Category
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Details
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Description
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Credits
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| Conferences & Seminars |
| C-1 |
Multi‐day CSEP National Annual Conference or CSEP Professional Development Days |
Conference must include multiple speakers with graduate level education or training and topics must be based on peer reviewed evidence, research, or best practice. |
15 credits per day conference attendance, no maximum |
| C-2 |
Multi-day Annual Conference by a CSEP regional affiliate.* |
Conference must include multiple speakers with graduate level education or training and topics must be based on peer reviewed evidence, research, or best practice.
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12.5 credits per day conference attendance, no maximum |
| C-3 |
Multi-day Annual Conference by a gold standard national organization such as ESSA, ECSS, CEPA or ACSM |
Conference must include multiple speakers with graduate level education or training and topics must be based on peer reviewed evidence, research, or best practice.
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12.5 credits per day conference attendance, no maximum
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| C-4 |
Multi-day, evidence based conference not associated with any of the organizations listed above. |
Conference must include multiple speakers with graduate level education or training and topics must be based on peer reviewed evidence, research, or best practice.
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7.5 credits per day conference attendance, no maximum
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| Workshops, Online and Distance Learning |
| W-1 |
Workshops offered by active CSEP-CEPs and CSEP-CPTs |
Content must be specific to physical activity/exercise science, fitness, and associated lifestyle applications for: clinical populations, high performance, health promotion/general population.
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2 credits for every hour of attendance to a maximum of 20 credits per two year cycle |
| W-2 |
Workshops offered by ACSM-RCEPs, ACSM-CESs, or NSCA-CSCSs |
Content must be specific to physical activity/exercise science, fitness, and associated lifestyle applications for: clinical populations, high performance, health promotion/general population.
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1 credit for every hour of attendance to a maximum of 20 credits per two year cycle |
| W-3 |
Workshops offered by a physician, nurse navigator, physical therapist, occupational therapist or other health professional requiring a graduate level of education |
Content may or may not be specific to physical activity/exercise science, fitness, and associated lifestyle. If not, then there must be a visible connection between the course material and CSEP mandates. |
1 credits for every hour of attendance to a maximum of 15 credits per two year cycle |
| W-4 |
Fitness / exercise instructor training courses
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Becoming a group exercise leader/instructor, e.g. cycle or Pilates, etc. -‐ skills that would assist the CSEP-‐CEP or CSEP-‐CPT in the delivery of their fitness services.
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7.5 credits per certification, credential, skill, or course completed to a maximum of 20 credits |
| W-5 |
Seminars / workshops / webinars offered by local, private, club or commercial fitness consulting and/or fitness certification agencies
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Offered by other fitness or allied health practitioners not associated with CSEP, ACSM, or NSCA.
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1 credit for every hour of presenting, teaching, or attendance to a maximum of 17.5 credits in a two year cycle
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| W-6 |
Online or distance courses offered by CSEP. Includes CSEP Advanced Module Series webinars and Online Learning. |
Full attendance and completion of online modules directed at clinical or high performance populations designed and offered by CSEP. *Where applicable, a passing grade may be required. |
2 credits per hour - no maximum. |
| Academic and Aligned Courses |
| A-1 |
Post certification pursuits - university degree, academic courses or college diploma courses |
Delivered by an accredited college or university -‐ the content of these courses must be specific to physical activity/exercise science, fitness and associated lifestyle applications |
10 credits per course per semester - no maximum
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| A-2 |
Post certification pursuits -non-diploma or non-degree courses/continuing educational opportunities delivered by a university or other recognized postsecondary institution
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Usually delivered through distance education, continuing education - the content must be specific to physical activity/exercise science and associated lifestyle fitness applications
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7.5 credits for taking a course - no maximum
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| A-3 |
Post certification pursuits - online or distance courses put on by organizations or companies |
Usually delivered through distance education or continuing education by publishing companies such as Human Kinetics - the content must be specific to physical activity/exercise science and associated lifestyle fitness applications |
5 credits for taking a course to a maximum of 15 credits
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| Publications and Grants |
| P-1 |
Peer-reviewed publications (research journal articles, chapters in books, position statements, etc.) that are reviewed by experts (Ph.D.) in the related area
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Authoring or co-authoring a peer reviewed journal article (APNM, Med Sci Sports Exerc, etc.), a chapter in a book, or a book - the content must be specific to physical activity/exercise science and associated lifestyle fitness applications
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15 credits per article, book chapter or book in a two year cycle
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| P-2 |
Peer-reviewed research grants |
Physical activity/exercise science research (NSERC, CIHR, CFI, CAHR, CFLRI, etc |
10 credits for submitting a research grant to a maximum of one grant per cycle/5 credits for being awarded the research grant to a maximum of one grant per cycle
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| P-3 |
Non peer-reviewed commercial fitness publications |
Newsletters, magazines, trade publications, books - the content must be specific to physical activity/exercise science and associated lifestyle fitness applications |
5 credits per article, book chapter or book in a two year cycle - no maximum
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| P-4 |
Proof of passing the test questions related to featured articles that appear in scientific professional journals for fitness practitioners |
Usually delivered by recognized professional fitness associations that have both research and practitioner branches (CSEP, ACSM, NSCA, etc. |
1 credits per featured article to a maximum of 12 articles in a two year cycle
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| Teaching / Assisting |
| T-1 |
Assisting or Teaching at a workshop or seminar offered by active CSEPCEPs and CSEP-‐CPTs |
The content of these courses must be specific to physical activity/exercise science, fitness and associated lifestyle applications |
2 credits for every hour of teaching to a maximum of 20 credits per two year cycle
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| T-2 |
Teaching a CSEP‐CEP workshop/module/course |
Teaching |
10 credits per course to a maximum of 10 credits in a two year cycle
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| T-3 |
Assisting at a CSEP‐CEP workshop/module/course |
Assisting |
5 credits per course to a maximum of 10 credits in a two year cycle
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| T-4 |
Teaching a CSEP‐CPT workshop/module/course |
Teaching |
10 credits per course to a maximum of 10 credits in a two year cycle
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| T-5 |
Assisting at a CSEP‐CPT workshop/module/course |
Assisting |
5 credits per course to a maximum of 10 credits in a two year cycle
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| T-6 |
Teaching or assisting in a seminar or workshop lead by a non‐CSEP member or fitness certification agency |
Offered by other fitness or allied health practitioners not associated with CSEP, ACSM, or NSCA. |
0.5 credits for every hour of presenting, teaching, or attendance to a maximum of 5 credits in a two year cycle
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| T-7 |
Teaching or assisting in a seminar or workshop associated with ACSM‐RCEPs or CESs or NSCA‐CSCS |
Offered by other fitness professionals aligned with ACSM, or NSCA |
1 credit for every hour of presenting, teaching, or attendance to a maximum of 10 credits in a two year cycle
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| CSEP COMMITTEE WORK |
| V-1 |
Chair of a CSEP Committee
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20 credits per term served |
| V-2 |
CSEP Committee Member |
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10 credits per term served |
| V-3 |
CSEP Sub-Committee Member |
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5 credits per term served |
| V-4 |
CSEP Task Force |
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20 credits per term served |
| As of April 1, 2017 |
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It is the responsibility of CSEP-CPT / CSEP-CEP members to collect and track their own professional development activities and credits.
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