Will I get a certificate immediately if I complete a Coursera course before the deadline? (2024)

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Carolyn

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Feb 5, 2018

Sky said:
If I finish a course on Coursera before the official deadline, will I be awarded the certificate straight away or will I have to wait until the course finishes?
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Yes, if you have subscribed and successfully passed the course, you will receive a verified certificate as soon as you complete the course. Please note, though, that if there are any peer-graded assignments, you will have to wait for your assignment to be graded in order to complete the course.

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Owolabi keziah

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Mar 16, 2020

Carolyn said:
Yes, if you have subscribed and successfully passed the course, you will receive a verified certificate as soon as you complete the course. Please note, though, that if there are any peer-graded assignments, you will have to wait for your assignment to be graded in order to complete the course.
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Owolabi keziah

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Mar 16, 2020

How many months does it take to complete the coursera courses and how many times are we meant to pay

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Carolyn

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Mar 17, 2020

Owolabi keziah said:
How many months does it take to complete the coursera courses and how many times are we meant to pay
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All Coursera courses have a suggested time commitment usually of between 4 and 10 weeks, committing a few hours of study a week. However, in most cases, you are not obliged to follow the recommended schedule and can study the courses at your own pace.

Regarding payment, the Coursera Help centre states the following:

Once you pay for a Course Certificate, you have 180 days from the day you paid to complete the course and earn a Course Certificate. You can also subscribe to a Specialization, which lets you pay monthly for access to courses in the Specialization until you complete the Specialization.

If you can't afford a fee for a course, you can apply for Financial Aid.

Find out more here.

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Kamel Romdhani

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Apr 4, 2020

Sky said:
If I finish a course on Coursera before the official deadline, will I be awarded the certificate straight away or will I have to wait until the course finishes?
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straight away

xxxxx

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Jun 18, 2020

Carolyn said:
Yes, if you have subscribed and successfully passed the course, you will receive a verified certificate as soon as you complete the course. Please note, though, that if there are any peer-graded assignments, you will have to wait for your assignment to be graded in order to complete the course.
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I wanted to ask, I have one more week left to complete the course. But I have the peer graded assignments to submit. How long before I get the certificate after the course completion? Or perhaps I'll have to wait till my assignment is reviewed, evaluated before I get certificate?
pls help thanks.

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Carolyn

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Jun 19, 2020

xxxxx said:
I wanted to ask, I have one more week left to complete the course. But I have the peer graded assignments to submit. How long before I get the certificate after the course completion? Or perhaps I'll have to wait till my assignment is reviewed, evaluated before I get certificate?
pls help thanks.
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Yes, you will need to have your assignment evaluated before receiving the certificate.

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Gopal Joshi

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Aug 21, 2020

Kamel Romdhani said:
straight away
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i finished my course and didn't got the certificate......i have applied financial aid

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Himanshi Kunwar

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Oct 21, 2020

I completed my course in August and I was also enrolled in Financial Aid now its end of October and still certificate has not come

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Carolyn

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Oct 21, 2020

Gopal Joshi said:
i finished my course and didn't got the certificate......i have applied financial aid
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Himanshi Kunwar said:
I completed my course in August and I was also enrolled in Financial Aid now its end of October and still certificate has not come
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Did you gain the required passing score on completion of your course? Certificates are only issued if your grade is above the required passing score for the course.

John Hill

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Oct 30, 2020

Will the Certificate be mailed to your home address?

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Carolyn

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Oct 30, 2020

John Hill said:
Will the Certificate be mailed to your home address?
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Coursera certificates are provided as downloadable PDF files, which you can print yourself. You can also share them electronically.

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Ton visutthiphaet

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Nov 10, 2020

So I enroll to a free course but I also want to gain a certificate so does that mean they will charge the price at the end of the course completion?
Also the class website wrote “ Earn a certificate upon completion” That mean they surely going to share a certificate right? Depend if the certificate is free or not

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Carolyn

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Nov 10, 2020

Ton visutthiphaet said:
So I enroll to a free course but I also want to gain a certificate so does that mean they will charge the price at the end of the course completion?
Also the class website wrote “ Earn a certificate upon completion” That mean they surely going to share a certificate right? Depend if the certificate is free or not
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If you wish to receive a certificate after successfully completing a course on Coursera, you will need to pay the certificate fee. Coursera does not issue free certificates. For more information, see About Coursera certificates

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Elijah-A-W

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Jan 7, 2021

Carolyn said:
Yes, if you have subscribed and successfully passed the course, you will receive a verified certificate as soon as you complete the course. Please note, though, that if there are any peer-graded assignments, you will have to wait for your assignment to be graded in order to complete the course.
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just asking and how long might that be for peer grading assignments take! Been waiting, its now a week!

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Carolyn

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Jan 7, 2021

Elijah-A-W said:
just asking and how long might that be for peer grading assignments take! Been waiting, its now a week!
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Please refer to this thread: Peer graded assignment

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jayakumar

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Jan 7, 2021

Sky said:
If I finish a course on Coursera before the official deadline, will I be awarded the certificate straight away or will I have to wait until the course finishes?
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yes you will get the certificate immediately after completion

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Ash*ta A.

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Jan 17, 2021

Gopal Joshi said:
i finished my course and didn't got the certificate......i have applied financial aid
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Same here.. I completed my course on 11th Jan 2021 and I haven't received my certificate and I didn't even have any assignments that have yet to be graded.

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Pranhav Vanarote

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Feb 8, 2021

Kamel Romdhani said:
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but in my case it is not happening .I have completed before time but my peer graded assignment has not assigned any grade.

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Will I get a certificate immediately if I complete a Coursera course before the deadline? (2024)

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