How to Cancel The Great Courses Plus Subscription [2026]
The Great Courses Plus is the streaming membership from The Teaching Company Sales, LLC. It gives unlimited access to thousands of lecture videos. The service briefly used the Wondrium name and now lives at thegreatcoursesplus.com.
Plans are monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, or annual, and they auto-renew. Intro prices change often. After a promo, public pages commonly show about $15.98 a month, but your rate is the one on My Account.
Deleting the app does not cancel billing. This guide shows how to cancel a The Great Courses Plus subscription where you signed up.
What Is The Great Courses Plus and How Billing Works
The Great Courses Plus is a subscription library. The Great Courses shop is different. Shop purchases are individual courses you keep. Plus is recurring access to the streaming catalog.
Website billing is handled on thegreatcoursesplus.com. App sign-ups may be billed by Apple, Google Play, Roku, or Amazon. Official terms say store plans must be canceled with that store.
The company also sells smaller plans such as Signature Collection, Living, and Classics. Official FAQ says you can have only one subscription active at a time. Check the exact name on your receipt so you cancel the right plan.
How to Cancel Through the Website
Use this path if you subscribed at thegreatcoursesplus.com or wondrium.com.
- Open a browser and go to thegreatcoursesplus.com.
- Sign in with the email on your receipt.
- Hover over your name in the top right and select My Account.
- Under Membership Plan Management, select Cancel membership.
- Follow the prompts and confirm.
- Note the date access ends.
Official terms say billing continues until you cancel. After you cancel, you keep the service through the current monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, or annual period. The account then closes.
If My Account says the plan is billed by Apple, Google, Roku, or Amazon, stop. Cancel in that store instead.
How to Cancel Through Apple or Google
Official FAQ sends app subscribers to the stores.
On iPhone or iPad
- Open Settings.
- Tap your name.
- Tap Subscriptions.
- Tap The Great Courses Plus.
- Tap Cancel Subscription and confirm.
Older FAQ wording mentions iTunes and App Store, then View Apple ID. The current Apple path above is the one most iPhones show now. You can also use account.apple.com. Turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the period ends. The Apple Account that bought it must cancel.
On Android
- Open the Google Play Store app.
- Tap your profile photo.
- Tap Payments & subscriptions, then Subscriptions.
- Tap The Great Courses Plus.
- Tap Cancel subscription and confirm.
Official FAQ still describes Menu, then Subscriptions. Either path should open the same Play subscription list.
How to Cancel Through Roku or Amazon
Roku
- Press Home.
- Highlight the The Great Courses Plus channel.
- Press the star button.
- Select Manage Subscription.
- Turn off auto-renew or cancel and confirm.
You can also use my.roku.com/subscriptions.
Fire TV or Amazon
Official FAQ uses the Amazon website.
- Sign in to the Amazon account that bought the plan.
- Open Accounts & Lists.
- Select Memberships & Subscriptions.
- Find The Great Courses Plus.
- Select Cancel Subscription.
If you bought The Great Courses Signature Collection or Living as a Prime Video Channel, that is a separate Amazon add-on. Cancel that channel in Prime Video subscriptions as well if it appears on the statement.
Removing the app from a TV does not stop billing.
How to Stop a Free Trial Before Renewal
Plans may start with a free trial. Official terms say the trial length is the length shown at signup, and it is typically for new subscribers only.
Cancel before the trial ends to avoid the first paid charge. If you cancel during the trial, official FAQ and terms say you keep access until the trial ends and you are not billed.
The company says it may not send a notice when the trial ends. Set your own reminder. Store trials follow Apple, Google, Roku, or Amazon timing rules.
What Happens After Cancellation
Cancellation turns off auto-renewal. You keep Plus through the current paid period. After that date, streaming membership access ends.
Courses you bought to own stay in My Purchases. Canceling Plus does not delete those titles. Guidebook PDFs tied only to the membership may stop when the plan ends.
Gifts are separate. Official gift pages say gift plans are non-refundable. A redeemed gift can pause a website membership and then resume it when the gift ends. Store-billed plans cannot be paused that way.
How to Request a Refund
Canceling and getting money back are different steps. Official FAQ says you may cancel anytime, no refunds are provided, and access lasts through the billing period.
Terms repeat that Plus does not offer refunds or credits for a partial month or year, or for unwatched lectures. The company’s lifetime satisfaction guarantee for non-subscription products does not apply to Plus.
Individual digital course purchases are different. Terms allow a refund on those streaming videos within 30 days of purchase.
If Apple, Google, Roku, or Amazon billed you, ask that store. Apple reviews requests at reportaproblem.apple.com. Roku-managed purchases are typically prepaid and final under Roku’s policy.
How to Get Help From The Great Courses Plus
Start with My Account on the website. If the cancel control is missing, use the contact page at plus.thegreatcourses.com/contact.
Official Plus customer care is 844-330-4495, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern. The company About page also lists 1-800-832-2412 during similar weekday hours. Email options include contactus@thegreatcoursesplus.com and contactus@thegreatcourses.com.
Mailing address in official terms: The Teaching Company Sales, LLC, 4840 Westfields Blvd., Suite 400, Chantilly, VA 20151.
Common Cancellation Problems and Solutions
My Account has no Cancel membership button.
The plan is probably billed by Apple, Google, Roku, or Amazon. Open that store.
You canceled Wondrium and still got charged.
Wondrium accounts now sign in at thegreatcoursesplus.com. Cancel there, or in the store that still bills the old app name.
You still see Signature Collection on Amazon.
That channel is not the same as Plus. Cancel it separately in Amazon subscriptions.
You own courses and think they will vanish.
Check My Purchases. Owned titles stay after Plus ends.
A gift did not stop billing.
Store-billed plans cannot be paused for a gift. Cancel the store plan first, or wait until that plan ends.
Tips to Prevent Future Charges
Cancel before the renewal date shown on My Account. Set a reminder a few days before a monthly renewal, and earlier before a quarterly or annual charge.
Keep a screenshot of the canceled status and the end date. Check the same page after a week.
Watch intro rates. A $4.99 promo can convert to the regular plan price.
Do not rely on deleting the app, signing out, or blocking a card. Those steps do not cancel the subscription agreement. Change the payment method only after auto-renewal is off.
FAQs About How to Cancel The Great Courses Plus Subscription
Q: Does deleting the Great Courses Plus app cancel my subscription?
No. Deleting the app only removes it from that device. Billing continues until you cancel on the website or in Apple, Google, Roku, or Amazon settings.
Q: Can I keep watching after I cancel The Great Courses Plus?
Yes, through the current billing period. Official terms then close the membership. Courses you purchased to own stay in My Purchases.
Q: Will I get a refund for unused days?
Not as a standard policy. Official FAQ and terms say no refunds or credits for partial periods or unwatched content. Store refunds are decided by Apple, Google, Roku, or Amazon.
Q: Is The Great Courses Plus the same as Wondrium?
It is the same streaming membership after the name change. Sign in at thegreatcoursesplus.com with the old email. Cancel the plan that still appears on your statement.
Conclusion
The surest way to cancel a The Great Courses Plus subscription is to use the account that took the payment. Website members open My Account and choose Cancel membership. Apple, Google, Roku, and Amazon members turn off auto-renewal in those stores.
Then confirm the plan shows an end date, save the proof, and check one more billing cycle so the recurring charge does not return.
Disclaimer: This guide provides general educational information based on publicly available details at the time of writing. Cancellation procedures and refund policies may change. Contact the service or your payment provider for account-specific assistance.
