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IS Courses' CEUs and College Credits

* CEU: 0.1 CEU = 1 Contact Hour.

** CEU calculation is based on the International Association of Continuing Education and Training (IACET) standards. For additional information about IACET, please see their website at http://www.iacet.org/ceus/about-the-ceu/.

*** College Credits are granted upon submission of application & payment. See "College Credit" for details.

**** Multiple courses must be completed in order to obtain 1 college credit.

Course Code Course Title CEUs* College Credits** Dev. Date
IS-100.FWa Intro to Incident Command System (ICS 100) for Federal Workers 0.3 n/a 10/31/2013
IS-100.HCb Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS 100) for Healthcare/Hospitals 0.3 n/a 10/31/2013
IS-100.HE Introduction to the Incident Command System for Higher Education 0.3 n/a 10/31/2013
IS-100.LEb Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS 100) for Law Enforcement 0.3 n/a 10/31/2013
IS-100.PWb Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS 100) for Public Works 0.3
1.0
Details
1.0 (When combined with IS-554, IS-556 and IS-558)
 10/31/2013
IS-100.SCa Introduction to the Incident Command System for Schools 0.3 n/a 10/31/2013
IS-101.c Preparing for Federal Disaster Operations: FEMA 0.1
1.0
Details
1.0 (when combined with IS-102.c, IS-107 and IS-951)
 10/31/2013
IS-102.c Preparing for Federal Disaster Operations: FEMA Response Partners 0.1
1.0
Details
1.0 (when combined with IS-101.c, IS-107 and IS-951)
 10/31/2013
IS-103 Geospatial Information Systems Specialist 0.2 1.0 10/31/2013
IS-106.16 Workplace Violence Awareness Training 2016 0.1
1.0
Details
1.0 (when combined with IS-18, IS-19, IS-20, IS-21 and IS-33)
 1/4/2016
IS-107.16 FEMA Travel Rules and Regulations 2016 0.1
1.0
Details
1.0 (when combined with IS-101.c, IS-102.c and IS-951)
 1/4/2016
IS-111.a Livestock in Disasters 0.4 1.0 10/31/2013
IS-120.a An Introduction to Exercises 0.5
1.0
Details
1.0 (When combined w/ IS-130)
 1/23/2008
IS-130 Exercise Evaluation and Improvement Planning 0.5
1.0
Details
1.0 (When combined w/ IS-120.a)
 1/23/2008
IS-144 Telecommunicators Emergency Response Taskforce (TERT) Basic Course 0.3 n/a 10/31/2013

 

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