Continuing Education
Mission
University of Wisconsin-Madison Continuing Education in Nursing has been a provider of continuing education for nurses since 1955. Our mission is to improve human health by advancing learning through innovative outreach and continuing educational programming.
Scholarships and Alumni Discounts for Attendance at Continuing Education Programs
Scholarships are available to nurses from the School of Nursing Continuing Education fund on a first-come, first-served basis to help those who must pay their own way to our continuing education conferences. The scholarship covers half the cost of our conference tuition. We ask that you apply for funding only once in a calendar year; so that other nurses have a chance to receive assistance. Applications for a scholarship will be taken via telephone or e-mail. For further information and/or to receive an application contact: Susan Mezei, skmezei@wisc.edu, (608) 262-0566.
Discounts are also available for UW-Madison School of Nursing alumni from the Nurses Alumni Organization (NAO) to attend our Terrific Tuesdays programs. A half-cost discount is also available to UW-Madison School of Nursing alumni for our Annual Conference for Teachers of Nursing Practice. To request an alumni discount contact: Susan Mezei, skmezei@wisc.edu, (608) 262-0566.
Partnerships and Co-Sponsorships
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Continuing Education in Nursing welcomes inquiries about co-development of educational programs, resources, and materials that promote the mission of the department. Send your inquiry to LeaRae Galarowicz by email to lbgalaro@wisc.edu or call (608) 262-1179.
CEUs, Contact Hours, and Transcripts
University of Wisconsin-Madison Continuing Education in Nursing awards Contact Hours and CEUs for educational offerings that it sponsors. Enrollees receive a certificate of completion for an educational activity either at the end of the program or by mail several weeks after the course.
The Contact Hour and CEU do not provide credit toward an academic degree. Nurses who wish to enroll for course work carrying formal academic credit should contact a degree-granting school of nursing.
The Contact Hour is defined by the Amercian Nurses Credentialing Center as:
"...a unit of measurement that describes 60 minutes of an organized learning activity that is either a didactic or clinical experience."
The Continuing Education Unit (CEU) was established by a National Task Force representing several adult education associations, as a means of measurement for non-credit educational activities. It is defined as:
A specific, standard measure [ten (10) clock hours] of educational achievement used by many universities and professional organizations under the criteria of the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) to attest to clock hour completion of continuing education activities.
The transcript is a cumulative, permanent record identifying all the courses and the respective number of CEUs earned by individual students. The UW-Extension Student Records Office at the Pyle Center maintains a file for all individuals who have taken continuing education courses through UW-Extension.
Contact the UW-Extension Student Records Office at the Pyle Center for more information. There is a fee for transcripts.
Directions to Continuing Education in Nursing
Continuing Education in Nursing is located on the far west end of campus in the School of Nursing at the Clinical Science Center (UW Hospital). View a map and get driving directions via Google Maps.
Parking on Campus for Conferences
Parking arrangements must be made ahead of time. Call the Visitor Parking Office at (608) 262-8683 to make arrangements to park in a lot near the conference site.
Recording Conference Speakers
Permission to record must be secured from the conference faculty. Only battery-operated sound recorders may be used. Continuing Education in Nursing does not assume responsibility for loss or damage to property.