Programming in Scratch at Harvey Mudd College, Claremont

The following section will guide you through the enrolment process for the course on Programming in Scratch: 

1. Account creation phase

The decision to enrol begins with creating an account or logging into an existing one. If you are a returning customer, please use the login credentials to log in. Else, you can create a new account with edX by providing the following information. The option to enrol can be conveniently found at the top of the program page.

• First Name and Last Name
• Public username
• Strong password
• Functional email address
• Current country of residence

2. Track selection phase

The Programming in Scratch course offers its participants the option to choose between two different tracks, which are explained as follows:

• Official Certification route: This is the option that culminates in an official certification from the partner institution, which is the Harvey Mudd College in this case. This route will add more value to your investment of time and effort as the qualification is duly recognized by many employers, thereby resulting in career growth
• Audit pathway: The second option is to try this program for free. This is called the audit path, and it has timed access to the program content and your progress. Usually, this is kept for a few weeks. If you are on an exploratory path, this route might work for you better

3. Payment phase 

The third and final step involves making the payment for the program. This is applicable to those students who choose to undertake the official certification. Both options are covered briefly in the following section: 

• For starters, the audit track does not require the student to pay a fee. Although, please note that there is an option to convert from the audit route to unlimited access once you join. Thus, should you choose to exercise that option, you will be required to pay the corresponding fee
• Moving on, the path that leads to an official certificate for the program. payable by credit cards of all major banks including those offered by American Express. You are also allowed to use PayPal for making the payment

The assignments are categorized into the following groups—homework, quizzes, and projects. They will be due and subsequently graded at the end of the program. The following is the breakdown of the grades across the three categories:

Homework  - 50%

Quizzes - 35% 

Projects - 15%

In order to be eligible to get a certificate, you need to secure a cumulative score of 60% or higher at the end.