Continuing Education Units

American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP)

SCUP is a registered provider of continuing education credit from the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP). Most educational programs SCUP offers are submitted for AICP Certification Maintenance (CM) credits.

About AICP

"AICP is the American Planning Association's professional institute, providing recognized leadership nationwide in the certification of professional planners, ethics, professional development, planning education, and the standards of planning practice. AICP's Certification Maintenance program helps planners gain the knowledge and skills they need to remain current in the practice of planning." AICP Website

To learn more about the AICP, please visit their website.

SCUP and AICP: Programs, Policies, and Procedures

• Credits Offered
• Eligible Programs
• Reporting Your Credits
• Approved Programs

Credits Offered

All SCUP programs that provide AICP CM credits undergo the AICP's rigorous approval process. Not every program qualifies for AICP continuing education credit.

SCUP applies for general AICP CM credits. Most SCUP programs do not qualify for law or ethics CM credits.

Credits are measured based on instructional time. Every 60 minutes of instructional time will provide 1 CM Hour. Please refer to each program to determine credit amounts.

Eligible Programs

Following AICP CM policies, SCUP programs must meet the following criteria to be submitted for AICP continuing education credit:

• Provide at least 30 minutes of educational instruction
• Focus on content applicable to planners
• Delivered live (i.e., not a recording)*

*At this time, SCUP does not have the assessment mechanisms required to provide AICP credit for asynchronous courses (recordings, articles, etc.).

All SCUP programs that provide AICP continuing education credit undergo the AICP's rigorous approval process. Not every program qualifies for AICP continuing education credit.

SCUP submits the following types of programs for AICP continuing education credit:

Annual, International Conference*
Workshops
Concurrent Sessions
Plenary Sessions
Campus Tours

Regional Conferences*
Workshops
Concurrent Sessions
Plenary Sessions
Campus Tours

SCUP Planning Institute
Step I: Foundations of Planning in Higher Education
Step II: Focused Knowledge for Integrated Planning Practices
Step III: Integrated Planning—Working With Relationship Realities

Webcasts
(live webcasts only)

*Note: conference programs are submitted and approved for AICP credit on a program by program basis, depending on the subject matter and qualifications of each program. Not every workshop, concurrent session, plenary session, or campus tour offered at a conference will be approved for AICP credit.

Reporting Your Credits

AICP members must do two things to earn credit for programs attended.

1. AICP members are responsible for reporting any continuing education credits they earned to AICP. Instructions for doing so can be found on the AICP's Certification Maintenance website.
2. To maintain accurate records and comply with AICP standards, SCUP provides attendance recording mechanisms (sign-in forms, QR codes, etc.) for each program that provides AICP credit. AICP members wishing to earn credit must sign in at the start of each program.

Approved Programs

If a program has been approved for AICP continuing education, the amount of credits will be listed with the program description. For webcasts, please visit that webcast's CEU webpage. For conferences and one-day events, please refer to the event's program webpage and onsite program.