How long is a continuing education course?

We understand that online learning and training is designed to be flexible and work with your schedule. However, to maintain the integrity of our courses and the online educational experience, Teaching Channel and its university partners have specific completion timelines.

Participants may register for and complete up to 15 credits during a single term. In order to fully absorb the content of each online course, learners must spend a minimum of 9 unique calendar days actively engaged in each course before submission is available for the final module.

 Please keep in mind:

• The 9-day requirement applies individually to each course.
• For example, if you are enrolled in two courses, you must spend a minimum of 18 total calendar days in your coursework (at least 9 unique focused calendar days per course).
• Course timelines begin on the date of enrollment.
• When taking multiple courses, the required timelines run consecutively, not concurrently.
• The 9-calendar-day minimum enrollment period does not include instructor feedback time.
• Instructor feedback may take up to 7 calendar days from the date of learner submission.
• Upon submission of the final module and/or knowledge check for an active course, the final module submission date for all remaining active courses will automatically update to the next available submission date, providing you with your next available and earliest eligible submission date in accordance with our enrollment requirements.
• For learners needing a faster turnaround, priority grading is available for purchase starting October 1, 2026, to shorten the evaluation window and allow for quicker review of submitted coursework.
• Please note multiple orders made within 45 days could be impacted by learning requirements.

These guidelines are established by Teaching Channel and our university partners to maintain the academic integrity, pacing, and quality of the online learning experience while still providing the flexibility of self-paced coursework.

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