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In short, it allows more flexibility to the students in terms of getting to make a more informed decision about the course length (which affects the tuition amount) before selecting which course length option best suits the student.

Here is a more detailed explanation:

By allowing students to book a course by only submitting the customization fee and allowing them to delay the tuition, this allows students the flexibility discuss their curriculum with their professors and get recommendation for the course curriculum length that they need before selecting the course length (Essentials, Mastery, Premium). This enables students to make more informed choices about what course length works best for them.

In other words,  

Step 1: Students book the course by submitting customization fee, which gets students connected to the professors and prompts the Myelin and the Myelin professors to begin the process of customizing the curriculum for the student.

Step 2: Students meet their professors and can ask their professor to help the student decide which course length works best for the student.  

Step 3: Students select their course length, submits the tuition, and begin learning 1-on-1 with their professor in a customized course that is the appropriate length given the students’ goals and background.

For most courses, class lessons are 90min or 75 min each.

The number of lessons depends on the Course Length Option you select: (Essentials, Mastery, Premium).

Generally, courses consist of the following:
Essentials - eleven 90 min lessons -or- fourteen 75 min lessons
Mastery - fifteen 90 min lessons or eighteen 75 min lessons
Premium - twenty 90 min lessons

There are some classes that have different compositions. Most notably, foreign language classes usually consist of more total lessons and more total lessons time (even though each lesson tends to be a bit shorter - 60min or 75 min)

Courses are offered on a rolling basis, so if you want to start your course in mid-May, you can start it in mid-May. There is no need to wait until the fall for the next semester to start.

The primary difference between any of the class options is how many class lessons are in the class. The best thing to do to ensure that you have the right course length for you is ask your professor for a recommendation based on your background and your needs. In that case the sequence of events would look something like this:After you book a course, you will be meeting with a customization specialist, and you inform the specialist as to any course length preferencesYou meet with your professor, inform them of your background and any customization requests and ask them which course length best suits your needsThe professor reviews the curriculum and lets you know the best course length for you. For the students, there are several reasons to take longer class length options. Here are some common ones:

- To develop an even higher level of mastery of the material
- To add substantial amounts of prerequisite material to the course
- To add additional advanced material to the course
- To allow for even more personal support throughout the course There are also several reasons to take a shorter class length option. Here are some common ones:

You already know some of the material and therefore do not need to cover it again as part of the course.

Some of the material typically covered in this course is not relevant or as valuable to you, so you would like to omit it from the course.

Better accommodates more modest budgets

Yes. You will receive an official Myelin Course Certificate and a transcript for the course. Upon request, the course can be tailored to detail certain key achievements in the course so that you can more easily highlight the particular skills you developed to companies and organizations.

Yes, you may have a course paid for or reimbursed by your work assuming that the policies of your particular organization allow for it. If your workplace is unfamiliar with Myelin, we suggest either asking the representative from your organization to contact us at sales@myelincourses.com or you can email sales@myelincourses.com and provide us with the contact information of the individual(s) at your organization that you would like us to reach out to in order to get your course approved for tuition reimbursement/assistance programs.

At Myelin, we believe that students should not have to slug through a a slew full-length prerequisite courses and course curriculum requirements that prevent you from taking the courses you're truly interested in (the way that traditional universities do). At Myelin, we aim to put students into the heart of compelling courses as quickly as possible, enabling them to grow their careers and businesses in as efficient a way as possible making the most of the time you invest. Consequently, most of the courses listed on the Courses page do not have prerequisites. Many courses integrate the prerequisite information into the beginning few lessons of the course, making the certain courses accessible to students years before they would qualify to take them in a traditional university setting. For example, a number of math, physics and economics courses require a small amount of calculus that can be covered in the first few lessons to any student who has completed algebra 2. A few courses do have significant prerequisites, however, such as multivariable calculus (calculus required). When you meet with your professor, you can discuss your background and your objectives for the course and the professor can let you know which Course Length Option would suit you best (Essentials, Mastery, Premium). If you do not have an adequate prerequisite background to achieve your goals with just this class and refer you to a recommended prerequisite course.

Each coaching program pairs individual with their own personal professor who will serve as their coach in pursuit their goals as well as the business's goals. Each coaching program is uniquely personalized both to these goals and to the background, skills and strengths/weaknesses profile of the individual.

It can involve training, discussions, instruction, exercises and more to:

(1) support an individual achieve the goals of the coaching program

(2) realize the professional potential of the employee and

(3) unlock growth opportunities for the business.

Yes! Your organization will have the opportunity to have team members try Myelin courses for free.

For full details and to get started, please ask the Myelin Business Team using the form above. You can also reach us via email at sales@myelincourses.com.

Absolutely. If there is an additional custom-built course that you are interested in, please let your Myelin Customization Specialist know, and they will begin the process for you.

Each course is customized to the and the schedule is flexible to accommodate your schedule. So, if you need more or less time to complete the course, you may do so.

Typically, courses purchased through a business package consist of two 60-90min lessons per week over the course of 6-8 weeks.

Additionally, if you would like to set up an employee to meet with the professor on an ongoing basis, you can do that as well.

Your organization will have a balance of courses for the year.

As you identify organizational needs and growth opportunities, you sign employees up for courses and communicate any related organizational objectives.

Myelin professors then customize the curriculum and teach the employees in 1-on-1 classes.

For full details and to get started, contact the Myelin Business Team using the form above. You can also reach us via email at sales@myelincourses.com.

Myelin hires professors that have taught at traditional, accredited, brick-and-mortar university before teaching for Myelin. Other Myelin professors may be industry professionals.

Yes, as long as (1) you have selected a course that is taught at the college level and (2) you have the prerequisite skills required for it.

Yes. Please note that Myelin courses are not accredited and should not be represented as such. You may indicate that there is a professor (your Myelin professor) who has personally certified that you have completed the course at the level indicated in the transcript.

You will not be able to do so via transferring the course, but many universities have options to test out of a course, which your Myelin course can prepare you for. If this is of interest to you, it is recommended that you inform your professor before the course or towards the beginning of your course so that the curriculum can be adapted to make sure it matches the curriculum requirements of the class that you are planning to test out of.

100%, yes. Your professor will adapt to your progress throughout the course through two different ways. Firstly, evaluate your performance and determine which areas need more time and focus and which ones you have mastered well and you can breeze past. Secondly the professor will take into account any feedback you give - that you want to spend more time on this topic and go over it again. In summary, class lessons are set to your pace.

Nope. If you're interested, it's good to book as soon as you select a course, so you can give yourself and Myelin plenty of time to set up the perfect course for you.

Yes, after booking the course, a meeting will be set up. During your meeting, the professor will see how they can accommodate your customizations and, together, you will schedule your dates and times to get started! Your professor will ask specific questions about the course material content: they will ask about what you already know, what you are most interested in, and what you would like to emphasize. They will ask in a way that only an expert can.

We customize the lessons to cover what you have the most interest in learning and to skip over parts you already know, which gets to the meat of the matter faster. One-on-one learning also eliminates distractions and means the pace is determined by you!

We customize the lessons to cover more specific material, so if there is a particular facet of the subject you would like to dive into, you can go as deeply into that topic with your expert professor as you would like.

Myelin does not produce or sell pre-recorded video courses. However, external video series or video courses may be used as part of homework assignments, much the way textbooks are used.

The total duration of the course would depend on the length option selected (Essentials, Mastery, Premium) and the frequency of lessons selected. At one lesson per day, a Mastery length course could be completed in as little as 2 weeks. At two lessons per week, a Mastery length course can be completed in 8 weeks. At one lesson per week, it can be completed in 15 weeks.

Give us and yourself as much time as you can to customize the ideal course for you. While courses can be prepared as quickly as within 2 weeks, it's recommended to give 4-8 weeks before beginning. If you are in a position to give several months notice (as universities do) all the better. *It may take up to 4-8 weeks to find the professor for you, depending on how particular your schedule is and what course you select.

Of course! That's what your initial meeting with a Myelin representative and the follow-up meeting with your professor are all about: tailoring the class to you, so that you're met at your current skill and knowledge level.

The amount of homework you are assigned varies from course to course. In most cases, exercises will be required, however, depending on your situations and objectives, accommodations can be made and, in some special situations, the course may not include any exercises at all, or the additional reading material may be made optional.

If you choose to not include any homework exercises at all -or- a low amount of homework, this may need to be communicated in the transcript in order to ensure an accurate representation of the achievement in the class. On the flip-side, if you request an unusually large amount of independent exercises and homework outside of class that results in you covering more material than is usual for the class, that will also be reflected in your transcript.

Yes. Courses are adapted to the level of the student and their objectives.

Yes. If Myelin offers a related course or has the field of study that you are looking to take a course in, you can submit your application for a custom course here [link].

To begin the process, the customization fee will be submitted, but it is 100% refundable if (A) the course cannot be built for you in less than two months -or- (B) upon your request, within 10 days from booking.

Yes, absolutely any class schedule is possible: you could request a meeting on Tues 9am followed by a Thurs 7:15pm, etc.. However, the more specific and complicated the schedule, the longer it may take for Myelin to set you up with a professor who can accommodate your schedule. Consequently, we recommend that you provide plenty of flexible scheduling options for your Myelin course, but specify your preferences so that you can start quickly and your preferences can be met whenever possible.

Yes, any class schedule is possible. Midnight Wednesdays, 6am Sundays, let us know what works for you. However, the more specific and complicated the schedule, the longer it may take for Myelin to set you up with a professor who can accommodate your schedule. Consequently, we recommend that you provide plenty of flexible scheduling options for your Myelin course, but specify your preferences so that you can start quickly and your preferences can be met whenever possible.

Myelin's professors do not receive specific training for that, but we are happy to meet any reasonable accommodations and requests that better suit your style of learning.

Yes, the material and exercises the professors select can emphasize conceptual aspects rather than quantitative analysis. For example, introductory microeconomics can be taught strictly conceptually with graphs, or it can include algebraic analysis, or it can include calculus-based analysis. Depending on your background and your objectives in taking the course, you can choose the option that would best suit you. Please note that any substantial changes to the curriculum will be reflected in the course description included in your transcript.

Yes! You can take Myelin courses almost anywhere, as long as you have a reliable internet connection and we are able to match you with a professor who can accommodate scheduling around your time zone. *Courses not currently available in Cuba or Iran

Unlike with traditional university courses, if you have to miss a class, your professor will modify the homework assignment and future class lessons to ensure that no material is missed.

The customization fee is required for all courses, because, while a student may choose to not make any explicit customization requests or share their academic background (which helps professors tailor the curriculum to each student), each course lesson is custom made for each student, and there are many processes and administrative activities associated with putting that together for you. We recommend conveying your customization requests to your professor so that they can best tailor it to you.

Since you can customize your class calendar to fit your scheduling needs and you can take your classroom with you anywhere, you don't ever have to miss a class! Of course, ideally, during the meeting with your professor, you'll both be able to schedule times that will continue to work for both of you. Plus, when you and your professor set the schedule, you will also schedule a few alternative lesson times that you can use in case one or two of the lessons need to change. When students do need to reschedule a class, they may reschedule a class up until 5 days before the scheduled class time. If a student does not attend a class, then that class time is lost and the course proceeds the same way it would in a traditional university setting when a student is unable to attend a particular class. However, unlike traditional universities, the professor will modify the homework assignment and future class lessons to ensure that no material is missed.

If your background does not make you well suited for a particular course (even with the addition of some prerequisite information), Myelin will let you know and provide you with some options: Myelin can build you a customized version of the course that is better suited to you, such as "Quantum Physics: a Conceptual, Math-Free Exploration of the Quantum World"

Myelin can set up prerequisite course(s) for you so that you can take the course you desire in its entirety. You may take the prerequisite(s) in full or take abbreviated versions of them to best set you up to take the desired course as soon as possible. Whatever skills you want to add to your skillset, we believe that this would provide you with the quickest most efficient way to get there.

You may enroll in the course anyway and just cover as much material as you can. (In this scenario, if you do not complete enough material, you either may earn a lower grade or may not be able to earn a certificate of completion or a transcript in this particular course.)

You may enroll in a different course that is better suited for you right now.

You may choose to unenroll (all costs, including the customization fee, will be refunded)

Each assignment may be personalized to the particular student at that particular point in time. Homework may include readings, exercises, essays, projects, videos, quizzes, flashcards, and any of a wide array of exercises that will advance your skills and knowledge. Unlike traditional university courses, you may have some say in the assignments. For example, "I prefer watching videos over reading textbooks, can you add some videos to the mix?" Other homework assignments may be hyperspecified to you: "Rewrite pages 10-20 of your screenplay, incorporating some of the elements of dialogue we spoke about, and write a half-page backstory elaborating the hero's colorful relationship with her wakeboard instructor and how they became friends."

If you have taken one lesson and have provide a written request for a refund within 5 days, you are entitled to 100% refund of the tuition. A student who has completed 2, 3, 4 lessons may still (in some circumstances) be entitled to 75%, 50% or 25% refund, respectively. Here is the full legal stuff [link]

Since the courses are taught over video calls, you need a computer with a strong and reliable enough internet connection for it.

You get a questionnaire to fill out and, soon after, a Myelin representative will be in touch to schedule a meeting with you. You will meet to discuss the customization requests from your questionnaire. Myelin will then select a professor for you. You'll meet with the professor. The professor will see how they can accommodate your customizations and then, together, you will schedule your dates and times to get started!

You do not need to worry about losing lessons due to technical difficulties because technical difficulties involving the professor's side may allow for replacement lessons to be scheduled if necessary. Moreover, substantial technical difficulties on the student's side may allow for up to 1 replacement lesson to be scheduled. It is the student's responsibility to make sure he or she has functional devices and a stable connection.

The customization fee is 100% refundable if (A) the course cannot be offered to you in less than two months -or- (B) Upon your request, as long as the following two criteria are both met: it has been less than 10 days from booking and a professor has not been assigned to you yet (You will have a minimum of 3 days before a professor will be assigned to you.).

You will meet to discuss the customization requests from your questionnaire. You'll talk about why you want to take the course, if you have particular interests or skills that you would like to focus on, and what your academic, personal, and career goals are. If there are parts of the course that you already know that you want to skip, you can mention that. If there are any unusual additions or changes, this is the time to bring that up too!

Myelin typically uses Zoom, but if there is another VoIP video platform you prefer, such as Google Meet, FaceTime, Skype, or Microsoft Teams, etc, we can accommodate.

Typically, your certificate will be received within 3 weeks of course completion and academic transcript will be sent within 4 weeks of course completion, but this process can be expedited upon request. If you need one quickly for a job hiring process, we recommend requesting it well before the completion of the course. A preliminary certificate can also be provided.

Myelin by default does record courses for internal use. Recording lessons allows Myelin to strengthen the course by providing additional support to the professor. You may opt out of having your lesson recorded if you choose by contacting your Myelin rep with an email request asking to not record the classes. The recorded classes are not provided to students. Students may not record lessons themselves without prior approval from both the professor and from Myelin. This applies to both audio and video recordings.