Purpose
This document sets forth the policy for the awarding of Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for instructional events under the sponsorship of Eastern Mennonite University.
Definition
The Continuing Education Unit (CEU) certifies participation in non-credit continuing education programs. One CEU is defined as ten contact hours of participation in an organized continuing education experience under responsible sponsorship, capable direction and qualified instruction.
Policy Statement
Program Qualifications
Non-credit programs for which individuals may be awarded Continuing Education Units must satisfy the following criteria:
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Program review and approval is the responsibility of the Office of the Provost. The appropriate academic unit submits a completed Continuing Education Unit Request Form to the Provost after determining that the program meets the criteria outlined above. Requests must be submitted for review and approval a minimum of two weeks prior to the program’s start date. The attached guidelines are below must be followed in determining the appropriate number of CEUs. CEUs will not be granted for courses already completed. CEUs are not to be advertised prior to approval.
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The sponsoring unit must send the Continuing Education Unit Participant Form to the provost’s office (or the Associate Provost for EMU at Lancaster's office), along with certificate fees. This becomes a permanent record for each individual registrant to whom CEUs are awarded. These records are stored in a fireproof file case. A transcript of CEU records is made available by the Registrar’s Office upon request to the individual who has received those credits. Records are retained the same length of time as all credit records at EMU.
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CEU certificates are returned to the contact person for delivery to the participants.
CEU Fees
Each student desiring CEUs pays the current fee in order to pay for costs of administration.
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Approved by Academic Cabinet, October 23, 2002
Revised by Academic Cabinet, January 16, 2008
Reviewed and updated by Provost's Council, April 30, 2020
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Additional resources (templates, roster forms, etc.) are available via that campus network at z:\provost\forms\ceu.
Continuing Education Unit
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Guidelines
When calculating the number of CEUs for a course, the number of contact minutes should be totaled and divided by 60 to arrive at the number of contact hours. Non-instructional time such as breaks, introductions, lunches, and social events are not included. Total contact hours are then divided by 10 to determine the number of CEUs. CEU can be expressed in tenths; that is 17 contact hours equates to 1.7 CEU; a three contact hour program converts to .3 CEU.
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- Time for study, assigned reading, and other related activities outside the classroom or meeting schedule
- Meeting time devoted to business or committee activities
- Meeting time devoted to announcements, welcoming speeches, or organizational reports
- Time allocated to events such as socials, refreshments breaks, luncheons, receptions, and dinners. NOTE: Time devoted to a luncheon or dinner presentation integral to the continuing education experience may be included in calculating contact hours.
From The Continuing Education Unit: Guidelines
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