# Score-Gated Course Progression

## 📌 Overview

Want to make sure learners actually master each course before moving on? With score-gated progression, you can require learners to achieve a passing score on each course in a program before the next one unlocks. Set a default threshold for the whole program or customize it per course — learners get unlimited retries, and their best score counts.

### Step 1: Open Your Program

Navigate to **Programs** from the sidebar and select the program you want to configure. You'll see the list of courses in the program with their order numbers.

![Program detail page showing Sales Training with 6 courses listed in order](https://assets.meetquinn.ai/website/Help/score-gated-course-progression_step_01.png)

### Step 2: Open Program Settings

Click the **⋯** (more options) button in the top-right corner of the program header. Select **Settings** from the dropdown menu.

![Dropdown menu showing Settings and Close options](https://assets.meetquinn.ai/website/Help/score-gated-course-progression_step_02.png)

### Step 3: Enable Passing Score Requirement

On the **Progression Settings** page, you'll see the **Require Passing Score to Advance** toggle. When disabled, learners can move through courses in any order just by completing them. Toggle it on to require a passing score before the next course unlocks.

![Progression Settings page showing Require Passing Score to Advance toggle in the off position with Save Settings and Cancel buttons](https://assets.meetquinn.ai/website/Help/score-gated-course-progression_step_03.png)

### Step 4: Set Score Thresholds

Once enabled, two new sections appear. Set the **Program Default Threshold** (e.g. 80%) — all courses inherit this value automatically. To customize individual courses, adjust the threshold in the **Per-Course Thresholds** list. Click **Save Settings** when done.

![Progression Settings with toggle on, Program Default Threshold set to 80%, and Per-Course Thresholds showing all 6 courses at 80% with Using default labels](https://assets.meetquinn.ai/website/Help/score-gated-course-progression_step_04.png)

💡 Tip: Learners get unlimited retries, and their best score is kept. You can adjust individual course thresholds without affecting the program default.

## 💡 Tips

- Newly added courses automatically inherit the program default threshold — no need to configure each one individually.

- Retries are unlimited, so learners won't get locked out. Their highest score across all attempts is the one that counts toward progression.

- You can change thresholds at any time. Existing learner progress is preserved — only future unlock checks use the updated values.