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Petition for Continuing Education Credits (CECs)

The ACE Petition process was developed to assist ACE-certified Professionals in meeting their continuing education

recertification requirements. If you have taken a continuing education course that has not been formally ACE-

Approved, but is applicable to your ACE certification, you may be able to petition the course for credits. ACE will

evaluate each petitioned course based on applicable scope of content, structured learning time and instructor

qualifications. Carefully read the course petition requirements and only submit if you have ALL the required materials

and the course instructors meet our guidelines.

Please Submit:

1) Completed ACE CEC Petition Application form

2) $25.00 Non-Refundable Petition Processing Fee Per Course

3) Certificate of course completion, including completion date

4) List of all course instructors and their educational qualifications. It is your responsibility to obtain the

course instructor’s educational information outlined below.

Course instructor(s) must meet the following qualification requirements:

― Hold a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in exercise science or a health-related field

― a four-year degree in a business-related field (for business workshops that are pertinent

to a fitness professional)

― a current NCCA-accredited fitness certification (ACE, ACSM, NASM, NSCA, AAPTE, Cooper

Institute, IFPA, NCSF, NESTA, NETA, NFPT, TWCC and NCCPT)

― a current RYT credential (for yoga courses only)

― a Pilates Method Alliance certification (for Pilates courses only) AND possess at least three year’s

experience in the subject matter being presented.

5) Detailed hour-by-hour outline or syllabus listing times and topics covered (list the instructor presenting

each section if multiple course instructors).

6) Conferences—provide the conference agenda and presenter biographies, along with verification

documentation from conference coordinator of sessions attended.

7) Distance Learning courses—provide a photocopy of the table of contents and page numbers of all

books and workbooks, along with video, DVD, online component details including course descriptions &

timelines to complete each segment.

8) Course Summary stating how this course benefited you as an ACE-certified Professional

The course subject matter must be relevant to your ACE certification

Course material must fall within the scope of practice of an ACE-certified Professional as outlined in

each discipline’s certification manual.

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Petition For Continuing Education Credits