Frequently Asked Questions

  1.  Do your courses earn any Graduate Level credits?

     Our courses earn 3 Graduate Level Semester credits or 4.5 Graduate Level Quarter credits each by the Augustana College, MidAmerica Nazarene University or University of St. Thomas.

  2.  Are credits in your program transferable to the degree program in which I am currently enrolled?

     Our  courses are intended to fulfill requirements for licensure renewal and for lane change when the student has obtained approval from his/her district office. Our various educational partners have different guidelines as to the possibility of transferring credits to their degree programs. Please contact us for information regarding the specific school in which you are interested.

  3.  How do I receive a transcript  upon completion of my course?

a. Augustana College

   To receive an official transcript, you must mail or fax a written request with your SIGNATURE to:
 
Registrar's Office
Augustana College
2001 S Summit Ave
Sioux Falls, SD 57197
 
Fax: 605-274-4450
 
If you have questions, please call 605-274-4121. There is no charge for transcripts.

     b. MidAmerica Nazarene University

    Once you receive your grade report in the mail, you may request a transcript  by calling 913 971-3296 or forms may be accessed at www.mnu.edu/registrar

Turn Around Time for Grade to Transcript

Once the grade is received, the office staff at MNU can input it into the system.  After that, it should take only a day or so for the Registrar's office to process their end and get a transcript out to you.
 

c. University of St. Thomas

Do not request an official transcript from  the University of St. Thomas until you receive an official grade report  for this course. 

Students can expect  computerized grade reports within two weeks of the date grades are received  and posted by the Continuing Education Office.

This is generally 6 weeks from the last day of class. Once you have received your grade report in the mail, you may obtain an official transcript by:

1) Going to the following link on the UST website for the NEW transcript form:

http://www.stthomas.edu/registrar/transcript/files/transcript.pdf

2) Submitting a written request to the Records Office of the university. The Continuing Education Office does not issue transcripts, and instructors may not request transcripts for students. Records Office, University of St. Thomas, Mail #5054 2115 Summit Ave., St. Paul, MN 55105-1096 or:

3) Calling the Registrar at 1-651-962-6700  (Press 1 for Transcript Information)

                             or

4) Contacting the Registrar by Fax at 1-651-962-6710

  4.  If I apply with another person by the early bird deadline, can I receive two discounts?

No, a person may not combine discounts. Therefore only one discount would apply.

 

  5. What if I sign up for one class and pay the regular price, and afterwards decide to take another class from you. How does this affect the price?

You would receive the multi-section discount retroactively, instead of having $20 taken off your second course, we would deduct a total of $40.

 

  6.  How do I know that one of your courses may be applied for either continuing education credits toward relicensure or for a lane change on the salary schedule of my school district?

You need to receive prior approval for either of these from the  superintendent of your school district before registering for one  of our courses.

 

  7.  What if I need proof of the hours that I attended class for purposes of relicensure?

    Every student receives a certificate of participation showing 72 clock hours the last day of class. Further down the line, if you have taken the course for credit, you will receive a grade report, after which you may request a transcript from the appropriate university showing the credits and grade that you earned.

 

  8.  How do I go about registering for one of your classes?
 

    Actually, there are 4 ways to register!:

1) We can take care of it over the phone with a Visa or Mastercard.
Phone #: 1.800. 253. 3059

or

2) You can mail in a check or fill out credit card information with registration form, if you presently have one of our brochures. If not, just send a check or credit card number of a minimum of $50 per class as your deposit. Include your name, address, home and work phone #s, e-mail address, grade level and subject you teach, and the class number, title, section, and dates of the class for which you are registering. Your total fee would be $435 per onsite course ($295 for online courses). The remainder can be paid on or before the first day of class.

Send to:

  Helene Wise
  Continuing Education, Inc.  #222
  8014 Olson Memorial Highway
  Golden Valley, MN 55427

or

3) You can fax the registration form or sheet of paper with the above information with credit card number to:   Fax #: 952.927.4115

4) You may fill out a registration form online (go to Registration page).


 

  9.  Are your courses approved by the Wisconsin DPI?

    Yes, since all of the universities with whom we partner are accredited universities, they are DPI approved.

  10.  What if I register for a course, then find out that I need to cancel? Can I get a refund?

     You have one of the following choices:

1. Find someone else to take your place and get a full refund.

2. Transfer to another of our classes without a penalty.

3. Cancel and receive a refund less the $50.00 deposit per our
registration policy stated on our registration
form.

 

  11.  Can people enroll in 2 hybrid courses in the same week? Would the coursework be reasonable?

    Students are permitted to take 2 hybrid classes together in the same week and save money through the multisection discount. Since there is a combination of onsite and offsite coursework, you may need to use a portion of the 2 weeks following the end of class to complete any remaining assignments. Many students are taking and last year took 2 together and did so successfully.

 12.  Are your on line courses also considered graduate level (i.e. are threegraduate credits earned per course)?

Yes, all of our online courses earn 3 graduate level credits.
 13.   I was just wondering how your on-line courses work: When do they start? How long do they run? How often do you need to work on the course? What is the coursework like, etc.?

1. Start virtually anytime.

2. Take six weeks to complete your course.

3. Keep a log of time spent on the course to add up to 45 hours for your 3 semester credits.

4. The course is self-contained; you do not need textbooks.

5. Coursework consists of an ongoing exchange of e-mails between the student and the instructor and the completion of formal assignments and tasks which comprise the course "books." This work will be e-mailed to the instructor so that it may be printed out and reviewed.

6. All in all, our online courses are:

  • Convenient
  • Self-Paced
  • Affordable
  • Practical
  • Facilitated by Experienced Teachers
  • User-Friendly
 14.   Do your classes require student interaction, ie responding to classmates in a chat room?

You will work alone with no student interaction except with the instructor per your assignment.