What is the difference between Basic and Advanced courses?

We can summarize the difference between basic and advanced courses as follows:

	Basic	Advanced
Objective	Increasing USACO score to 500 out of 1000 in that level	Promotion to the next USACO level
Problem difficulty	Easy to medium USACO problems of that level	Medium to hard USACO problems of that level
Prerequisite	Requires previous level course	Requires the Basic course of that level
USACO level	Typically for new students or students who score below 400 out of 1000 in USACO contests of that level	Typically for students who score above 400 out of 1000 in USACO contests of that level

Updated on: 14/07/2026

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