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It looks like some of the FEMA courses do not give college credits, but something called CEUs. What is this? I thought about taking:
Are You Ready? An In-depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness
Course Code: IS-22
CEUs: 1
College Credits: n/a
So, this doesn't give college credits? Seems like most of the other courses are for professionals working in the area of hazardous waste or disaster relief.
Thanks for any light you can shed on this.
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CEU's are continuing education units. These are required by professional or state organizations for those who have a license or certification. You usually have to get so many a year or certification period in order to keep your certification or license current. If you don't you usually have to redo your certification or license exam. Some schools will give professional credit for certain certifications or licenses so in that sense these can transfer into college credit, but not usually without the certification or license.
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Duh! Continuing Education Units, of course! I should have known that. So, these do not give college credit? Thanks in advance!
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Western Civ. I, Intro to Psych, Drawing,
U.S. Hist. I, Amer. Gov't, and Composition
for a total of 18
CLEP done through 2010:
U.S. History II (66)
Analyzing & Interpreting Lit (70)
Introduction to Sociology (71)
Social Sciences & History (70)
College Mathematics (57) :o
Hoped for end result before arthritis sets in:
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very few colleges will give college credit for CEU's. It's a great question, maybe people can post their experience with getting college credit for CEU.
I know Columbia College (
Columbia College: Adult education, distance learning and traditional education at more than 30 campuses across the country) gives 1:1 ratio for CEU's. They are counted as "nontraditional" credits and used for electives. I haven't found any that fit specifically into a program course, but they is not saying it doesn't exist.
I am continually working on this research regarding CEU's.
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I have just started taking FEMA test and so far have done 3 online courses. I love this method, I find it much easier to go through the information in this format. When I look at the download courses it just looks like so much reading and once I start my mind seems to wander and it doesn't sink in. THe online courses are more interactive and I feel I have learned a lot.
Has anyone else tryed the online course and if so how would you compare it to the download.?
Also if you do the download, do you read it online( I find this difficult with my glasses) or do you print out all those pages?
I only planned 2-3 more FEMA credits, but if I could do more as online or get a better handle on the download courses, I do have plenty of room for more free electives.
I moved the above from another thread because I would like to hear what others think.
These courses are not just for professionals. It depends what you are interested in. The ones I took all had to do with Emergency Preparedness in schools, since I want to teach I found this interesting. They were all 1 college credit each.. If you like animals there are some on pets in emergencies.
I have been putting off taking these for years I am not sure why, I just had a kind of phobia to them, now I have knocked off 3 in 4 days at a Very reasonable pace and I am looking to do 2-3 more just to top off my free electives credits.
Nothing beats 3 free elective credits in 4 days and all for $0.00 yes totally FREE.
Linda
Start by doing what is necessary: then do the possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible St Francis of Assisi
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