NACUBO online learning

CPE Instructions

On October 20, 2023, NACUBO transitioned to a new learning management system and updated the steps to earn CPE credit during live online events.

Please review the instructions below and email online@nacubo.org with questions prior to attending an online event.

Zoom

Online events are held in Zoom. If you don’t have Zoom downloaded on your device, you can download Zoom here. You do not need to create a Zoom account to attend.

If attending for CPE credit, we suggest using Zoom on a computer, rather than a phone or tablet.

Earn CPE Credit

You must attend an online event live through your NACUBO account to earn credit. CPE credit cannot be earned for watching the recording or attending live through a colleague's account.

After you have attended the online event, the following three steps for CPE credit will become available. All CPE steps are completed under the Content tab on the same page you used to join the live event (refer to the Find and Join Online Event section above).

You have until 5 pm ET on the following business day after the event to complete these steps or report a technical issue with our site to online@nacubo.org. Review the "CPE Info" tab on the event page to confirm the CPE deadline for that event.

Why This Process

We at NACUBO are proud to offer continuing professional education (CPE) credits for many of our programs by maintaining qualified sponsorship with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA). To remain in good standing, our programs must comply with NASBA's standards, which outline certain requirements for online learners.  

These requirements include maintaining proof that learners who earned credit—  

  1. Viewed the entire program. Your online learning dashboard records when you access the Zoom link. To show that you stayed until the end, we provide a check-out code in the Zoom chat and on a slide after the program has ended. Entering the check-out code after the program updates our records to show that you remained in the Zoom room for the duration of the program and satisfies NASBA’s attendance requirements (standard 3.4). 
  2. Engaged with the online learning platform at least three times per credit and/or twice per half credit at random intervals. For example, for a 75-minute webinar, NASBA requires learners to show participation in the Zoom room five times (standards S16-02, S16-03, and S24-04). To satisfy this requirement, we release short CPE codewords in the chat at random times throughout the program for you to record and then select from a multiple-choice quiz after the program. We release additional codewords so that you can miss up to two and still earn credit for an online event. This method allows you to earn credit regardless of typing or spelling and allows our records to show that you were engaged at the time each codeword was released.  

Why Our Current Methods Benefit You  

This method allows you to earn your credit and download your certificate as soon as you enter the codewords and check-out code into your online learning dashboard. This way, you don’t have to wait up to three weeks for NACUBO staff to manually process your participation data and sync it to your dashboard.  

While we understand this process can be cumbersome at times, we intend to revisit and revise our CPE processes as Zoom and our learning management system evolve their features. In the meantime, we greatly appreciate your patience and understanding as we strive to offer the best online programs while maintaining compliance with NASBA standards.