Although Element K does not give grades, two forms of academic credit are available to students who complete Element K classes: Continuing Education Units (provided through the American Council on Education) and course completion certificates (provided by Element K).

Continuing Education Units (CEUs) (CEUs from Element K at no extra charge and only available for instructor led classes.)

Continuing Education Units (CEUs) offer formal documentation, recognized by major institutions within the United States, that you've completed a class. The CEUs assigned to each class are based on the number of hours recommended to complete that class (10 hours = 1 CEU). See the tables below to find out how many CEUs are assigned to a specific class.

To qualify for CEUs, you must do all of the following:

  1. Register as a full student for a course. Audit students are not eligible for CEUs.
     
  2. Indicate that you want to receive CEUs when registering for the course. You also can request CEUs after registration, but before the course has ended, by changing your CEU status. See How to add or drop CEUs for more information.
     
  3. Enter the classroom at least once a week every week the course is in progress. Enter the classroom from the My Courses page or from the course syllabus.

If you sign up for CEUs in a class and have successfully met the class attendance requirements, Element K will send your name and coursework to the National Registry of Training Programs (NTRP) of the American Council on Education (ACE). Your record will contain a brief course description and the recommended number of CEUs.

Once your CEUs are recorded at the ACE, you can request a formal transcript of your studies to be sent to you or to your workplace (or some other institution). The ACE charges an additional (US)$5 per transcript for processing. Transcript requests should be sent to:

American Council on Education
Registry of Credit Recommendations
1 Dupont Circle
Suite 250
Washington, DC 20036

Include your name, social security number, the address where the transcript should be sent, your signature, and the $5 processing fee for each transcript request.

How to add or drop CEUs

To sign up for CEUs when you register for a class:

  1. Follow the standard procedure for registering for a class.
     
  2. When you click the "Register" button on the class description page, you'll be taken to a page where you select whether you want to register as a full student or as an auditor.

    *Note: You must be a full student rather than an auditor in the class to sign up for CEUs.
     

  3. On this same page, you'll find a section labeled "Do you want to receive Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for this course?" Click the Yes radio button to sign up for CEUs.

To add or drop CEUs after you've registered for a class:

  1. From the My Courses page, click the course title to display the course syllabus page.
     
  2. In the Course Activities box, click the Change registration link to display the Change Class Registration page.
     
  3. Click the check box labeled I would like to receive CEUs for this class.
     
  4. Click the Change Registration button.

*Note: You can sign up for CEUs as long as the class is still in session, but not once the class has ended. Also, if you sign up for CEUs after a class has started, you must still meet the full requirements for CEUs. That is, you must be in the classroom at least once a week during every week the class is in session, including any class weeks before you signed up for CEUs.

Design and Media - CEU credit is not available.

Office Productivity Library
Title Course Weeks CEUCredit
Access 2000, Level 1 4 2
Access 2000, Level 2 4 2
Access 2000, Level 3 4 2
Access 2000, Level 4 6 3
Access 2002 (Office XP): Level 1 4 1
Access 2002 (Office XP): Level 2 4 1
Bring Your Projects In Under Budget and On Time Using Microsoft Project 2 1
Build a Solid Foundation with VBA Using Microsoft Office 2 1
Building and Upgrading Your Own PC 4 1
Create Brochures, Flyers, and More Using  Word 2 1
Crystal Reports 8.0, Level 1 6 3
Crystal Reports 8.0, Level 2 6 3
Excel 2000: Advanced 4 2
Excel 2000: Charting and Organizing Data 4 2
Excel 2000: Worksheets 4 2
Excel 2002 (Office XP): Level 1 4 1
Excel 2002 (Office XP): Level 2 4 1
Extend Your Skills With VBA Using Microsoft Office 2 1
FrontPage 2000, Level 1 6 3
FrontPage 2000, Level 2 6 3
FrontPage 2002 (Office XP): Advanced 4 1
FrontPage 2002 (Office XP): Introduction 4 1
HTML 4.01: Web Authoring, Level 1 6 3
HTML 4.01: Web Authoring, Level 2 6 3
Internet Search Techniques (Rev. 3) 4 1
Microsoft Publisher 2000: Create a Newsletter 4 2
PowerPoint 2000, Level 1 4 2
PowerPoint 2000, Level 2 4 2
PowerPoint 2002 (Office XP): Introduction 4 1
Produce Letters, Lists, and Catalogs Using Access and Word 2 1
Project 2000, Level 1 4 2
QuarkXPress 4.0, Level 1 4 2
Relational Database Design 6 3
Research and gather data, plug-ins, and utilities using the Internet 2 1
Track and Analyze Your Business Data Using Excel 2 1
Troubleshooting and Maintaining Your PC (Rev. 1) 8 2
Word 2000, Level 1 4 2
Word 2000, Level 2 4 2
Word 2002 (Office XP): Level 1 4 1
Word 2002 (Office XP): Level 2 4 1

Business Performance Series
Title Course Weeks CEUCredit
Issues in Managing People 4 2
Making the Most of Your Time 4 2