{"id":263,"date":"2025-01-30T16:35:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T16:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/pce\/?page_id=263"},"modified":"2026-04-24T16:02:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T16:02:59","slug":"information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/pce\/information\/","title":{"rendered":"PCE Information"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1243,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-263","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"background_image_type":"custom","background":{"ID":66,"id":66,"title":"Red-texture","filename":"Red-texture.jpg","filesize":23193,"url":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/pce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/05\/Red-texture.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/pce\/information\/red-texture\/","alt":"red texture","author":"462","description":"","caption":"","name":"red-texture","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":263,"date":"2024-05-08 16:35:44","modified":"2025-01-17 19:28:19","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/pce\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1600,"height":800,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/pce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/05\/Red-texture-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/pce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/05\/Red-texture-300x150.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":150,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/pce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/05\/Red-texture-768x384.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":384,"large":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/pce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/05\/Red-texture-1024x512.jpg","large-width":1024,"large-height":512,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/pce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/05\/Red-texture-1536x768.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":768,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/pce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/05\/Red-texture.jpg","2048x2048-width":1600,"2048x2048-height":800,"gform-image-choice-sm":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/pce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/05\/Red-texture.jpg","gform-image-choice-sm-width":300,"gform-image-choice-sm-height":150,"gform-image-choice-md":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/pce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/05\/Red-texture.jpg","gform-image-choice-md-width":400,"gform-image-choice-md-height":200,"gform-image-choice-lg":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/pce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/05\/Red-texture.jpg","gform-image-choice-lg-width":600,"gform-image-choice-lg-height":300}},"background_vertical_alignment":"center","text_style":"allcaps","readability_aid":"overlay","title":"","bold_title":"PCE Information","content":"","component_options_toggle":false,"component_options":{"component_options_toggle":false,"component_options":{"disable_component":false,"nickname":"","identifier":"","navigable":false}},"primary_content_copy":"<h2>About<\/h2>\n<p>At Eastern Washington University&#8217;s Professional and Continuing Education program, we are dedicated to lifelong learning. With options for earning clock hours, professional certifications, and CEUs, we are here for you and your busy schedule. To learn more about our Professional and Continuing Education (PCE) programming, please review the information provided below. If you have any questions, please\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/pce\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\n","blocks":[{"acf_fc_layout":"accordion-with-notes","module_background_color":"white","accordion_position":"left","title":"General Information","notes":"","include_spacing":true,"expanded":false,"sections":[{"label":"Webinars &amp; Learning Experiences","copy":"<p>EWU PCE conducts various webinars, workshops, and other continuing education and learning opportunities throughout the year. Details are shared on the EWU Announcements calendar, the <a href=\"http:\/\/ewu.edu\/pce\">EWU PCE website,<\/a> and social media channels.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Access webinar flyers, recordings, and more by going to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/pce\/pce-focus\/\">PCE Webinar &amp; Highlights page<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Connect to our Digital Badging Virtual Series &#8220;The Future of Skills&#8221; and don&#8217;t miss out on the innovative direction PCE is leading for EWU!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/pce\/pce-focus\/#conference\">Notable Mentions across the Nation:<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>EWU Champions Credential Innovation on the National Stage\u00a0<\/strong>(Arlington, VA)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Driving the Future of Skills-Based Education: EWU at the Forefront<\/strong> (Memphis, TN)<\/p>\n"},{"label":"PCE Offering","copy":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A single course, lecture, webinar, or workshop that offers a guided study of a particular subject or skill. They are taught by experts in their fields, designed to cover professional topics such as leadership, education, human resources, computer application, health and wellness and more. <\/span><\/p>\n"},{"label":"Certificate of Completion","copy":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yes, approved PCE programs lead to a certificate of completion.<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"label":"Transferable Coursework","copy":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We suggest working with the transfer office at whatever institution that you would like to transfer PCE coursework into prior to enrolling in PCE courses. Please contact the PCE office at <\/span><a href=\"mailto:pce@ewu.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">pce@ewu.edu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> with questions about transferring PCE courses to EWU degree programs. Each program has unique characteristics, and not all coursework is transferable. <\/span><\/p>\n"},{"label":"Qualified Professional &amp; Continuing Education Learner","copy":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A learner who is participating in PCE courses and\/or programs. These learners are exempt from conventional institutional admissions processes and cannot be a current, matriculated (degree seeking) student at EWU.<\/span><\/p>\n"}],"component_options_toggle":true,"component_options":{"disable_component":false,"nickname":"General","identifier":"general","navigable":true}},{"acf_fc_layout":"accordion-with-notes","module_background_color":"off-white","accordion_position":"left","title":"Registration","notes":"","include_spacing":true,"expanded":false,"sections":[{"label":"PCE Course Modality","copy":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The course modality depends on the offering available. PCE courses can be in-person, hybrid, or online. Please refer to the course information listed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"label":"How to Register","copy":"<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PCE Non-Credit Courses and Programs: Can take non-credit courses and programs through PCE while taking their degree-seeking coursework.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PCE Credit-Bearing Courses: Cannot take PCE credit-bearing courses while simultaneously enrolled in matriculated degree path.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">EWU degree seeking students are not able to take credit-bearing courses through PCE while pursuing their degree, however they are invited to register for any non-credit PCE courses.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n"},{"label":"Accessing Courses Online","copy":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PCE online courses offered by EWU faculty and staff will be accessible through <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/canvas.ewu.edu\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canvas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> which is EWU\u2019s online learning management system (LMS). EWU partners like ed2go, VESi, and Excel Education use their own LMS. For any online PCE course, you will be notified how to access your course materials at the time of registration.<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"label":"Technology Requirements","copy":"<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Credit Bearing<\/strong>: Follows the Eastern Washington University Technology Requirements <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/instructional-technology\/online-learning\/\"><b><i>https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/instructional-technology\/online-learning\/\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Non-credit Bearing<\/strong>: Varies Course to Course. Please see course details for more information.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>In-person<\/strong>: Varies Course to Course. Please see course details for more information.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"}],"component_options_toggle":true,"component_options":{"disable_component":false,"nickname":"Registration","identifier":"registration","navigable":true}},{"acf_fc_layout":"accordion-with-notes","module_background_color":"white","accordion_position":"left","title":"Payment ","notes":"","include_spacing":true,"expanded":false,"sections":[{"label":"Third Party Invoicing","copy":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In most cases PCE can invoice a third party for payment. The payment will need to be received by EWU prior to the start of the course or the student risks being dropped from the course for non-payment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n"},{"label":"WA State Employee Course Discount Eligibility","copy":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Washington State waiver is for degree-seeking students only. <\/span><\/p>\n"},{"label":"Refund Policy","copy":"<p><strong>IMPORTANT INFORMATION: <\/strong>Refunds are administered based on the date EWU Professional &amp; Continuing Education received your emailed request to drop\/withdraw from a course you enrolled in. Students must email\u00a0<strong>pce@ewu.edu<\/strong> and specifically request to be dropped from the course(s) in order for the course enrollment drop to happen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For-Credit: <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The refund policy for credit bearing courses and programs aligns with EWU\u2019s refund policy. Please see the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/records-and-registration\/calendar\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">academic calendar<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for important refund dates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Non-Credit:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Course Cancellation by EWU: 100% refund is offered if EWU cancels a course for any reason.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Course drop\/withdrawal requested by registrant: 95% refund is offered if registrant notifies EWU by email at <\/span><a href=\"mailto:pce@ewu.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">pce@ewu.edu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> a minimum of 3 business days prior to the start of the course.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No refund: 0% refund is offered if a registrant requests to be dropped\/withdrawn less than 3 business days prior to the start of the course. 0% refund is offered for registrants that do not attend or stop attending the course.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Please note, business days are Monday through Friday and do not include federal holidays.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Third-Party Vendor: <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No refund: 0% refund will be offered for online professional development and personal enrichment courses (e.g., VESi, Excel Education, ed2go, etc.).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Contract Services: <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Refunds for contract service enrollments will be defined in each contract.<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"label":"Account Balance","copy":"<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">PCE students with a past due balance on their account will be restricted from enrolling in additional courses. Students who fail to pay their account balance or set up a payment plan in a timely manner may be subject to administrative removal from their currently enrolled courses.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"label":"Financial Aid &amp; Scholarships","copy":"<p>PCE students can only use private funding sources. <strong>Financial aid, scholarships, grants, etc. that run through Title IV, federal financial aid, or state funded financial aid <\/strong>opportunities are not available at this time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>External Scholarship Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<section class=\"contact-card__person\">\n<section class=\"contact-card__info hr-small hr-center hr-sm-left\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"contact-card__name hr-none\">WSAC Conditional Scholarships: Washington Student Achievement Council Teacher Programs<\/li>\n<li class=\"contact-card__name hr-none\"><a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/wsac.wa.gov\/teachers\">Additional Information Here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Employer-Based Tuition Assistance (Section 127)<\/b><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Award Amount:<\/b>\u00a0Up to $5,250 per year\u00a0(Tax-Free)<\/li>\n<li><b>Overview:<\/b>\u00a0Under Internal Revenue Code Section 127, many employers offer educational assistance programs that allow employees to receive up to $5,250 in tax-free benefits\u00a0per calendar year.\u00a0This allows employees to receive tax-free funding to cover professional development, certificates, and non-credit courses taken through PCE.<\/li>\n<li><b>Typical Coverage:\u00a0<\/b>Tuition and other mandatory fees, books, equipment and supplies<\/li>\n<li><b>Eligibility Disclaimer:<\/b>\u00a0Eligibility is determined solely by your employer\u2019s written educational assistance plan.\u00a0Not all employers offer this benefit, and specific requirements for course types (such as non-credit professional development or certificate programs) vary by company.\u00a0Because every company has different requirements, especially regarding non-credit or professional development programming,\u00a0you must check with your employer (typically the HR department) to confirm your eligibility and ensure your chosen program qualifies under their Section 127 plan.\u00a0<i>Note: Benefit amounts exceeding $5,250 are generally considered taxable income.<\/i><\/li>\n<li><b>Resources:\u00a0<\/b>For more details, review the\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/newsroom\/frequently-asked-questions-about-educational-assistance-programs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/newsroom\/frequently-asked-questions-about-educational-assistance-programs\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">IRS Educational Assistance FAQ<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/newsroom\/employer-offered-educational-assistance-programs-can-help-pay-for-college\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/newsroom\/employer-offered-educational-assistance-programs-can-help-pay-for-college\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\">Employer-Offered Education Assistance Programs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n"},{"label":"Payment Plan ","copy":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PCE will accept a payment plan that is set up through the EWU Bursar&#8217;s office (for credit bearing coursework). Please contact their office at sfsofc@ewu.edu. Payment Plan Link: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/financialservices\/payment-plans\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/financialservices\/payment-plans\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n"}],"component_options_toggle":true,"component_options":{"disable_component":false,"nickname":"Payment","identifier":"payment","navigable":true}},{"acf_fc_layout":"accordion-with-notes","module_background_color":"off-white","accordion_position":"left","title":"Records &amp; Transcripts","notes":"","include_spacing":true,"expanded":false,"sections":[{"label":"Credit-bearing Transcripts","copy":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Academic credit bearing courses taken through the PCE unit are added to an EWU student&#8217;s official transcript. See instructions on how to access your credit bearing transcripts <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/records-and-registration\/transcripts\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"label":"OSPI In-Service Form","copy":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Students who have paid and completed K-12 teacher professional development clock hour courses offered through the PCE unit will receive their OSPI in-service registration form and Clock Hour transcript. This process typically takes two weeks but may be slightly longer during peak times. Students are responsible for maintaining their own clock hour records. <\/span><\/p>\n"},{"label":"Degree Applicability of CEUs (Continuing Education Units)","copy":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Not at this time.<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"label":"1098-T Statement","copy":"<div>\n<p><span data-ogsc=\"black\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">For information regarding the 1098-T Tuition Statement, please see\u00a0<a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/financialservices\/student-financial-services\/1098-t-tuition-statement\/. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Finside.ewu.edu%2Ffinancialservices%2Fstudent-financial-services%2F1098-t-tuition-statement%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cmsears%40ewu.edu%7Cb57c1685e5494300594c08dd883d07de%7Ccbb8585a58be4c67a9e8aa46ea967bb1%7C0%7C0%7C638816517898804668%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ibuhqH74xLQ4AC4yxcXPLLD9nBjCA885evCTNTuNVlY%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\" data-ogsc=\"\">https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/financialservices\/student-financial-services\/1098-t-tuition-statement\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span data-ogsc=\"black\">Please note, non-credit tuition does not qualify for a 1098-T form.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n"}],"component_options_toggle":true,"component_options":{"disable_component":false,"nickname":"Records","identifier":"records","navigable":true}},{"acf_fc_layout":"mirror-content","page":35,"component_options_toggle":false,"component_options":{"disable_component":false,"nickname":"","identifier":"","navigable":false}}],"secondary_nav_menu_type":"menu","page_hide_sidebar":true,"page_enable_page_nav":true,"secondary_nav_menu":"side-nav","page_override_title":"","intro_title":"","page_persona_bar_default_tab":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/pce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/pce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/pce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/pce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1243"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/pce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=263"}],"version-history":[{"count":44,"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/pce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/263\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1022,"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/pce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/263\/revisions\/1022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/pce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}