What does this mean?(CE credit through the American Psychological Association (APA))

I got this from the UoR website .

Continuing Education Credit with the American Psychological Association
University of the Rockies has been approved to offer CE credit through the American Psychological Association (APA). Not all continuing education programs offered by University of the Rockies are offered for APA CE credit. All programs offered to CE credit through the APA are reviewed by University of the Rockies' continuing education committee and must meet APA' s criteria for CE programs.

Does these mean this school is APA appoved .

 

Seems to me that if a school was granted an accreditation from an organizational body like the APA (or AACSB for biz schools) they would shout if from the roof top, not hide it in an obtuse blurb about CE credits. But, I am just a normal guy trying to earn an MBA so my reading comprehension might not be up to snuff.

I thought you were working on your Ph.D? You can't tell what this says?

 

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No, it means that the specific CE (non credit) course(s) is/are approved. Not the same thing.

 

As I understand it, professional psychologists need to take continuing education courses/seminars in order to maintain their license to practice psychology. It looks like the notice is saying that the courses/seminars offered by the school have been deemed adequate for that purpose by the APA. We have a few psychologists on the board, maybe they'll chime in on this.

 

I just did my first term. I am still not hip on all the terms, and lingo .

 

Why not go direct to the APA for CE courses
http://www.apa.org/ce/online.html

 

Kizmet has it right.

It is Continuing Education units and many licenses professionals I think including teachers have to show number of continues education / development
in order to maintain their license.

My wife has to earn number each year to keep her license.
States Accepting CEUs from NASW


Important: Please keep in mind that CE requirements vary from state to state and change periodically. Consequently, it is ultimately the responsibility of the licensee to keep abreast of his/her state's current requirements.

Each year, NASW-NY contacts state boards and makes revisions to the list of states that accept continuing education units (CEUs) from NASW.

The following states accept CEUs from NASW-NY programs




• Alabama
• Alaska
• Arizona
• California
• Connecticut
• Delaware
• Florida
• Georgia
• Idaho
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Iowa
• Kansas
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Maryland
• Massachusetts
• Michigan
• Minnesota
• Mississippi
• Missouri
• Montana
• Nebraska
• New Hampshire
• New Jersey
• New Mexico
• North Carolina
• Oregon
• Pennsylvania
• South Carolina
• South Dakota
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Utah
• Vermont
• Virginia
• Washington
• Washington DC
• Wisconsin
• Wyoming

 

My experience is that it is generally really easy to get approval for CEUs from the various state boards and professional associations. When I worked in the nonprofit sector several of the professional training programs we offered granted CEUs upon completion, and I believe it was basically a matter of filling out some forms.

There was maybe a brief explanation of the purpose of the course, but certainly no rigorous review of course materials or requirements for assessing successful learning, so I don't think a school's attainment of ability to grant CEUs should be seen as any sort of meaningful endorsement of their academic rigor or quality.