Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Continuing Education in Nursing

Mission | Scholarships | Partnerships and Co-Sponsorships | CEUs, Contact Hours, and Transcripts | Directions to CNE | Parking | Tape Recording Conference Speakers

Mission

University of Wisconsin-Madison Continuing Education in Nursing has been a provider of continuing education for nurses since 1955. Our mission is to improve human health by advancing learning through innovative outreach and continuing educational programming.

Scholarships

Scholarships are available from the School of Nursing Continuing Education fund for enrollees on a first-come, first-served basis. The aim of the scholarship fund is to help nurses who must pay their own way to conferences. Scholarship assistance is for half the cost of our conference tuition. We ask that you apply for funding only once in a calendar year; so that other people have a chance to receive assistance. Scholarship applications will be taken via telephone. For further information and/or to receive an application, call (608) 262-0049.

Partnerships and Co-Sponsorships

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Continuing Education in Nursing welcomes inquiries about co-development of educational programs, resources, and materials that promote the mission of the department. Send your inquiry to LeaRae Galarowicz by email lbgalaro@wisc.edu or phone (608) 262-1179.

CEUs, Contact Hours, and Transcripts

The Continuing Education Unit (CEU) was established by a National Task Force representing several adult education associations, as a means of measurement for non-credit educational activities. It is defined as:

• A specific, standard measure [ten (10) clock hours] of educational achievement used by many universities and professional organizations under the criteria of the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) to attest to clock hour completion of continuing education activities.

The Contact Hour is defined by the Amercian Nurses Credentialing Center as:

• "...a unit of measurement that describes 60 minutes of an organized learning activity that is either a didactic or clinical experience."

The Contact Hour and CEU do not provide credit toward an academic degree. Nurses who wish to enroll for course work carrying formal academic credit should contact a degree-granting school for nursing.

University of Wisconsin-Madison Continuing Education in Nursing awards Contact Hours and CEUs for educational offerings that it sponsors and only when course requirements have been met. Enrollees receive a certificate of successful completion of an educational activity either at the end of the program or by mail several weeks after the course.

The transcript is a cumulative, permanent record identifying all the courses and the respective number of CEUs earned by individual students. The Student Records Office at the Pyle Center maintains a file for all individuals who have taken continuing education courses through UW-Madison.

To request a copy of your transcript send your name, address and identification number (Social Security number, unless you have specified otherwise), plus $4.00 per copy to:

Student Records Office
University of Wisconsin-Pyle Center
702 Langdon Street
Madison, WI 53706

The award of Contact Hours/CEUs by any institution, organization or agency does not assure that the course will be automatically accepted by a regulatory body. That decision will be made by the specific organization requiring continuing education for re-licensure.

Directions to Continuing Education in Nursing

Continuing Education in Nursing is located on the far west end of campus in the School of Nursing located in the Clinical Sciences Center (University Hospital). View the campus map online.

Parking on Campus for Conferences

Parking arrangements must be made ahead of time. Call the Visitor Parking Office at 608-262-8683 to make arrangements to park in a lot near the conference site.

Tape Recording Conference Speakers

Permission to tape must be secured from the conference faculty. Only battery-operated tape recorders may be used. Continuing Education in Nursing does not assume responsibility for loss or damage to property.