What is the COURSERA* PLUS charge?

Why it shows up like this

A transaction labeled COURSERA* PLUS on your billing record indicates an educational subscription billed by Coursera, Inc. The platform is a major global provider of Coursera Online Education & Certificates, partnering with accredited universities and tech leaders to provide guided projects, degree credentials, and professional specializations. Cardholders frequently see this charge when pursuing career development courses, serving a similar learning role to professional training programs on LinkedIn Learning or Chegg.

This charge appears when an account enters or renews a recurring membership. The descriptor commonly reflects a monthly Coursera Plus subscription at per month, an annual plan billed once a year at , or an individual certificate specialization priced between and monthly. Billing is often triggered when a 7-day trial for a certificate specialization ends without cancellation, or when an annual membership automatically renews. Household members or college students sharing payment details also commonly prompt these unfamiliar entries.

To review the charge, sign in to your profile at coursera.org, click your profile icon, and open the My Purchases dashboard. Under the Manage Subscriptions tab, you can view your payment history, track upcoming charge dates, or cancel recurring plans to prevent future renewal fees. Coursera provides a 14-day refund window on annual subscriptions and one-off course purchases, though monthly specialization renewals are non-refundable. If you have no connection to Coursera and believe your card was stolen, contact Coursera customer support and notify your card-issuing bank to dispute the unauthorized charge.

Don’t recognize it? You might still

• A 7-day free trial for a course specialization automatically began monthly billing.
• An annual Coursera Plus subscription renewed on its scheduled date.
• A college student in your household enrolled in a certificate program.

What to do, in order

1. Log in to Coursera Open coursera.org and sign in with your email or Google account.
2. Open My Purchases Click your name in the top right and select My Purchases to see active subscriptions.
3. Cancel Subscription Find the active specialization or Coursera Plus plan and click Cancel Subscription.

Quick questions

Dispute Rights & Fraud Prevention

Before filing a formal dispute, verify whether an authorized user or family member initiated a course trial through Coursera, Inc.

If the charge is truly unauthorized, submit a dispute with your card issuer under the Fair Credit Billing Act within 60 days of the statement date.

Verified sources

Every claim on this page is checked against official sources — open them to confirm before you call your bank.

• Coursera Payments and Subscriptions Guide https://www.coursera.support
• CFPB: Disputing Credit Card Charges https://www.consumerfinance.gov