Caveat Academic Services

For the parent who gets everyone together

Start a course club.

A few friends, siblings or co-op classmates take the same online ASU course at the same time, with one advisor keeping the whole group on pace. This page has the steps, an invite you can send, and the math.

What a course club is

A course club is a small group of students who take the same ASU course on the same schedule. Each student does all of their own work and earns their own grade. Once a week the group meets with a Caveat advisor for 60 minutes to look at what's due, work through what's confusing and plan the week ahead. Everyone follows the same pacing calendar, and every family gets its own report on Friday.

How to start one in 4 steps

  1. Step 1
    Pick 2 to 6 other families.With your student, that makes a club of 3 to 7. Students can be in different grades, and siblings each count as one student.
  2. Step 2
    Pick a course and a start date.ENG 101, PSY 101, SOC 101, COM 100 and MAT 114 work well for a mixed group. ASU's spring sessions start January 12 and March 16, 2027, and many courses start any day. See how UA and NAU count each course.
  3. Step 3
    Have a free 30-minute planning call with a Caveat advisor.Settle the course, the start date, the weekly session time and the pacing calendar. Book the planning call.
  4. Step 4
    Each family enrolls and pays.Each family enrolls its own student with ASU ($25 to start) and pays Caveat for one club seat per student. For a January 12 start, Caveat recommends enrolling by December 18 so logins, ID and setup are done before the holidays. The first-week checklist.
    Pay for a club seat, $225

Write the invite

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Start

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What it costs

Support is $225 per student per course, paid to Caveat. ASU's fees are separate and paid to ASU: $25 to start, and $400 to add the credit only if the family chooses to, with a C or better. Should we add the credit?

$225per student, to Caveat
$900for 4 students, all together
$25per student to ASU to start

Each family pays only for its own student. Schools and co-ops with 8 or more students: $175 per student per course. Every family who enrolls also gets Go One-on-One support for CAP 150, Career Pathways, at no cost; ASU's fees for that course still apply. Arizona ESA families can pay Caveat through ClassWallet.

Questions parents ask

What if someone drops?

The club keeps going for everyone else, on the same calendar. If the group gets smaller than three, we will talk through the options with the families who are left, such as staying together or moving to one-on-one support. ASU refunds the $25 if a student unenrolls within 10 days; ask about Caveat's terms on the planning call.

Can students in different grades be in the same club?

Yes. ASU's online courses have no application and no GPA minimum, so a ninth grader and a senior can take the same course. The weekly session works on the course, and each family's Friday report is about their own student.

Does everyone need to work at the same pace?

Everyone works toward the same weekly checkpoints on the shared pacing calendar. Within a week, each student picks their own hours. A student who wants to work ahead can, as long as the course allows it.

Can siblings join?

Yes. Each sibling counts as one student in the club and has their own seat, their own ASU enrollment and their own Friday report. A second student in the same family gets 10% off support.

Can we pay with ESA funds through ClassWallet?

Arizona ESA families can pay Caveat through ClassWallet. Confirm with the ESA program that the expense qualifies before you count on it, and check separately whether it covers ASU's fees.

Ready to plan it?

On a free 30-minute call we'll pick the course and start date together and set up the weekly session time. You don't need every family confirmed first.

Book the free planning call

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Prices as of October 2026. Session dates from ASU's course pages, October 2026; ASU can change them. Caveat Academic Services offers independent college preparation services and is not affiliated with Arizona State University. ASU sets its own fees, dates and policies. Students do all of their own coursework. Each college decides which credits it accepts; Caveat does not promise that credit will transfer.