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Continuing Education Units (CEU) Requirements
• What are the different CEU categories? And what are the category requirements?
There are 4 qualifying categories. As a minimum, you must obtain CEUs from 2 or more categories. You cannot use CEUs from one category only. There are also maximum amounts of CEUs that can be obtained from each category. The maximum number of CEUs in each category are based on your certification date.
- Category A: Attendance at workshops, training, seminars, symposia
- Category B: Presentations, publications, committee work, NSCA CEU Quizzes, symposia/exam host
- Category C: Post certification college coursework, CPR/First Aid/AED/EMT certifications
- Category D: Home study, personal development, NSCA companion exam, practice exams
For more information and complete descriptions on each category, please visit our web site at
www.nsca-cc.org.
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• How much is my recertification fee?
The fee for recertification is dependent upon the date on which you became certified (printed on your CSCS and/or NSCA-CPT certificate).
- If you became certified prior to January 1, 2003, you will be required to submit a $45 recertification fee.
- If you become/became certified during the year 2003, you will be required to submit a $35 recertification fee.
- If you become certified during the year 2004, you will be required to submit a $25 recertification fee.
- If you become certified between January 1, 2005 and June 30, 2005, you will be required to submit a $15 recertification fee.
- If you become certified between July 1, 2005 and December 31, 2005, you will not need to submit a recertification fee.
If you hold both certifications (CSCS and NSCA-CPT) you will need to submit the appropriate recertification fee for each certification.
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• How do I submit my CEUs?
All certificants are required to submit a correctly completed CEU Reporting Form. Please do not send in your individual CEU activities as the Commission does not track your CEUs on an item-by-item basis. Rather, when you have earned sufficient Continuing Education Units (CEUs) to fulfill the recertification requirements, you send in your completed CEU Reporting Form with the appropriate recertification fee.
To obtain the CEU Policies & Procedures, you can access the Commission's web site at www.nsca-cc.org. Once at our home page, select "Find a Topic" and then click on "CEU Policies and Procedures." You can review the item and/or download and print out a copy.
Online reporting will also be available soon. You will need to have your certification number available along with your CEU activities. You'll simply fill out the online form and submit it. You would then receive a confirmation e-mail to let you know that your form reached the NSCA Certification Commission's office.
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• What is my certification date?
Your certification date is the date that you took the exam. Once you take the exam, you will receive your results within 6 weeks. When you have successfully passed the exam, your certification date goes back to the day you took the exam, not the day you receive your results.
For example, you take the CSCS exam on December 10, 2003. You receive your results stating that you have successfully passed the exam on January 17, 2004. Your certification date is 12/10/03, thus, you will be required to report 4.0 CEUs by December 31, 2005 not 2.0 CEUs.
Exceptions to this rule include:
- If you are a college senior, your results will be on hold until the NSCA Certification Commission receives your official college transcript to show graduation. Your certification date becomes the date that the NSCA Certification Commission receives the transcript, not the date you sat for the exam.
- Your results are being held due to no CPR card on file. Once the NSCA Certification Commission receives your CPR card, your results will be released. Your certification date becomes the date that the Commission receives your CPR card, not the date you sat for the exam.
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• What are CEUs?
CEUs are Continuing Education Units. The purpose of continuing education is to encourage certificants to stay current with evolving knowledge and skills in the profession, and in doing so, to promote the ongoing competency of those certified.
Once you become certified, the NSCA Certification Commission Executive Council requires that both CSCS and/or NSCA-CPT credential holders complete a specified number of CEUs.
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• How many CEUs do I need?
The number of CEUs required for each certificant during the 2003-2005 reporting period is dependent upon the date on which you became certified (printed on your CSCS and/or NSCA-CPT certificate).
- If you became CSCS and/or NSCA-CPT certified before January 1, 2003, you will be required to submit 6.0 CEUs by December 31, 2005, in accordance with the CEU Policies & Procedures.
- If you became CSCS and/or NSCA-CPT certified during the year 2003 (i.e., between January 1, 2003 and December 31, 2003), you will be required to submit 4.0 CEUs by December 31, 2005, in accordance with the CEU Policies & Procedures.
- If you became CSCS and/or NSCA-CPT certified during the year 2004 (i.e., between January 1, 2004 and December 31, 2004), you will be required to submit 2.0 CEUs by December 31, 2005, in accordance with the CEU Policies & Procedures.
- If you hold both the CSCS and NSCA-CPT credentials, the same policies and procedures apply. You do not, however, need to submit 6.0 CEUs separately for each certification. For example, if you became CSCS and NSCA-CPT certified before January 1, 2003, you are only required to submit a total of 6.0 CEUs for the 2003-2005 reporting period. A more complex scenario exists if you became CSCS and NSCA-CPT certified at different times during the 2003-2005 reporting period. Special attention must be paid to the dates on your certificates to assure that the required CEUs are completed after those dates. For more information on CEUs required for dual credential holders, please contact the NSCA Certification Commission.
- All CEUs submitted for the 2003-2005 reporting period must have been completed after January 1, 2003 or after the date printed on your CSCS and/or NSCA-CPT certificate, which ever is more recent.
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• When do I need to submit my CEUs?
ALL CEUs for ALL certificants must be properly submitted on their CEU Reporting Forms by December 31, 2005.
The NSCA Certification Commission strongly encourages all certificants to submit their CEU Reporting Forms well in advance of the December 31, 2005 deadline. This will ensure a timely recertification process.
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• What is the Recertified With Distinction (*D) credential?
The Recertified With Distinction Program is a means of recognizing and rewarding extraordinary achievement in and contributions to the strength and conditioning and personal training professions.
The hallmarks of being Recertified With Distinction are:
- The earning of more than the minimum requirement of Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for recertification purposes, and
- A concentration of CEUs in NSCA and/or NSCA Certification Commission activities.
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• How do I qualify for Recertified With Distinction status?
In order to qualify for the Recertified With Distinction honor, a certified professional must:
- First, meet the minimum requirement established by the NSCA Certification Commission in January 2003 for credential recertification. This requires the submission of the CEU Reporting Form with appropriate number of CEUs along with the appropriate standard recertification fee.
- Second, acquire a total of 10.0 CEUs (12.0 for professionals who have both credentials and wish to receive Recertified With Distinction status for both) in activities sponsored by the NSCA and/or NSCA Certification Commission. There is no prorating for this program. All CEUs must be earned between January 1, 2003 and December 31, 2005, or from the date of certification (if certified within the three-year period) through December 31, 2005.
- Third, submit the RWD application (listing only NSCA and/or NSCA Certification Commission activities), all supporting documentation plus a $25 application fee ($40 is applying for both credentials).
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• How do I claim Home Study or Correspondence courses for CEUs?
All correspondence courses must be pre-approved by the NSCA Certification Commission. If the course has not been pre-approved, the CEUs will not apply towards your recertification. To view a current list of the pre-approved correspondence courses, please visit the CEU Activity Calendar in the Recertification section of the NSCA Certification Commission's web site. If approved, the course will need to be reported in Category D on your CEU Reporting Form.
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