CEUs: Continuing Education Units
CEU Procedures and Guidelines
Non-credit Report/ CEU Request Form
(PDF)
Non-credit Report/CEU Request Form (htm)
CEU Program Participant Report
Form (pdf)
CEU Program Participant Report
Form (MSWord)
Online
Credit Card Payment for CEUs (sponsors only)
CEU Procedures And Guidelines
The Continuing Education Unit (CEU)
is the most commonly used form of recognition and documentation for
noncredit continuing education courses and programs. The College of
Graduate and Outreach Programs is the official University office
responsible for awarding CEUs. Instructors/coordinators who wish to
offer CEUs must complete the Non-credit Report/CEU Request form and
submit it to the College of Graduate and Outreach Programs. Submission
of this form initiates the approval process for granting CEUs.
APPROVAL PROCESS
- Sponsors must submit all appropriate information
in order for the request to be considered. Appropriate information
includes the Noncredit Report/CEU Request form, a program syllabus*
that includes schedule and learning objectives and purpose of the
course, an evaluation instrument or explanation of how learning of
participants will be evaluated, and resume' and vitae of instructors.
- Requests should be submitted a minimum of
two weeks (10 working days) prior to the beginning of the course.
CEUs will not be granted for courses already delivered and completed.
- Sponsors must not advertise awarding of CEUs
before the Institution grants approval.
- The College of Graduate and Professional Programs
will contact sponsors of programs that are NOT approved to grant CEUs.
- Sponsors should contact the College of Graduate and Outreach Programs two weeks after submitting request to confirm
that a course is approved to grant CEUs.
GUIDELINES FOR GRANTING CEUs
One Continuing Education Unit represents
ten contact hours of participation in an organized educational experience
under responsible sponsorship, capable direction, and qualified instruction.
A decimal fraction of a unit may be awarded for an offering of shorter
duration. (For example: 12 participant contact hours = 1.2 CEUs) Non-instructional
time such as breaks, meals, introductions, and social events are not
included when determining contact hours. Time for a speaker during a
meal may be included, however only for the presentation time, not the
meal itself. A program must be at least one (1) hour in length to qualify
for CEUs. CEUs will not be awarded to participants who attend less than
90% of a program.
Basic Criteria to meet CEU Qualifications:
- An identifiable group is responsible for program
administration
- Instructors are qualified
- Program syllabus identifies needs and states
learning objectives*
- Appropriate facilities and support services
are utilized
- Participant accomplishments can be evaluated
against stated objectives
- Individual participant records are maintained
with the ability to produce a transcript
*Program syllabi should include:
- Identifiable needs
- Learning objectives
- Names of individuals involved in planning
- Vita of instructors
- Course outline
- List of support materials provided to participants
- Explanation of how participants will demonstrate
competence
- Explanation of the requirements for satisfactory
completion
Exclusions from CEU eligibility:
- Credit courses
- Committee meetings
- Work experience
- Mass media programs
- Travel
- Youth Programs
- Unsupervised Study
- Entertainment and recreation
COST TO GRANT CEUs
Each CEU registration incurs a cost
of $10 per person, effective January 1, 2003. This fee includes
administrative set up and approval within the University, as well as
the cost of a certificate. Payment may be made by individuals receiving
the certificate or by the sponsoring department or organization. The
sponsor is responsible for payment of the fee.
RECORD KEEPING AND PRINTING OF
CERTIFICATES
Sponsoring organization should complete
the CEU Program Participant Report form and return it to the
College of Graduate and Outreach Programs after the completion of
the program. The University requires the CEU recipient's full name,
including middle initial, and social security number. The College of Graduate and Outreach Programs will print certificates and return
them to the sponsor for instructor's signature. The sponsor is responsible
for delivering certificates to the participants.
These guidelines and procedures were developed following guidelines
set forth by The Commission on Colleges of The Southern Association
of Colleges and Schools (SACS). Copies of their publication may be obtained
through www.sacs.org.
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