Clock Hours:

Teachers have to earn 150 clock hours every 5 years to keep their certificate up to date.  Teachers can use clock hours, quarter credits or semester credits to re-up their certificate every 5 years or use any combination of these three as long as it equals 150 clock hours.  Their school district HR person knows how to convert the credits & clock hours so they can make sure the teacher has the right number of hours. 

45 clock hours = 1 semester credit, and vice versa. However, the clock hours are never converted to credits; they will always be clock hours.  The Full Immersion Spanish Institute summer program offers 150 clock hours.  150 clock hours = 3.33 semester credits, but they will not receive credits, they will receive clock hours.  After the program is completed teachers will submit a form claiming their clock hours and send a fee to the clock hour registrar and he/she will record the hours in a database, sign and then send the clock hour form back to the teacher.  Teachers will then turn that clock hour form into their district where the hours will be recorded.  (Return to Top)

CEU's

Continuing Education Units (CEU) may be offered for noncredit programs offered through Washington State University. CEUs are available only through the Division of Center for Distance & Professional Education (CDPE). One CEU represents ten contact hours (60 minutes per hour) of participation in an organized, noncredit continuing education experience with qualified instruction under WSU sponsorship and direction.

Once a class has been approved for a certain number of CEU’s, a class participant may not be awarded more than, or less than, the determined amount. If the student does not complete the requested number of approved hours, they have not satisfactorily completed the class and no CEU will be awarded. (Return to Top)