How to Unlock a Lesson After the Previous One is Completed

This guide explains how to set up a sequential learning path in Thrive Apprentice, where a lesson only unlocks after the student has marked the preceding lesson as complete. This is achieved by creating a custom Drip Schedule and setting a specific Unlock Condition for each lesson.

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Prerequisites

This process requires five main steps:

1. Create a Drip Schedule.
2. Set up the Unlock Conditions for each lesson.
3. Add the course to a Product.
4. Assign the Drip Schedule to your Product.
5. Set up Access Rules for the Product.

Step 1: Create a Drip Schedule

1. Access your course in Thrive Apprentice and go to the Drip tab.
2. Click Create a Drip Schedule.
   
   
3. Select the Start from scratch template to create a custom schedule.
   
   
   • For more information on dripping content, see our guide on Using the Drip Campaign Templates in Thrive Apprentice.
4. Name the campaign and choose “At custom intervals” as the content unlock option. This will let you create custom content dripping rules.
   
   
5. Click Create my campaign.

Step 2: Set Up the Unlock Conditions

You must set the unlock condition for each lesson to be the completion of the previous lesson.

1. For the second lesson in your course, click the option to Set up its unlock conditions.
   • For a general overview of unlock conditions, read Setting up the Unlock Conditions for Drip Schedules.
     
     
2. In the pop-up, click Add new rule.
   
   
3. From the list of conditions, select “When course content is marked as complete.”
   
   
4. Select the previous lesson from the course as the specific content that must be completed.
   
   
5. Click Add to save the rule, and then Save to close the pop-up.
   
   
6. Repeat this process for all subsequent lessons, setting the unlock condition for each lesson to the completion of its immediate predecessor.
   
   

Step 3: Add the Course to a Product

The Drip Schedule must be applied to a Product, not directly to the course.

1. Go to the Access restrictions tab of your course.
   
   
2. Click Create a Product based on this course.
   • Alternatively, you can add the course to an existing product from the Products tab of your Thrive Apprentice dashboard
     
     
3. Set the name and content of the new product and click Done.
   
   

Step 4: Assign the Drip Schedule to Your Product

1. While editing the Product, go to the Drip tab.
   
   
2. Select the custom Drip Schedule you created in Step 1 from the dropdown menu.
   • This action applies the sequential unlocking rules to the course within this Product.
     
     
     

Step 5: Set Up Access Rules

1. Set up the access rules for the Product to ensure students are logged in when accessing the course.
   • For a detailed guide, see our article on Setting up the Access Rules for a Product.

The setup is now complete. Each lesson will now unlock only after the student has marked the previous one as complete.

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Related Resources

• Drip Campaigns: Using the Drip Campaign Templates in Thrive Apprentice
• Unlock Conditions: Setting up the Unlock Conditions for Drip Schedules
• Products: Using the Products Section of Thrive Apprentice
• Access Rules: Setting up the Access Rules for a Product