We can help you evaluate your program and establish, arrange and award continuing education units for your participants. A continuing education unit (CEU) is a measure of participation in an organized non-credit continuing education experience under sponsorship by an appropriate authority, with instruction, direction, and evaluation by qualified personnel.
Many industries require proof of continuing education for re-licensure. We work with the Office of Institutional Assessment and Compliance and the Office of the Registrar to record and report continuing education activity and official CEU activity for the university. The university applies strict guidelines to ensure proper documentation of all educationally based activities provided on behalf of the University of South Carolina.
If you are considering whether to offer CEUs or a certificate as part of your program, we are here to help you! We offer a number of professional education courses and certificate programs and realize the time it takes to put together and manage a program. Let us help you with registration and program coordination. Contact us at pep@mailbox.sc.edu and we will put together a customized proposal for you.
Understanding the difference between continuing education activity, CEUs and noncredit certificate programs will help you determine the best fit for your program. The first step is to learn what defines the different aspects of continuing education. Once you are comfortable with the definitions, we can guide you step-by-step through the process of creating your program.
Continuing education activity includes all educationally based activity that does not confer University credit that can be applied toward a degree. It encompasses non-degree educational activity purposefully and deliberately initiated, planned, organized or hosted by a university academic or business unit. We can show you program examples and how to report continuing education activities.
CEUs are a measure of participation in an organized continuing education experience under sponsorship by an appropriate authority, with instruction, direction, and evaluation by qualified personnel. The University of South Carolina quantifies a CEU as the number of actual hours of instruction divided by ten. We can explain the eligibility, costs and other requirements for awarding CEUs.
Noncredit certificate programs provide formal acknowledgement of the completion of an area of study, generally comprised of several CEU issuing programs. Certificate programs comprise courses that have been purposefully joined together and sequenced to accomplish a comprehensive understanding of a particular subject. We can provide further definition and services to help you plan your program.