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What are Streaks and Course Levels?

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Streaks and course levels celebrate your achievements by visually tracking your learning progress across Khan Academy.

Leveling up a skill to proficient or better will contribute to your streaks and course levels.

Streaks

To begin a streak, earn proficient in at least one skill. 

To maintain your streak, achieve proficient in at least one new skill every week. The streak window runs from Monday at 12:00am to Sunday at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). If you level up before Sunday ends, your streak continues! If not, the streak ends and you'll need to start over. How long of a streak can you build?

Course levels

Think of course levels like your favorite video game. The more skills you achieve proficient in, the higher your level. Every time you earn proficient or better on a skill, you earn a skill point. As you earn more skill points, you go up in levels. Learn more about Mastery and proficiency levels here.

If you haven’t started a course yet, you’ll be at level 1. With each proficient skill you earn, you move closer to the next level. If you level down a Proficient skill, it will affect your standing.

Your current level and the number of skills needed to reach the next level are displayed.

Want to know more about how course levels work? Click here 

How do I read the streaks and levels bar?

To see your overall progress, visit your learner homepage. At the top you will find an overview of your achievements.

  • Total level and progress indicator: Your current level and the number of skills needed to reach the next level are displayed. This is the total cumulative level for all the skills you've earned.
  • Information icon: Hover over it to get more details.
  • "Up next": Click to go to the next suggested skill.
  • Week streak number: Hover over it to get more information.
  • Triangle icon: Click to see the 4 most recent courses you’ve worked on. Like your total level, your current level and skills needed to move up are displayed.
  • “Level up”: Click to go directly to that course.

When on a specific course page, that respective course level is displayed. Clicking on “Up Next”* will take you to the next suggested skill for that course.

*The wording may change depending on context, but it will take you to the next suggested skill.

 

May your streaks be long and your levels high!


If you run into any issues or have further questions, don’t hesitate to submit a support request. We’re here to help and ensure you get started smoothly.