the busiest lifestyles, so you can complete them at your own pace, and take up to two years from date of purchase to do so. You can take as many courses as you’d like concurrently, in most cases. That said, some courses must be completed in a particular sequence (e.g. Precalculus must be completed before Calculus I).
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Great news: If you’ve passed some (or all) of the courses with Outlier, you’re ahead of the game! We’ll count these towards your Certificate, and you’ll receive the discounted certificate price for any remaining courses you’ll need to take to complete your Certificate sequence. Simply reach out to our Student Success team at success@outlier.org and let them know that you plan to enroll in the Certificate and include your previously passed courses, and we’ll send along the discount code and instructions for next steps. Note: For any previously completed courses to count towards a Certificate, they must have been taken for credit, and not audited.
Additionally, if you’re already confident in your Precalculus skills, you can test out of the Precalculus requirement for any Certificate sequence and head straight to the Calculus I course. To do so, first take the pretest here. If you pass, send a note to our Student Success team and let us know which Certificate you’d like to enroll in. We can be reached at success@outlier.org.
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The Outlier courses that comprise a Certificate sequence will earn you transferable college credits (3 per course) from the University of Pittsburgh, an accredited top 60 US school. However, our Certificates of Completion are granted solely by Outlier, and aren’t currently accredited. That said, they are shareable on your LinkedIn Profile and resume, and offer proof that you’ve completed—and passed—a sequence of academically rigorous courses with us.
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As with all Outlier courses, if you've put in the time and effort to do all the work for a course within the Certificate sequence, but do not receive a passing grade, that's on us, and you will receive a full refund for that course! You may also exit courses in your sequence before the drop deadline to receive a full refund (14 days from start for 14-week courses, and 7 days from start for 7-week Intensive courses).
Additionally, we offer a full refund of the total Certificate price within 6 months of your purchase, so long as vouchers have not been redeemed for course sign-up(s), or you have exited all Certificate courses prior to the drop deadlines.
For more information on refunds please refer to our Refund Policy.