Hi:
We would definitely recommend the Programming 1 (essentials) before the Intro to Statistical Concepts or the free Statistics 1 class. The Statistics 1 class does NOT go into detail on the basics of writing a program, reading data or using basic procedures. We assume that the Statistics 1 or Intro to Statistical Concepts person will have learned those basic concepts first.
If you want more help regarding the Educator and Student resources that we have available, please send mail to the Global Academic group at: academic@sas.com and we can put you in touch with the Program Manager for your school to learn about the free resources.
Cynthia