What are Continuing Education Credits

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Continuing Education Credits (CECs) and Continuing Education Units (CEUs) measure participation in professional development activities. These credits are often required for maintaining professional licenses.

What are Continuing Education Credits (CECs)?

Continuing Education Credits (CECs) or Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are used to measure participation in educational programs for professionals.

  • 1 CEC = 1 hour (60 minutes) of educational activity
  • 1 CEU = typically 10 hours of participation in an accredited program

These credits are commonly used for maintaining or renewing professional licenses.

What types of CE credits are available for CITI Program courses?

CE/CME Credit

CITI Program courses are approved for Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits through the Albert Einstein Montefiore Continuing Professional Development Center (CPDC).

Albert Einstein College of Medicine Montefiore Medical Center is accredited by the Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education to provide continuing education activities for healthcare professionals.

Eligible professions include:

  • Medicine
  • Nursing
  • Psychology
  • Pharmacy
  • Dentistry
  • Optometry
  • Social work
  • Nutritional science
  • Athletic training

Learners can purchase CE/CME credits after completing a qualifying CITI Program course.

 

IACET Credit

CITI Program is accredited by the International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and offers IACET CEUs for courses that meet ANSI/IACET standards.

Learners can claim IACET credits after completing an eligible course.

How do I obtain Continuing Education credits?

If you are interested in obtaining CE credits, select Yes during registration or course enrollment when prompted.

Important: Purchasing Continuing Education credits is optional and not required to complete a CITI Program course.

CITI Program CE Credit selection screen showing options to choose ACCME-IPCE or IACET continuing education credits.

Need additional help?

CITI Program CE/CME Credits Overview

Submit a request through our Support page and include as much detail as possible so we can assist you quickly.

Our team reviews requests as soon as possible during business hours and will follow up with you directly.

You can also call 888-529-5929
(Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time)

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