University Credit

You may expect to receive an email confirmation letter from University of Massachusetts Global within 30 days of University of Massachusetts Global's receipt of your registration paperwork and fee. Your confirmation will also include the name and address of the specific reader assigned to evaluate your course project for mailing your completed project.

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The confirmation letter you receive from University of Massachusetts Global will include the name and address of the specific reader assigned to evaluate your course project. Do NOT send your completed project directly to University of Massachusetts Global. If you no longer have access to that information, please email University of Massachusetts Global directly by Clicking Here  or phone at (800) 632-0094.

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The University of Massachusetts Global, a nonprofit affiliate of the University of Massachusetts, is accredited by, and is a member of, the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. University of Massachusetts Global is also a member of the American Council on Education and the American Association of Colleges for Teachers.

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The following information is found on the enrollment form presented at the training to those individuals enrolling in graduate level professional development credit at the seminar. The participant must attend (or listen to), and participate in, the entire training. As follow-up to the seminar or conference session, the participant must develop at least three practical projects per credit based on the training presentation. The projects should be designed to be implemented in the participant's program, i.e. worksheets, lesson plans, center activities, or plans for implementation of any topics presented. A three-page paper per credit is required based on the projects. This will be graded with a letter grade of A-C or No Pass. A detailed rubric and grading scale can be found at the University of Massachusetts Global website .

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The project is due six months from the training start date.

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Online: Register at www.umassglobal.edu/partner-organizations/partner-organizations/current-partnerships/bureau-of-education . Check that your pop-up blockers are off. Use the current date as the start date. To search for the BER course you attended, use the 3-character BER seminar code found on the bottom of the title page of the handbook you received – it will be the first 3 characters of a longer code at the bottom of that page.

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The credit the participant will receive upon the successful completion of the follow-up practicum is graduate level professional development semester credit. These are professional development units that are not part of a degree program but instead are primarily used for professional advancement purposes such as salary increment steps and recertification.

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It is the responsibility of the individual participant to verify with his/her district or state prior to enrollment whether University of Massachusetts Global graduate level professional development credit will be acceptable or not.

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At the time of enrollment, students will be provided with a listing of all requirements and grading criteria for the written project. The specific grading rubric used to assess the written projects can be found on the University of Massachusetts Global website .

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One semester credit equals 1.33 quarter credits.

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Call the School of Extended Education (800) 632-0094.

Via email: Click Here 

Online: University of Massachusetts Global website 

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It is the participant's responsibility to check their state CEU regulations to determine if two types of credit may
be received.

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Participants who request cancellation in writing within thirty (30) days of their training date will receive a refund if no course work has been submitted.

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Specific directions for requesting an official transcript can be obtained at the University of Massachusetts Global website .

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All components of the course requirements must be addressed. If you do not have access to students to practice your activities on, you may approach your paper in the following way:

• Explain your situation on the title page.
• Describe the methods you intend to use for evaluating your students' learning experience.
• For self-evaluation, comment on your strengths and weaknesses as pertaining to the implementation of the activities. Discuss what you expect to happen in terms of your own abilities.
• Documentation could include handouts, an example of the activity, charts for evaluation, lesson plans etc.

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