CLASSES
AIA Seattle presents over 50 continuing education events per year, all of them at nominal or reduced cost to AIA members. A current class listing is below. For future classes see the Calendar page.

CHANGE IN CONTINUING EDUCATION SYSTEM (CES) LANGUAGE
As an architect pursuing continuing education courses, you may be familiar with the terminology Learning Units (LUs). Effective January 1, 2012, AIA/CES will no longer be using the term Learning Units when referencing credits for approved courses. Instead, we will be referring to them as Continuing Education Hours (CEHs). Over the course of the next few months, do not be alarmed if you see this change throughout CES Discovery, tutorials, manuals, and other resources. As always, do not confuse Continuing Education Units (CEUs) with Continuing Education Hours (CEHs). One CEU equals 10 CEHs, which are contact hours. To report credit, refer to CEHs, not CEUs.

CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
All registered Architect Members (except those with Emeritus status) must complete 18 Continuing Education Hours (CEHs), at least 12 in topics related to health, safety and welfare and 4 relating to sustainable design. Learn more about AIA's continuing education requirements.

However, in order to maintain your license in the state of Washington, all registered architects (this includes practicing Emeritus members) must complete 24 Continuing Education Hours every two years. For a complete description of this new requirement, click here.

TRANSCRIPTS
AIA national offices manage all membership CE records. To obtain a copy of your transcript, visit here. With questions about CE credits for a class offered by AIA Seattle, contact Debra Haraldson.

SELF REPORT FORM
Many informal activities qualify for CEHs. Log in with your AIA number here, and go to the handy online self-report form.

CONTINUING EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS
Scholarships for continuing education (.doc)
AIA Seattle offers a number of needs-based scholarships for each major 2012 continuing education event, including full-day conferences. Members who want to explore this opportunity for a particular event should fill out the form above and email it to read our FAQ (.pdf).

PARTNERSHIP WITH aecKNOWLEDGE

AIA Seattle is proud to announce a new partnership with aecKnowledge—an innovative, online knowledge-sharing platform for the AEC industries. As an established provider of high-quality video continuing education, aecKnowledge delivers peer-reviewed, unbiased, engaging knowledge featuring top thought leaders and subject matter experts—all available 24/7. aecKnowledge has developed their curriculum in partnership with AIA and USGBC chapters across the country and offers courses that are AIA CES or GBCI approved, with many offering valuable SD/HSW Continuing Education Hours. Please click here to view upcoming opportunities.