| My state requires
proof of course completion. How do I get a certificate
of completion? |
You
can receive a certificate of completion one of three
ways.
1. Once you pass a course conclusion quiz with a grade of
80% or higher, you'll find an online certificate of completion
immediately on the screen that can be printed or saved for
your records.
2. An email confirmation will be sent to the email address
you have provided in establishing your ronblank.com account
3. The best way to retrieve your certificate of completion
is through the ronblank.com website. Simply login; Beneath
the login you can then click the “View Transcript” link.
All courses you have passed will have a certificate of completion
available to view and print directly from your transcript.
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| How many credits
will I receive? |
| Generally, you will receive one (1) credit
for each course successfully completed. Successful completion
is a score of 80% or better on the final exam. Our courses
qualify for 60 minutes of education. Generally, 60 minutes
of educational activity is equivalent to 1 AIA Learning Unit
(LU), 1 Professional Development Unit (PDH). or 1/10 Continuing
Education Unit (CEU). A point one CEU (.1) is equal to one
hour or one LU Hour. One CEU is equal to ten hours or 10
LU Hours. State definitions vary so please refer to your
licensing board for specific criteria. All of our courses
qualify for Health, Safety Welfare (HSW) credit. |
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| What is your privacy
policy? |
| We never make our database available to
third parties. Your personal information is not distributed
to mailing lists. Our courses are the equivalent of electronic
brown bag seminars. That means you sign in to confirm attendance
and we use the information to process credits. The only parties
with access to your information are GreenCE, Inc. and the
course sponsors. Both GCE and the course sponsors use your
information to process your continuing education credits
and update our provider transcripts. Sponsors receive course
reports for their respective courses. These reports include
your contact information (for demographic studies and verification
purposes) but none of your professional information (registration
numbers). If you feel your privacy has been violated, send
us an email requesting removal and we will delete your record
from the database. |
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| Can I retake the
same courses every year and receive continuing education
credit? |
| Yes, you can retake the same courses every
year but you will NOT receive credit. The AIA, and most US
states, require you wait 3 years to receive credit for a
repeat program. However, if the sponsor modifies the program
(at least 25%) and we change the program number, the course
is available for credit. Before you take a course, review
your GCE or AIA transcript to verify the course numbers.
We review courses every year with the subject matter experts
to assure the material is the most current. During reviews,
we often make revisions. When we revise courses, we resubmit
the new course to AIA for approval and post the course with
a new course number. Our best efforts to bring you accurate
information do not supercede the professional responsibility
to act prudently. Please read our content disclaimer for
course liability restrictions. |
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| How do I know if
my state has mandatory continuing education? |
| One way to find out if your state has a
mandatory continuing education requirement is to contact
your state board. Another way is to visit the AIA website
at this link and
follow the information to the states you do business in. |
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| How do you report
credits to the AIA? |
| Everytime you complete a course, our database
records your course completion and forwards a report with
your AIA number, name and course completed to our GCE Office
Manager. In most cases our Office Manager processes your
credit the next business day through the AIA course reporting
process. If you suspect an error please review your transcript
first, all so check for multiple accounts. If you still suspect
there is an error contact us at 800-648-6364. If you suspect
an AIA reporting error contact the AIA transcript office
(800) 605-8229. You can also check your AIA transcript online. |
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| Will you report
my state credits? |
| No, we do not report your LU credits for
your states with MCE. We only process credits through the
AIA. After successfully completing a course you can view
and print your certificate of completion. |
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| I received an affidavit for one
course but not the another I took. Am I going to receive
credit for both? |
| Yes, you will receive credit. For new courses
or courses we randomly audit, we email affidavits asking
you to verify the relative time spent in a course. We audit
courses to confirm the time spent so we can award appropriate
credit. If the average time to complete a course is more
than 1 hour, we can offer more credit for the course. Likewise,
if the average time is less than 1 hour, we have to add content. |
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| How can you offer
courses for FREE? What's the catch? |
| Our courses are free for design professionals
because our sponsors fund the effort. Our sponsors use the
online course to supplement their face-to-face seminars. |
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| Should I self report
my credits? |
| Not if you're an AIA member, we will process
your credits for you. All AIA/CES providers are REQUIRED
to process credits for their students. If you encounter a
provider who expects you to self-report, please notify the
AIA. |
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| Yes. If you're NOT an AIA member, you need
to self-report your credits. You may re-print any of your
certificates online by selecting View Transcript link in
the MY ACCOUNT column. |
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| Are the online courses
available in other delivery methods? |
| Some courses are also available as Lunch & Learn
courses provided by InfoSpec, Inc. If you would like to receive
a Face-to-Face presentation from one of our sponsors or providers,
contact us (give us your name, firm name, and preferred contact
method...email, phone, etc.) and we'll have a representative
contact you to schedule a program. We also offer our CE Academy
seminars provided by CE Academy, Inc. which works with over
50 AIA components nationwide each year. If you wish to find
out when we will be in your area please email events@ceacademyinc.com. |
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| What classification
of learning activity are the online courses? |
| Presently, all of our courses are passive
activities that meet the self-directed study requirement
for the individual state boards. Although AIA sets no limits
on the number of self-directed study programs, most states
limit the amount of self-directed coursework for credit.
As technology evolves, so too will our interaction as well
as our course activity. |
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| What do I do if
I get User Get failed Error? |
| If you
get a User Get Failed Error message after submitting the
Quiz it's because of a login error. Try logging out, clearing
your cache or temporary files in your browser and logging
back in. It is always a good idea
to logout of www.GreenCE.com right before you leave to
clear your cookies. The same as logging out of your bank
when finished banking. This clears your login information
from your browser so you have less problems on other websites
using cookies and logins. |
