Providers who register independent studies for ASHA CEUs must approve then monitor all independent-study plans.
The Provider must plan the independent study with the participant prior to the start of any related independent-study activities.
The Continuing Education Administrator (CEA) must agree to oversee the plan prior to the start of any activities. Approval cannot be retroactive.
The CEA and the participant are responsible for conducting the review process of all independent studies.
The Provider must get the CEA to sign all independent study plans [PDF] before submitting them to ASHA CE.
Independent studies are limited to 2.0 ASHA CEUs (20 hours) per independent-study plan. There is no limit, however, to the number of independent study plans that one can file with the ASHA CE Registry.
The Provider and the participant must be able to justify the method [PDF] of determining the number of ASHA CEUs for the independent study.
The Provider and the participant must agree on an ending date for the plan. Independent-study plans may not extend beyond 12 consecutive months in 1 calendar year.
An independent study may not extend across multiple calendar years.
The Provider must verify completion of the independent study and submit the plan so that ASHA CE receives it no more than 45 days after the ending date [PDF] of the independent-study plan.
The CEA notifies in writing those participants who are engaged in an independent study and have not met satisfactory completion requirements and will not be recommended for ASHA CEUs.
Those participants who are requesting to complete an independent study must have paid the applicable ASHA CE Registry Fee(s) to earn ASHA CEUs.