Continuing Education Units (CEU)
Western Michigan University is an approved sponsor of the Continuing Education Unit (CEU), as well as the State Board Continuing Education Unit (SB-CEU). The CEU is a way to measure and record a permanent record of non-credit training and education experiences for an individual.
Western Michigan University defines one CEU as ten contact hours of participation in an organized continuing education experience. The CEU can be awarded in whole units or fractions of a unit; 5 hours = .5 CEU; 10 hours = 1.0 CEU. At WMU, a contact hour is 60 minutes of instruction. Programs must be at least 3 hours to qualify. Non-instructional portions of a program or experience (i.e., registration, breaks, meals) are not included in the computation of contact hours.
Those who provide workshops or seminars who wish to offer CEUs will need to complete a CEU application form and submit it to WMU. The application will be reviewed and the sponsor will be notified of the CEU award or denial of award. We must have your application a minimum of 35 days prior to the start of the program.
State Board Continuing Education Units (SB-CEU)
State Board Continuing Education Units are an inexpensive way for Michigan teachers, administrators and school psychologists to acquire the credits necessary for recertification. Three SB-CEUs equal one semester hour of college credit. In a five-year period teachers who hold Professional or Occupational certificates, school psychologists and school administrators need to earn:
If you would like to offer SB-CEUs for your program, click here (PDF, 864 KB) for instructions and a program approval application. Complete the application and send it, along with a detailed agenda, to Western Michigan University, Office of Lifelong Learning and Education, 1276 Ellsworth, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5280, so we have it AT LEAST 35 days prior to the start of your program. If you have any questions please contact Mary Ann Ford at 269.387.4174.
To see what programs are currently available statewide for SB-CEUs, click here: http://www.solutionwhere.com/mi_sbceu/main.asp
Western Michigan University Continuing Education Units (WMU-CEU)
The following suggestions for possible application of WMU-CEUs for University sponsored programs are offered as illustrations. Programs may be offered on or off campus.
- Non-credit courses, seminars, or workshops in technical and professional areas
- In-service training programs and demonstrations of new techniques in technical areas
- Programs used in partial fulfillment of certification or licensing requirements
- Programs offered through the University in cooperation with professional, technical or industrial associations and designed to upgrade members in occupational or technical areas
- Liberal education courses or workshops for the general public
- Paraprofessional or sub-professional training programs
- Vocational training programs
- Staff development programs
- Conferences for professional development
If you would like to offer WMU-CEUs for your program, click here (PDF, 64 KB) for an application and instructions (PDF, 10 KB). Complete the application and send it, along with a detailed agenda, to:
Western Michigan University
Office of Lifelong Learning and Education
1276 Ellsworth
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5280
We must have your application AT LEAST 35 days prior to the start of your program. If you have any questions, please contact Mary Ann Ford at 269.387.4174.