Claude 101 (Anthropic Academy course)
Anthropic's official introductory course on Claude — 13 lessons and a quiz, covering what Claude is and how to work with it.
Last verified August 21, 2026 · 1 source
The first course in Anthropic’s “Start your journey” track: 13 lessons, one quiz, about two and a half hours.
Not to be confused with this site
This reference is read as Claude 101, and it has its own orientation page. They are different things and both are useful:
| Academy’s Claude 101 | This site’s Claude 101 | |
|---|---|---|
| Made by | Anthropic | Independent |
| Teaches you | How to use Claude | What each thing is and how they relate |
| Format | 13 video lessons + quiz | Ten questions and a map |
| Length | 2.5 hours | Ten minutes |
If you want to get good at using Claude, take the course. If you want to work out which product you need, whether your plan includes it, and whether something you read six months ago is still true, that is what this reference is for.
Where it sits in the track
Claude 101 is the entry point to a four-course sequence — the others being Claude Code 101, Introduction to Claude Cowork and Claude Platform 101. Which one you take second depends entirely on what you do; they are alternatives, not a ladder.
What this page does not claim
The lesson-by-lesson syllabus is not reproduced here. Course contents change without announcement, and a stale syllabus on a third-party site is worse than a link to the real one.
Sources
- 01Courses — Claude AcademyOfficialacademy.claude.comListed under "Start your journey" as 13 lessons, 1 quiz, 2.5 hours.
Page changelog
- AddedRecorded from the Academy course catalogue.