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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-1.a Emergency Manager: An Orientation to the Position 0.6 1.0 2/7/2013
IS-3 Radiological Emergency Management 1 1.0 10/31/2013
IS-5.a An Introduction to Hazardous Materials 1 1.0 10/31/2013
IS-8.a Building for the Earthquakes of Tomorrow: Complying with Executive Order 12699 1 1.0 10/31/2013
IS-10.a Animals in Disasters: Awareness and Preparedness 0.4 1.0 10/2/2015
IS-11.a Animals in Disasters: Community Planning 0.5 1.0 10/2/2015
IS-15.b Special Events Contingency Planning for Public Safety Agencies 0.4
1.0
Details
1.0 (When combined with IS-660)
 10/31/2013
IS-18.16 FEMA EEO Employee Course 2016 0.1
1.0
Details
1.0 (when combined with IS-19, IS-20, IS-21, IS-33 and IS-106)
 1/4/2016
IS-19.16 FEMA EEO Supervisor Course 2016 0.1
1.0
Details
1.0 (when combined with IS-18, IS-20, IS-21, IS-33 and IS-106)
 1/4/2016
IS-20.16 Diversity Awareness Course 2016 0.1
1.0
Details
1.0 (when combined with IS-18, IS-19, IS-21, IS-33 and IS-106)
 2/8/2016
IS-21.16 Civil Rights and FEMA Disaster Assistance 0.1
1.0
Details
1.0 (when combined with IS-18, IS-19, IS-20, IS-33 and IS-106)
 1/4/2016
IS-26 Guide to Points of Distribution 0.4
1.0
Details
1.0 (when combined with IS-293 and IS-634)
 8/11/2010
IS-27 Orientation to FEMA Logistics 0.4
1.0
Details
1.0 (When combined with IS-245.a and IS-246)
 10/31/2013
IS-29 Public Information Officer Awareness 0.2
1.0
Details
1.0 (When combined with IS-701 and IS-706)
 10/31/2013
IS-30.a Mitigation eGrants for the Subgrant Applicant 0.5
1.0
Details
1.0 (when combined with IS-31.a)
 10/31/2013
 

 

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