APPLICATION FOR EXCLUSION OF CONTINUING EDUCATION

COURSES OR PROGRAM

1.General Information

School Name: / ABHES ID #
Street Address:
City: / State: / Zip Code:
Telephone: / Fax:
Contact Name/Title:
Dateofchange:
E-mail Address: / Website:

2.Continuing education courses or program:

Program/Course Name† / Length / Clock Hours or
Quarter/Semester / Credential / % Offered by
Distance Education

†No more than 10 program/courses may be included ononeapplication (per related discipline).

3.The continuing education courses or program to be excluded from ABHES accreditation meet the following requirements (Chapter III, Subsection 1 (v), Accreditation Manual):

Continuing education courses or program do not lead to an occupational objective.
All advertising and publications (e.g. catalog) referencing ABHES accreditation clearly states that the excluded continuing education courses or program are not included within an institution’s grant of accreditation.
Continuing education courses excluded are not combined with other excluded courses to circumvent accreditation requirements and/or those of other governmental bodies.
Name and title of Chief Executive Officer:
Signature: / Date:

Please include the following with the application submission:

  1. A detailed description of the educational objectives of the short-term course or a detailed synopsis of the activities or courses contained within the program.
  2. The intended target audience and/or student expected to undertake the short-term training.
  3. A detailed description of the criteria for enrollment.
  4. The type of Continuing Education Units (CEU) awarded, if applicable. Institutions may not award academic credit or confer an academic credential. A copy of the document provided to the participant upon completion of the course or program must be submitted with the application.

Submission Requirements

One (1) USB or a CD Rom and one (1) hard copy of the completed application is required. The USB (stick) or CD copy must be in Microsoft Word-compatible files and labeled according to content and organized for ease of an electronic review. If exhibits are not currently in electronic format, these must be professionally scanned as “.PDF, JPG, TIF, or Microsoft-Compatible” files to ensure that all documents are legible. If the documents are scanned in per page and consist of more than two pages, please combine the documents into one. It is imperative that the CD is correctly labeled with the (1) institution’s name, (2) city/state, (3) ABHES ID #, (4) Type of Program Revision (e.g., Minor, Revised, New).

The application must be submitted at least eight (8) weeks prior to the requested approval date.

Applications will not be processed if all required items are not submitted, including the application fee.

Notification of Decision

ABHES will notify the institution in writing of the status of the application within six (6) weeks of receipt of the completed application.

If you have any questions regarding the application, please contact ABHES at 703.917.9503.

BEFORE YOU MAIL

Check  that you have submitted all required items.

 One (1) Hardcopy Application

 One (1) USB or CD ROM

 Appropriate Fee (Please See Fee Schedule in Accreditation Manual)

APPLICATION FOR EXCLUSION OF CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES OR PROGRAM

Revised 8/12/2014