Free guides and tools
Everything here is free and asks for no email. Each tool answers one question families ask before, during or after a college course taken in high school.
Every step of a student's first college course, what families see, and what runs behind each one.
See it all →Practice weeks for ten courses, each with a reading, a quiz and a written post, plus a guide to what each real course asks.
Try the week →Every job a college course hands a parent, start to finish. Tick the ones you'd hand off and see the hours.
See the list →Five questions for parents and the level of support that fits your family.
Take the quiz →Course, start date and busy weeks in; a week-by-week plan with a target for every Sunday out.
Make a calendar →Pick interests, colleges and hours; get five ranked courses with the UA and NAU rulings.
Find a course →A fair comparison of cost, schedule and where the credit lives.
Compare →Enter school, practice, work and sleep hours and see whether a course fits, and which pace.
Check the week →A term-by-term sketch from now to senior spring, by interest and target college, with a running credit count.
Sketch a plan →How the University of Arizona and NAU count each of the 64 courses, from their published guides.
Open the map →What to settle in November and December for a January 12 start, with countdowns.
See the plan →For 8th graders: one low-stakes ASU course the summer before high school, with a four-year plan and support included.
See the summer start →Why timing matters for seniors, and a date checker for the January and March sessions.
Check the dates →Take one course with 2 to 6 friends. An invite builder writes the message for you.
Build an invite →Five questions that point to the right option and bundle, with weekly support and ASU fees added up.
See the fit →How ClassWallet Direct Pay works for support, step by step, and the honest answer on ASU fees.
Read it →Enter your ESA balance and other plans; see which support option fits, what is left, and when to submit each invoice.
Plan the budget →Arizona students who took the ACT may pay $350 instead of $400 to add credit. Who qualifies and how it works.
Read it →A five-question checker for the $400 decision after a course ends.
Decide →Put the Caveat family app on your iPhone or Android home screen in under a minute.
See how →Six questions on school, schedule and learning style, and the ways to earn college credit that fit your student.
Take the quiz →The records to keep from 9th grade on, and what colleges ask homeschool applicants for. Saves on your device.
Open the checklist →What matters from 8th grade to the first year of college, with the free tools and services for each stage.
See the stages →The full catalog: college credit, the college list, essays, financial aid, study skills and parent guides. Course-related services are included with course support.
See the catalog →For service clubs, churches, booster clubs and local businesses: fund a supported first college course for a student, from $300.
See how →For grandparents and family friends: a gift certificate for a supported course, emailed within one business day.
See the gifts →How college courses in high school affect first-year merit awards at ASU, UA and NAU.
Read the guide →Twenty steps from first decision to the credit, with boxes that remember what you have done.
Open the checklist →What to set up before day one, and a card for each popular course.
Get set up →35 terms, from ASURITE to Parchment, in plain language with a search box.
Look up a term →The hours students actually logged, week by week.
See the hours →Where the credit goes on the Common App, and when to send the transcript.
Read the kit →How many courses Caveat students finish, counted honestly.
See the numbers →NCAA, NAIA and AIA rules for college courses in high school, with sources.
Read the rules →Nominate a student for one of three fully supported first courses in spring 2027. Nominations close December 4.
Nominate →For counselors: the ASU courses that fill the AP subjects your school does not offer, with UA and NAU rulings.
Make the map →Take a first course alongside another student. We introduce families privately.
Ask for a match →For seniors: what each ASU course becomes at UA, NAU or ASU, and how to send the transcript.
Make the letter →A family benefit for employees with high school students.
See the benefit →Flyers, one-page sheets, referral cards and paste-ready blurbs for counselors, co-ops and coaches.
Open the kit →What to tell a family, the two questions only the school can answer, and every resource in one place.
Open the page →SAT and ACT dates, AP exams, UA Early Action, FAFSA priority and ASU start dates. Add it once; it stays current.
Add to Google Calendar →The same calendar for iPhone, Mac and Outlook.
Subscribe →Outside Arizona?
Students in any state can take the same online university courses at the same price, and Caveat's services cost the same. Arizona's public universities publish how they count each course, so Arizona families get the clearest picture. Elsewhere, each college decides for itself, so how far the credit goes depends on the colleges on the student's list. Caveat checks those colleges before the student enrolls.
Facts from ASU, the universities, College Board, ACT and the NCAA, read October 2026; each can change, so check the source before relying on it. Caveat Academic Services offers independent college preparation services and is not affiliated with Arizona State University. Students do all of their own coursework. Each college decides which credits it accepts; Caveat does not promise that credit will transfer.