Frequently Asked Questions

To enroll in a course, you may browse our course catalog and select the course you're interested in. You can then register for your selected course here.

You may also print a mail-in registration form.

Yes, all of our courses are fully online and offer flexibility that fits into educators' busy schedules.

Each of our courses requires a minimum of 45 contact hours.

Our Fall, Winter, and Spring semesters are 10 weeks in length. You’ll need to commit 4-5 hours to your studies per week.

Our Summer semester is 6 weeks in length, so you’ll need to plan to commit 7-8 hours to your studies per week.

We offer 4 fully-online semesters of courses each year: Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer. Each of our courses during each semester requires a minimum of 45 contact hours and results in 4.5 CEUs (or 45 contact hours) upon successful completion.

Fall, Winter, and Spring semester run for 10 weeks.
Summer semester runs for 6 weeks.

Our instructors utilize Google Classroom for sharing course materials and assignments. You’ll receive an NEI student email address with login instructions. Additionally, your instructor may work with students to set up optional Zoom sessions throughout the semester.

If you encounter any technical difficulties while taking a course, please reach out to your instructor and sarah@newenglandinstitute.org. You will be assisted in resolving the issue.

The cost for a 4.5 Continuing Education Units course is $850.00

We accept credit cards through PayPal/Venmo, personal check, or a purchase order (or third-party billing) from your school district. You can view our payment option page here.

Payment or Purchase Order is due by the registration deadline which is one week prior to the beginning of the semester.

If you need to cancel your registration, you must notify us a full week before the course begins. We will issue you a refund within 30 days of confirmed receipt of your cancellation.

When you are not able to give us a week’s notice for a cancellation, you will receive a credit toward another course with NEI.

No refunds are given after the first day of the semester. Extended time to complete studies as a Guided Independent Study or transferring to a different course is possible and is determined on a case-by-case basis.

You can read our full registration and refund policy here.

A CEU stands for Continuing Education Unit. One CEU is typically equivalent to ten contact hours of participation in an organized continuing education experience. The CEU granted by the New England Institute is at a higher standard of expectation than contact hours, because the work submitted is assessed and graded by its instructors.

Educators from across the United States have taken our courses successfully for professional development and license renewal in their own states. Because requirements vary by state, we encourage educators to check with their state to confirm acceptance. Our courses have been accepted by the Maine Department of Education for recertification for 4.5 CEUs (the equivalent of 45 contact hours) since 2011.

When you successfully complete one of our courses by earning a passing grade (B or higher), you will earn 4.5 CEUs which is equivalent to 45 contact hours. This indicates the amount of time you've spent engaged in the course material and activities.

After successfully completing a course, your official CEU certificate with the New England Institute seal will be mailed to the address provided during your registration. You will also receive a digital copy via email.

If you took a course for grad/undergrad credits (Fall 2015 – Spring 2016) and need an official transcript, you can contact the Vermont State Colleges through their website.  They are the official custodians of Burlington College records. You may also call them at 802-224-3000.

If you took a course for graduate credits between 2012 and 2015 during our partnership with Endicott College, you can request your official transcript here.