About Online Courses & Frequently Asked Questions

The course, all course materials, and access to the live forums are available on the course’s page in NACUA’s Online Learning Center.

Please see specific web pages for each course to see what is included:  

Title IX Coordinator Training  

The Fundamentals of FERPA 

Conducting Effective Internal Investigations 

Achieving and Maintaining an Accessible Campus: A Guide to Higher Education Disability Law and Accommodations 

Lawyers New to Higher Education

NACUA’s online courses are asynchronous. Once registered, students are able to view the instructor’s presentations at their convenience – at home, at the office, or anywhere there is a connection to the Internet. Each course contains live forums in both the fall and spring semesters (except for Lawyers New to Higher Education, which only holds live forums in the fall).  

Live forums are recorded except for in the Lawyers New to Higher Education online course. Recordings of live forums are available for registrants on the course website approximately one week after the date of the forum. You can access specific information about live forums and recordings on each course’s web page. 

You may ask questions of the instructors during the course’s forums (i.e., live webinars). The instructors will answer as many questions as they are able in the time allotted. Approximately 48 hours prior to each live forum, you will receive an email containing a link to the register for the forum. 

Courses are open for individual registration only, and access should not be shared.

You may access the course by logging into the course platform. A link to the platform will also be included in your order confirmation email. Check your junk filter if you do not receive the order confirmation email shortly after you register. 

To participate in the online course, you will need a PC or Mac with an Internet connection, loaded with a Web browser. You will also need Adobe Reader for reading PDF files which is available for free download from www.adobe.com. Cookies must be enabled and pop ups for the site must be allowed. 

You may be eligible to receive CLE credit for participating in a NACUA online course. After completing the course, participants may submit a request to NACUA, and NACUA will submit the program for approval to the appropriate agencies of the states that permit self-study credit. MCLE credit is subject to each state’s rules and regulations. States differ in their definition of “CLE.” For more information, visit each course’s CLE credit page from the links above. Information on CLE credit is located towards the bottom of each course’s web page.  

There are no refunds for online courses.

Attorneys and Other Administrators from NACUA Member Institutions: If you are an attorney or other administrator from a NACUA member institution or associate member institution, or if you are an associate individual member, you are eligible to register for this online course. After reviewing the schedule, institutions may determine that there are attorneys or other campus administrators who would benefit from the program as well.

Attorneys and Other Administrators from Non-Member Institutions: You must be an attorney or other administrator currently representing or employed by an accredited non-profit college or university to be eligible to register for this online course. Non-member attorneys and other administrators representing or employed by colleges or universities that are not NACUA member institutions must affirm that they meet this additional eligibility Requirement.*

*NACUA may contact non-members directly to notify them about the status of their registration and to gather additional information, if necessary. NACUA reserves the right to cancel your registration for this online course if you are not eligible for participation in the course.

Yes, course participants will receive a certificate of completion for the course provided that they complete all of the required elements of each of the modules and receive a passing score on each module assessment. Please note, however, that NACUA is not a credit- granting nor a certifying organization. 

Participants can access course materials for 365 days from the date of purchase. NACUA is not able to extend access to the course after it expires. Participants must repurchase the course in order to extend access. 

If you have additional questions, please contact us at nacua@nacua.org or (202) 833- 8390.