Ala. Admin. Code r. 30-X-5-.03
Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 7, April 30, 2024
Section 30-X-5-.03 - Calculations Of Hours Of CreditThe following standards will be used to measure the hours of credit to be given for acceptable continuing professional education (CPE).
Qualifying CPE | Minimum initial credit that must be earned | After first credit has been earned, credit Program that must be earned may be earned in these increments |
Group | One (50 minutes) | One-fifth or one-half |
Blended learning | One (50 minutes) | One-fifth or one-half |
Self-study | One-half (25 minutes) | One-fifth or one-half |
Nano-learning | One-fifth (10 minutes) | Not applicable (single nano-learning program is one-fifth credit) |
(a) Credit will be given based on program length, with one fifty (50)-minute period equal to one CPE hour. One-fifth CPE hour increments (equal to 10 minutes) and one-half CPE hour increments (equal to 25 minutes) are permitted after the first CPE hour has been earned in a given learning activity for all delivery methods, except nano-1earning, which is always only one-fifth credit in length. The minimum allowable credit for self-study CPE is one-half hour (25 minutes). For group and blended learning activities in which individual segments are less than 50 minutes, the sum of the segments should be considered one total program. For example, five 30-minute presentations would equal 150 minutes and should be counted as three CPE hours. When the total minutes of a sponsored learning activity are greater than 50, but not equally divisible by 10, the CPE hours granted should be rounded down to the nearest one-fifth hour.(b) In order to qualify, a group and blended learning program must be at least one hour (fifty minute period) in length, a self-study program must be at least one-half hour (twenty-five minutes) in length, and a nano-1earning program must be at least one-fifth hour (ten minutes) in length. Eight hours credit will be granted for a one-day or split-day session or program, provided the course or program, exclusive of the time taken by introductions, announcements or other activity which may be a part of the program, is in actual session at least six clock hours (360 minutes).(c) Only class hours, actual hours of attendance, or equivalent (and not student hours devoted to preparation) will be counted.(d) The credit to be granted for service as a lecturer, instructor/developer or discussion leader of an acceptable program will be equal to twice the number of actual hours of the lecture or session. However, no additional credit will be allowed for repetition of a program. The instructor/ developer of any approved CPE program who wishes to claim CPE credit as instructor/developer must be either instructing individuals who are required by Section 30-X-5-.01 to complete CPE or instructing an acceptable course for university/college credit, as allowed for in Section 30-X-5-.04(2)(e).Ala. Admin. Code r. 30-X-5-.03
Filed September 3, 1982. Amended: Filed January 24, 2005; effective February 28, 2005.Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXVII, Issue No. 11, August 30, 2019, eff. 9/30/2019.Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XLI, Issue No. 05, February 28, 2023, eff. 4/14/2023.Author: Alabama Board of Public Accountancy
Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, § 34-1-3.