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  »  Once I earn my CEUs at Audiology Online, how do I get my CEUs listed in the
AAA and ASHA Registries, show proof of CAA credits or CASLPA CEEs earned, or
obtain an IHS Certificate of Completion?

  »  Who keeps track of how many CEUs have been awarded?

  »  Do I have to be a member of AAA or ASHA to have CEUs listed in their respective
registries?

  »  What is the difference between CEUs and the length of a course (course hours)?
How does this relate to CEEs?

  »  I was viewing my Audiology Online e-Learning transcript and I saw two messages
"Reported to AAA and/or ASHA" and "No reporting information is available". What
do these messages mean?



What is AudiologyOnline CEU Total Access? - Return to Top
AudiologyOnline CEU Total Access membership allows the user to earn an unlimited number of CEU credits during the annual membership year. Membership includes any course produced by AudiologyOnline or any of our Corporate Partners. CEU Exams, transcript management and instant, convenient access to all of your CEU course details are also included with membership. All courses are free to view at any time without earning CEU credit. The standard CEU Total Access membership costs $99 for one year of unlimited CEUs. Your CEU Total Access membership is good for one year from the date of purchase. The course library continues to grow, so check back often for new courses. Click here to become a CEU Total Access member today!

To ensure uninterrupted service and continued professional development, your CEU Total Access membership plan will automatically renew at the end of each 12 month period and your credit card will be billed at that time. You can cancel anytime, effective the next billing cycle, online or by contacting our Customer Service Department via telephone at 800-753-2160.

How do I complete a course with Audiology Online? - Return to Top
After participating in a live or recorded or text-based course, you will be required to obtain a passing score of 80% on a brief multiple-choice examination. You will be given 2 opportunities to pass the exam with immediate feedback provided. You are required to complete the exam within 7 days of a live event or within 30 days of the course selection date for a recorded or text-based course. If you do not complete the exam within those time parameters you will not be able to earn CEUs/Hours for that course. You can access your CE Tests by visiting the home page and clicking on the "Start e-Learning Here!" button near the top right of the page.

Once I earn my CEUs at Audiology Online, how do I get my CEUs listed in the AAA and ASHA Registries, show proof of CAA credits or CASLPA CEEs earned, or obtain an IHS Certificate of Completion? - Return to Top
There will be a notation included in the course description of which individual organization/s has registered that particular course and for the number of CEUs/Hours which can be earned.

AAA (American Academy of Audiology)
All AAA members are AAA CE Registry members. If you would like Audiology Online to report your AAA registered coursework to AAA, you must provide your Name, City, State and AAA ID number, and indicate that you wanted a course reported to AAA prior to taking the test for each course you would like reported to AAA. If you have already completed a course and failed to provide/update this information, you must call Audiology Online (800-753-2160) within 7 days of passing the CE test so that we can update your record for that course, or we may be unable to report the course to AAA. Please allow up to three months for credit from Audiology Online Continuing Education activities to appear on your official AAA registry transcript.

AHIP
The Association of Hearing Instrument Practitioners of Ontario (AHIP) represents and guide its members in their practice which include, the testing and selecting, fitting and dispensing hearing instruments and associated devices in the best interest of the hard of hearing of Ontario. Audiology Online is an approved provider of approved educational activities for AHIP Members. One hour of coursework equals 1 Continuing Education Unit (CEU).

ASHA (American Speech Language Hearing Association)
If you are a member of the ASHA CE registry and would like Audiology Online to report your ASHA registered coursework to ASHA, you must provide your ASHA number and indicate that you wanted a course reported to ASHA prior to taking the test for each course you would like reported to ASHA. If you have already completed a course and failed to provide/update this information, you must call Audiology Online (800-753-2160) within 7 days of passing the CE test so that we can update your record for that course, or we may be unable to report the course to ASHA.

Note:  Submission of the ASHA CEU Participant form is not required to have CEUs earned on Audiology Online reported to the ASHA registry. Audiology Online will electronically report your coursework to the ASHA registry as long as the instructions are followed in the previous paragraph. Please allow up to three months for credit from Audiology Online Continuing Education activities to appear on your official ASHA registry transcript.

Canadian Academy of Audiology (CAA)
CAA accepts the Audiology Online CE Verification form as proof of completion of Continuous Learning Activity Credits. Simply access your Audiology Online transcript as instructed above, print the CE Verification form for this course and retain it for your records.

Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (CASLPA)
CASLPA accepts the Audiology Online CE Verification form as proof of completion of CEEs. Simply access your Audiology Online transcript, print the CE Verification form for the course you have completed and retain it for your records.

International Hearing Society (IHS)
IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING IHS RECOGNITION OF CREDITS AND CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION:

You must request IHS to post your CE credits and issue an IHS certificate of completion in order for IHS to recognize official completion of the course. The IHS certificate of completion is issued to those participants who have successfully completed the CE activity, provided the last four digits of their social security number, address and $10.00 per credit hour processing fee. Obtain your transcript online and send a check payable to IHS, or credit card information, with transcript to:

IHS
Marlene Deuby
Continuing Education
International Hearing Society
16880 Middlebelt Rd, Suite 4
Livonia, MI 48154
P: 734-522-7200
F: 734-522-0200

Who keeps track of how many CEUs/Hours have been awarded? - Return to Top
Audiology Online maintains a transcript of CE activities obtained on Audiology Online for you. On the homepage, click on "Start e-Learning Here!" button and then click on the "Get Your CE Transcript" link. You may access this page at any time to view courses that you have completed. Please note that this is not an official AAA or ASHA registry transcript, or an IHS Certificate of Completion.

The AAA or ASHA CEU registry tracks CEUs for participants who have satisfactorily completed a continuing education activity (AAA/ASHA), provided their membership number (AAA/ASHA), marked that they want their CEUs reported (AAA/ASHA), and have paid their annual CE registry fee (AAA/ASHA). You must contact the organization headquarters directly regarding your AAA or ASHA CEU Registry questions/comments. You may reach AAA at 1-800-222-2336 (www.audiology.org) or ASHA at 1-800-498-2071 (www.asha.org).

CAA accepts the Audiology Online CE Verification form as proof of completion of Continuous Learning Activity Credits. You are responsible for submitting proof of continuing education to your licensing board. If you would like additional information, please contact CAA at 1-800-264-5106.

CASLPA accepts the Audiology Online CE Verification form as proof of completion of CEEs. You are responsible for sending proof of CEEs when audited by CASLPA. If you would like additional information about CEEs please contact CASLPA at 1-800-259-8519 (www.caslpa.ca).

The IHS Certificate of Completion is issued to those participants who have successfully completed the CE activity, provided a printout of the CE Verification form with their social security number as well as the $10.00 per Credit Hour processing fee. To reach IHS please call (734) 522-7200, (www.ihsinfo.org).

NOTE:  There are differences in procedures for submitting CE information to AAA/ASHA/CASLPA/IHS. This information is addressed in detail above under the question Once I earn my CEUs at Audiology Online, how do I get my CEUs listed in the AAA and ASHA Registries, show proof of CAA or CASLPA CEEs, or obtain an IHS Certificate of Completion?

Do I have to be a member of ASHA or AAA to have CEUs listed in their respective registries? - Return to Top

AAA (American Academy of Audiology)
Yes, you need to be a member of the Academy or register for the CE Registry as a non-member in order for CEUs to be posted to your record. All AAA members are AAA CE Registry members. To join the Academy, call 1-800-222-2336. If you are a member, you can view your CEUs online anytime from your Academy member profile page.

ASHA (American Speech Language Hearing Association)
No, however, if you would like to be enrolled in the ASHA CEU Registry Database you must pay the required annual fee directly to ASHA. Contact ASHA at 1-800-498-2071.

Audiology Online will not verify whether or not you are currently enrolled as a member of AAA or in the ASHA CEU Registry or the number of CEUs recorded on your AAA or ASHA registry transcript. Audiology Online maintains a transcript of CE activities obtained on Audiology Online for you. On the homepage, click on "Start e-Learning Here!" button and then click on the "Get Your CE Transcript" link. Please note that this is not an AAA/ASHA registry transcript or IHS Certificate of Completion.

What is the difference between CEUs and the length of a course (course hours)? How does this relate to CEEs? - Return to Top
Course length is reported differently by AAA/ASHA/CASLPA/IHS. AAA/ASHA use the internationally recognized Continuing Education Unit (CEU) as the standard unit of measuring participation in a continuing education course. One (1.0) CEU is defined as 10 hours of participation in coursework. Therefore, a single hour of participation in a course is equal to 0.1 CEUs. CASLPA's Continuing Education Equivalent (CEE) is based on clock hours so a 1 hour course is equal to 1 CEE. IHS keeps track of clock hours directly. Therefore, a course that is 2 hours in length listed on Audiology Online would be listed for 0.2 CEUs with AAA/ASHA, 2 Hours (CEEs) with CASLPA and 2 Hours with IHS.

I was viewing my Audiology Online e-Learning transcript and I saw two messages "Reported to AAA and/or ASHA" and "No reporting information is available". What do these messages mean? - Return to Top
You must verify that your Profile information at Audiology Online (AO) is up-to-date and indicate your reporting preferences prior to completing a CE test to ensure that your CEU credits are reported properly to the ASHA and AAA CE registries. If your profile is not up-to-date, this would result either in failure of AO to report your CEUs, or reporting of inaccurate information to the AAA and/or ASHA CE Registries.

Remember that this reporting feature is only required if you are a member of the AAA and/or ASHA registries and would like for either of those two registries to maintain a record of your CEU courses. If you maintain your own CEU records or report them manually you may print out the CE Verification forms from your AO transcript as proof of CEU course completion.

Here are additional specific questions and answers about these two notices.

"Courses Reported to AAA and/or ASHA"

Why have my completed courses not been sent to the AAA or ASHA registry?
There is an approximate 30 to 60 day delay between when a course is completed and when a course is reported by AO to the AAA and ASHA CE registries, depending on the type of course, and the date it was completed.

For Live events, please allow 45 days following the event before contacting the AO CE Administrator using the contact form on our web site.

For Self –Study activities (text-based courses and recorded courses), please allow 45 days following the end of the calendar month during which the course was completed before contacting the AO CE Administrator using the contact form on our web site.

Why is my course shown as reported by AO, but it is not on the AAA or ASHA registry?
AO cannot verify information posted on your AAA or ASHA registry transcripts. You can verify that your coursework was reported to the AAA or ASHA registry by contacting AAA or ASHA two weeks after the reporting date listed on your Audiology Online transcript for a given course. If the AAA or ASHA registry indicates they have not received a reported course from AO, please contact the AO CE Administrator using the contact form on our web site.

"No Reporting Information Available"

Why have my completed courses not been sent to the AAA or ASHA registry?
There is an approximate 30 to 60 day delay between when a course is completed and when a course is reported by AO to the AAA and ASHA CE registries, depending on the type of course, and the date it was completed.

For Live events, please allow 45 days following the event before contacting the AO ASHA CE Administrator using the contact form on our web site.

For Self –Study activities (text-based courses and recorded courses), please allow 45 days following the end of the calendar month during which the course was completed before contacting the AO ASHA CE Administrator using the contact form on our web site.

	Audiology Online is approved by the California Speech Language Pathology and Audiology Board to provide CEUs, approval number PDP 267. Audiology Online is approved by the American Academy of Audiology to offer AAA CEUs for approved activities. Refer to each activity for specific information about the CEUs offered. Academy approval of Audiology Online's continuing education activities does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures. AudiologyOnline is an approved provider for the AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language. The Association of Hearing Instrument Practitioners of Ontario (AHIP) represents and guide its members in their practice which include, the testing and selecting, fitting and dispensing hearing instruments and associated devices in the best interest of the hard of hearing of Ontario. Audiology Online is an approved provider of approved educational activities for AHIP Members. One hour of coursework equals 1 Continuing Education Unit (CEU).   AudiologyOnline is a CPD provider for the British Academy of Audiology. The Canadian Academy of Audiology (CAA) supports and assists its members in the attainment of continuing education towards an individual professional development plan as required by their Provincial Regulatory Colleges and Provincial Associations. Audiology Online is an approved provider of educational activities for CAA members. Each hour of activity may be counted as one Continuous Learning Activity Credit (or equivalent) as allowed by the applicable regulatory college or association. Certified members of the Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (CASLPA) can accumulate continuing education equivalents (CEEs) for their participation with Audiology Online. One hour of coursework equals 1 CEE. All CASLPA members are encouraged to participate in on-going education. This program is approved by the International Hearing Society and its educational committee, the International Institute for Hearing Instruments Studies.