Creating a new credit

Acadio's credits system controls which courses learners can access and the duration of access. Courses can be added to existing credits or a new credit. Credits can be issued to students automatically during purchase via integration with Acadio or manually by an administrator. 

Follow the steps below to create and configure a new credit:

  1. All platform credits can be managed by selecting Users>Credits from the main menu. Additionally, credits can be created from within course scope by selecting Settings and clicking the Credits tab.
  2. Click the Create Credit button to open the drawer on the right side of the screen.
  3. Enter a Name for the new credit.
  4. Enter a value in the Hours field if this is an hour-based credit (commonly used for Continuing Education courses.) Hour-based credits give students a bank from which hours are deducted as they complete courses.
  5. Enter a value in the Time field if you want the credit to expire for students in a set number of days (for example, 365 days from the date of purchase.) Or, enter a value in the Expiration Date field if you want the credit to expire on a specific day and time (for example, the course should expire for all students on December 31, 202X.) Leave both fields blank if you do not want course access to expire.




  6.  Enter a description for the credit that will help other admins identify it.
  7. If the credit will grant access to courses requiring reporting, select a Reporting Organization. Connecting a credit to an organization ensures that students provide the information necessary for reporting upon course completion. Select Reporting>Organizations from the main menu to configure a new organization. If a reporting organization is not enabled, the reporting workflow/student data collection will not trigger at the end of the course, and students will receive a course or platform certificate. 
  8. Under Course Access, select which course or courses this credit should grant access to. Credits can also grant partial access to specific sections or activities within a course. Double-click the course from the list to select individual sections or activities for partial access.
 

TIP: Please note that partial access unlocks all flashcards and study bank questions within a course, even if students do not have access to the related curriculum activities with the credit.


  1. Click the Save button when you're finished.

Managing credits

Once created, a credit cannot be deleted. However, it can be deactivated, set to expire, or unassigned from all courses. 

Follow the steps below to manage credits: 

  1. Select Users>Credits from the main menu.
  2. Find the credit you want to manage and select it to open the drawer on the right side of the screen. 
  3. From here, there are 3 ways to disable course access for all users with the credit: 
    • Deactivate the credit by clicking the toggle that says "active"
    • Enter an expiration date to expire the credit
    • Remove all courses assigned to the credit under Course Access (not recommended)
  4. Click the Save button when you're finished.