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For Registered Members

Specifications:

  1. Registered members must earn 10 continuing education (CE) credits per calendar year.  It is encouraged that members keep track of these credits as they occur by entering them into their secure on-line profile.
  2. Receipts, certificates, and written acknowledgement of continuing education should be kept by the member to confirm participation in CE activities.
  3. CALAS/ ACSAL continuing education credits are based on CALAS/ACSAL sponsored events, however  CALAS/ ACSAL encourages education from other associations such as LAMA, CAAHTT, AALAS, etc.
  4. If a member is unable to obtain all 10 credits in one year, a member’s registered status may be removed.  To regain registered status, the member may be eligible to write the CALAS Registry Exam the following year.
  5. If a member earns >10 credits in a given year, the member is entitled to carry over a maximum of 10 credits.  For example, if a member earned 13 credits, 3 credits may be carried over to the next credit year.

Continuing Education Credit Values:

  1. Conference/ Symposium:  5 credits per full day for a major educational symposium as approved by the Board of Directors (CALAS/ACSAL, NAVTA, AALAS) to a maximum of 10 credits per multi day event.
  2. Speaking Engagements:  1 credit per topic per hour of speaking, in which you are the speaker, related to the laboratory animal science field.  (Note: if the topic in which you are speaking is presented several times [ex.  Animal facility orientation course] the topic may be only claimed once per year).
  3. Published Articles:  3 credits for submission of an educational article to the CALAS Members’ Magazine.  2 credits for each article published in another laboratory animal science magazine, or newsletter.
  4. Posters:  3 credits for submission of a poster related to the laboratory animal science field and presented at a conference or symposium.
  5. Public Education:  1 credit per hour, maximum of 5 credits per day, for each speaking engagement, or public engagement/ seminar you attend, that promotes or educates laboratory animal science (ex.  Seminar presented by CALAS/ ACSAL Chapter or animal facility).
  6. CE Quizzes:  1 credit for each CALAS CE Quiz submitted.  An additional credit will be awarded for a perfect quiz result.  The CALAS Member’s magazine will publish the names of members who obtain perfect quiz scores in each issue.  The member must enter the additional credit for a perfect score in their profile.  For CE Quiz submissions from another association, 1 credit will be awarded.
  7. Courses

    Laboratory Animal/ Veterinary Courses (University or College level); 5 credits per course per year.

    Non-Laboratory Animal/ Veterinary Specific Courses; 2.5 credits per course per year.

    Correspondence; at the discretion of the Board of Directors

  8. CALAS/ACSAL Video Library/ Scientific Papers:  1 credit per CALAS Educational Video watched or laboratory animal scientific paper read. 1 additional credit awarded if you submit a review for this paper or video for possible publication to the CALAS Member’s Magazine.  If your Review is selected for publication in the Member’s Magazine, 2 additional credits will be awarded
  9. Membership to associations / groups/ committees:  1 credit awarded annually for each membership to another animal science related organization (ex. LAMA, AALAS, animal care committee, executive on local CALAS/ACSAL Chapter), as approved by the Board of Directors.
  10. Active involvement with CALAS:  Active involvement with CALAS can be defined as being involved with the local chapter.  1 credit is awarded per meeting in which a member plans or organizes a presentation or event to further laboratory animal science knowledge of other individuals.
  11. CALAS Registry Exams: 10 credits for ARLAT3, RLAT and RMLAT examinees
  12. Other:  all submissions will be reviewed and their value, if not predetermined, will be determined at the discretion of the CALAS Board of Directors.

CALAS/ ACSAL Continuing Education credits are based on CALAS/ ACSAL events.  CALAS/ ACSAL supports continuing education opportunities from other organizations such as LAMA, CAAHTT, AALAS, etc.