Registering a Course for Partial Credit and Informing ASHA CE of Exceptions
Background
When a participant earns ASHA CEUs, their CE Registry transcript includes a description that highlights the course's learning outcomes. Regulatory agencies review the CE transcript and assume that the individual met all the learning outcomes included in the course description. For this reason, it is important for ASHA Approved CE Providers to determine if it is possible for a participant to meet all of the course's learning outcomes without full attendance. This "partial credit" (aka variable credit) decision made while planning the course, is indicated in the " Registration and Cancellation" section of the CE Provider Portal, and should be communicated to potential registrants.
Decisions to offer courses for partial credit are made before the course is offered; however, if extenuating circumstances arise during the course, the ASHA Approved CE Provider may decide to make an exception and allow a particular participant to earn partial credit even when the course was not registered as such.
Implementation
Course Registration
Indicate yes or no as to whether the course design allows an individual to earn less than the course's maximum ASHA CEUs when you are adding a course in the "Registration and Cancellation" section of the CE Provider Portal. If the course is appropriate for partial credit, you will then indicate the mechanism by which course participants will demonstrate achievement of the learning outcomes. A list of appropriate mechanisms will be provided.
The course registration confirmation letter that can be accessed under the Course Registration Confirmation link in the Course Overview section of the CE Provider Portal includes whether the course is to be available for partial credit (see example below).
ASHA CEUs: 0.50 Available for partial credit: No
Course Promotion
After deciding that a course will not be offered for partial credit, ASHA recommends adding a statement to that effect to the course's promotional and registration materials. See sample wording:
For a group learning experience:
"Program Completion Requirements: Participants are expected to be present for the entire program. Individuals who are not present for the full program will not be recommended for ASHA CEUs. No partial credit will be provided."
For a blended learning experience:
"Program completion requirements: Participants in this program must meet the time requirements for module completion and webinar participation. Individuals who do not meet both time requirements will not be recommended for ASHA CEUs. No partial credit will be provided."
Changing Partial Credit When Reporting
When reporting through the CE Provider Portal using the Excel Reporting Template, you may select the "Request Changes and Report" button when reporting, and change the partial credit flag from No to Yes. Then you can enter fewer than the maximum ASHA CEU amount in the Excel Reporting Template for participants receiving partial credit.
