Continuing Education FAQ

Q1: What is the continuing education requirement for Registered professional members?

Q2: What is the continuing education requirement for professional members?

Q3: Can CEU’s be rolled over from one cycle to another?

Q4: What opportunities for continuing education does NANP provide?

Q5: How can I earn CEUs through NANP approved courses or materials?

Q6: How do you determine how many CEUs an article, seminar or course is worth?

Q7: How can I earn continuing education credit for events NANP has not approved?

Q8: How do I submit an article for continuing education approval?

Q1. What is the continuing education requirement for Registered professional members?

30 CEU’s over a two (2) year period for Registered professional members. A maximum of 15 Category II CEUs will be accepted toward the 30 CEU requirement.

Professional members who became Registered in 2004 will be required to document 30 CEU’s to qualify for renewal of their registration in 2006. Those members interested in pursuing Registration with the NANP are required to provide proof that they are currently practicing or working in the nutrition industry.

Q2. What is the continuing education requirement for professional members?

10 CEU’s over a one (1) year period for Professional members. A maximum of 5 Category II CEUs will be accepted toward the 10 CEU requirement.

Q3. Can CEU’s be rolled over from one cycle to another?
No

Q4. What opportunities for continuing education does NANP provide?
NANP is continually working to expand its continuing education offerings to members. Currently, NANP recognizes two (2) categories of continuing education credit. Category I includes the following:

  • Programs/seminars given by other organizations and approved by NANP
  • CEU approved articles, videos, books, short courses and seminars offered by the NANP. Many of which will be made available for purchase via the NANP website.
  • CEUs earned by submitting articles or short courses that you have written (for a professional audience) for use as CEU material for other NANP members. Please see “CE Submission Guidelines” below.

Category II includes continuing education programs given by other organizations, who have NOT applied to the NANP for CEU approval.

Q5. How can I earn Category I CEUs through NANP approved courses or materials?
NANP has on its website a listing of approved courses, books and videos that have been pre-approved for continuing education credits. Each listing will show an abstract of the course, number of CEU’s available, and cost. In general, unless the course is being sold by an outside third party, the cost to members is $20 per CEU. This is a very economical way to fulfill on your CEU requirement.

Upon completion of the course, book or video, members will have to complete a short quiz regarding the materials studied. This quiz MUST be submitted to NANP in order to receive CEU’s for completion.

You may order continuing education materials direct from the NANP website, by calling 800-342-8037, or emailing info@nanp.org your order and payment information. You may also order via US Mail by sending a check along with your specified order to: NANP, P.O. Box 1172 Danville, CA 94526. Upon receipt of order and payment, we will email or mail you the course and the quiz necessary to complete the course.

You must return your completed quiz to NANP, either by fax, email or US Mail, to receive your CEUs.

The following are guidelines for each form of course:

NANP Courses
These are courses that have been submitted by professionals or by Registered NANP members. They will vary in length and will be on a variety of topics related to holistic nutrition. Courses ranging in length from 5000-7500 words will earn members 1 CEU and will cost $20. Courses ranging in length from 7500-10,000 words will earn members 2 CEU’s and will cost $40.
For members wishing to submit courses for approval, see “CE Submission Guidelines”.

Books
The Continuing Education Committee will periodically review outside published books for inclusion as CEU credit. We will only review books that are specific to health and nutrition, are not “quick-fix” claims and that are well-researched and contain current information and philosophies.

Books under 200 pages will be worth 1 CEU and will cost $20 plus the cost of the book. Books over 200 pages will earn members 2 CEU’s and will cost $40 plus the cost of the book.

NANP will not supply the books, but will let members know how to order them online or the bookstores at which they are available. We will provide you with a test to take upon completion of the book and this test MUST be returned to NANP in order to receive CEU credit.

Videos
We have several video courses that have been submitted for CEU’s by outside providers. NANP will provide a brief abstract of content on our website and the number of CEU’s offered upon completion of the course (this will vary depending on the course length and content). Members will be responsible for contacting the listed party and purchasing the video course directly from the responsible provider. Again, cost will vary depending on length and content of course. Members will be sent a test that they must do upon completion of the course and which MUST be returned to NANP to receive CEU credit.

Q6. How do you determine how many CEUs an article, seminar or course is worth?
One (1) CEU will be issued per contact hour for those courses/seminars that are submitted and have passed the criteria for CEU submission.

Q7. How can I earn Category II CEUs or continuing education credit for events NANP has not approved?
NANP recognizes that there are many quality continuing education programs available to nutrition professionals and we encourage all providers to apply to the NANP for CEU approval of their programs. We also recognize that members may attend seminars that NANP does not yet know about and/or through groups that may not have applied to NANP for CEU credits (Category II CEUs).

Guidelines for obtaining Category II CEUs include:

  1. A maximum of half of your total CEU requirement may be met through Category II CEUs.
  2. 75% of the seminar must deal directly with nutrition. For example, a seminar on herbology would not be accepted unless it had a direct and comprehensive nutritional component. For seminars that cover a several day period, partial CEU’s may be accepted if only a portion of the total seminar is directly addressing nutrition.
  3. The event must be approved for continuing education credit by other associated groups
  4. A $20 review fee will be charged for each Category II CEU program. Please include payment information along with the required information as noted above. Should an event not be approved by the Continuing Education Committee, the $20 fee will be refunded.
  5. Proof of CEUs is required at the time of membership and/or registration renewal. Please submit the following information:
    • Certificate of completion for the continuing education event
    • Name of sponsoring organization
    • Date, time and location of event
    • Cost of event
    • Educational objectives of event
    • Speaker name and short bio
    • Schedule breakout
    • How to register
    • Whether the event qualifies for continuing education credit

In most cases, a copy of the brochure for the event will provide the majority of this information.

Q8. How do I submit an article for continuing education approval?
All submissions must follow the required formatting and contain the essential elements as outlined below to qualify for CEU consideration.

Submissions may be made via email and attached as a MicroSoft Word or Adobe Acrobat Reader file.

NANP Continuing Education (CE) Submission Guidelines

NANP invites members to submit articles and short courses they have written that are appropriate for the continuing educating of nutrition professionals. Articles submitted and approved will be made available for purchase by members (via download from the NANP website) for continuing education credit. Members who submit articles approved for use as continuing education will earn three (3) CEUs for their work.

Upon submitting an article, NANP will notify you to confirm receipt of your work and again when a determination of approval has been made. New CEU articles will be posted every three (3) months.

One 5000-7500 word article would be worth one (1) continuing education unit (CEU) and 7500-10,000 would be worth two (2) CEUs. Video presentations or powerpoint slide shows with detailed written text support may also be submitted for CEU consideration.