Writing and publishing documents, articles, or books can earn you Continuing Education Units (CEUs) toward your CompTIA certification renewal.
Receive CEUs for these activities:
How many CEUs you can earn
Review the chart below to see the maximum number of CEUs you can earn for each qualifying activity during your three-year renewal cycle.
|
Activity |
Data+ |
A+ |
Network+ |
Security+ |
Linux+ |
Cloud+ |
PenTest+ |
CySA+ |
SecurityX |
DataX |
CloudNetX |
|
Total CEUs required for renewal |
20 |
20 |
30 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
60 |
60 |
75 |
75 |
75 |
|
8 |
8 |
12 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
18 |
18 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
|
|
8 |
8 |
12 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
18 |
18 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
|
|
15 |
15 |
20 |
40 |
40 |
40 |
50 |
50 |
60 |
60 |
60 |
How to earn and receive your CEUs
Publish an article or white paper
You can earn four CEUs for each article or white paper of at least four pages in length. Follow these requirements to earn and receive CEUs:
- Timing: Your article or white paper must be written and published during your three-year renewal cycle.
- Relevance: At least 50% of the course content must relate to one or more of the exam objectives for the certification you’re renewing. It is important to keep in mind that CompTIA does not only look at content “topics” to determine whether a course relates to exam objectives. There are other variables, including the cognitive level of course content, that are taken into account during our internal review.*
- Documentation: Submit the following documentation to receive CEUs for creating an article or white paper:
- URL or copy of the published work with your name and the date published.
- Description of the content covered.
Publish a blog post
You can earn one CEU for each blog post of at least 500 words. Follow these requirements to earn and receive CEUs:
- Timing: Your blog post must be written and published during your three-year renewal cycle.
- Relevance: At least 50% of the course content must relate to one or more of the exam objectives for the certification you’re renewing. It is important to keep in mind that CompTIA does not only look at content “topics” to determine whether a course relates to exam objectives. There are other variables, including the cognitive level of course content, that are taken into account during our internal review.*
- Documentation: Submit the following documentation to receive CEUs for the blog post:
- URL or copy of the published work with your name and the date published.
- Description of the content covered.
Publish a book
If you write a published book, you will receive the number of CEUs listed in the table above. Follow these requirements to earn and receive CEUs.
- Timing: Your book must be written and published during your three-year renewal cycle.
- Relevance: At least 50% of the course content must relate to one or more of the exam objectives for the certification you’re renewing. It is important to keep in mind that CompTIA does not only look at content “topics” to determine whether a course relates to exam objectives. There are other variables, including the cognitive level of course content, that are taken into account during our internal review.*
- Documentation: Submit a link to the website where your book is featured or can be purchased.
*CompTIA reserves the right to make a final determination about whether training course content may or may not relate to exam objectives, up to 50%, and leverages an unbiased third party to ensure accuracy throughout the review process.