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[DOC] Structure of the US Education System: Continuing
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International Affairs Office, U.S. Department of
Education Feb 2008
http://www.ed.gov/international/usnei/edlite-index.html

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Structure of the U.S. Education System:

Continuing Education Units (CEU)

Continuing education units, or CEUs, are awarded by many
education and training providers to signify successful
completion of non-credit programs and courses intended to
improve the knowledge and skills of working adults. Among
the most common uses of CEUs are to record refresher,
transitional, or knowledge improvement accomplishments for
professional workers undergoing what is called continuing
professional education.

The typical CEU represents approximately ten (10) contact
hours of experience in a structured continuing education
experience (class, seminar, retreat, practicum, self-study,
etc.) that is supervised in some way by a qualified
continuing education provider.

CEUs are similar in theory to academic credits but differ
in two important respects:

CEUs are not awarded for academic study and do not
represent, or provide, academic credit; and

They may be awarded for a variety of experiences in
different settings whose only common criterion is that they
be measurable, supervised educational or training
experiences with defined starting and ending points.

CEU Conversion

Some CEUs can be converted into academic credit hours.
This is done by both higher education institutions and
special examining and assessment services. Academic credit
can only be granted for CEUs if (1) the subject matter and
nature of the CEU experience is approved as applicable to
consideration for academic credit; (2) the continuing
education experience has been analyzed for content and
level and, if necessary, the person holding the CEUs has
been examined; and (3) a formal recommendation is made by
competent academic authorities (faculty, review board,
etc.) based on an agreed conversion formula. CEUs are most
commonly converted via a formula that considers at least
ten (10) CEUs to equal a single academic credit hour.

The most authoritative U.S. guide to CEUs is provided by
the International Association for Continuing Education and
Training (IACET).

Information on converting CEUs to academic credit hours,
and vice versa, is provided by the American Council on
Education (ACE).

See also: U.S. Grading Systems

Assessment

Standardized Tests

U.S. Credit Systems

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The most authoritative U.S. guide to CEUs is provided by
the International Association for Continuing Education and
Training (IACET). ...
www.ed.gov/international/usnei/us/ceu.doc

Experiential Credit Conversion

Comparing U.S. and Other Credit Systems

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