CE Partnership Requirements

• Intensive noncredit courses, seminars, or workshops in technical and professional areas, especially in continuing professional education programs.
• Training programs focusing on new technologies, techniques, information, or development in specialized fields.
• Programs to be used in partial fulfillment of certificate or licensing requirements or to renew existing licenses.
• Programs sponsored by associations or societies in collaboration with an academic department.

Programs must meet the following criteria if they are to award CEUs:

• Statement of Affiliation – The group or organization requesting the award of Continuing Education Units must provide a statement of affiliation to ensure alignment with the intuition’s mission.
• Planning – The program or course must be planned in response to the educational needs of a specific group. Input must be available from the target group as well as from experts in the field.
• Purpose – A clear statement of the program or course purpose and goals must be prepared before initiating the program.
• Performance – Specific performance requirements for awarding CEUs must be established prior to the start of the course.
• Records – Within the program there must be a system for verification of satisfactory completion of courses for programs attended by individuals and for the transmittal of such data to the office maintaining permanent records.
• Presenters – The instructional personnel are well qualified by education and/or experience. If instructors are not Heidelberg University or academic professionals, their qualifications should be specified in the application process.
• Evaluation – Evaluation procedures determined during the planning process are used to measure the effectiveness of the program design and operation.
• Expense – The expense (e.g., instructional personnel) and projected revenue (e.g., cost per unit) must be presented.