What Is Study Hall? ‘Crash Course’ and ASU’s Affordable Online Learning Platform
Credit: Monica Schipper / Getty Images Entertainment / Getty Images North America- You can take $25 classes from “Crash Course” and ASU educators spanning coding, government, psychology, and more.
- You can pay to turn your Study Hall courses into college credit on your official transcript once you finish the course and are happy with your grade.
- The next round of classes starts June 17.
If you’ve been a student during the last decade, you probably learned from John and Hank Green’s educational YouTube series “Crash Course.”
They also offer Study Hall in collaboration with Arizona State University (ASU), where you can take online classes for only $25 and receive transferable college credits.
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In a TikTok video amassing hundreds of thousands of views, John Green announced that summer Study Hall courses like American Government and Politics, U.S. History to 1865, and Intro to Human Communication will start June 17.
“Study Hall’s goal is to make college more accessible for students who are unsure, ” Hank Green said in another TikTok video. “Instead of jumping off a cliff, it’s like a series of steps that have foam pits at the bottom of them.”
The first Study Hall cohort with ASU launched in 2023, a seven-week fully online class to earn college credit at little cost to students’ finances and GPA. Anyone can sign up for Study Hall to potentially earn college credit if they have a valid ID (or birth certificate if they’re under 18).
Study Hall offers courses throughout the year for just $25 a class. However, once you’ve completed the course and are happy with your grade, you can convert it into college credit for $400, or $150 per credit. Each of the classes offered by Study Hall is worth three college credits.
Your credits will be from ASU on your official transcript, and you can transfer your credits to any institution that accepts ASU credits.
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You also don’t have to convert the course into college credit, saving your GPA and money if you’re unsatisfied with your grade. If you’re on the fence about whether to convert the class for college credit or want to save money, you have one year to decide.
Comparatively, for the same ASU credit on your transcript, you would have to pay thousands per semester at ASU Online since they don’t offer per-credit tuition rates. Other colleges typically charge from $150-$600 per credit for in-state students.
@literallyjohngreen Study Hall is college without the risk. New courses start June 17th! There’s a link in my bio.
♬ original sound – John Green
What Is Study Hall?
All Study Hall courses are taught asynchronously by ASU faculty and “Crash Course” videos (which are available for free on YouTube).
You’ll have six months of access to the course materials and have two weeks after the course ends to finish your quizzes and tests.
Some class instructors have live office hours, while others are available by recording if you can’t make a live call.
Classes You Can Take on Study Hall
The following classes are currently open for enrollment:
- American Government and Politics: Begins June 17
- Intro to Human Communication: Begins June 17, Oct. 15
- U.S. History to 1865: Begins June 17, Oct. 15
- Introduction to Psychology: Begins Aug. 21
- Macroeconomics: Begins Aug. 21
- Code and Programming for Beginners: Begins Aug. 21
- Intro to Sustainability: Begins Oct. 15
- Real World College Math: Begins Oct. 15
If you miss the start date, you can still enroll up to seven days after the class begins.
You also won’t need any textbooks or materials and can complete your assignments anytime during the day.
“These are all courses that are very useful in a bunch of different majors that you will often have to take as part of a major,” Hank Green said on TikTok. “Because look, you’re probably already curious about the world; you might as well turn that curiosity into more knowledge and college credit.”
Other Free Online Courses Blow Up on TikTok
Harvard’s free and affordable certificate classes on the U.S. Constitution, public policy, and U.S. political institutions have also caught wind on TikTok amid the Trump administration’s fight against the Ivy League university.
These courses have been free to audit for a while through the Harvard Business School Online platform and other platforms like edX. You can also pay for a certificate to add it to your resume.