You can earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs) by completing various training and educational activities, including the following:
- Complete a training course
- Attend a live webinar
- Attend a conference
- Complete a college course
- Complete an American Council on Education (ACE) course
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.
A+ | Data+ | DataSys+ | DataX | Network+ | Security+ | Linux+ | Cloud+ | CloudNetX | PenTest+ | CySA+ | SecurityX | |
Total CEUs required for renewal |
20 |
20 |
30 |
75 |
30 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
75 |
60 |
60 |
75 |
20 |
20 |
30 |
75 |
30 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
75 |
60 |
60 |
75 |
|
4 |
4 |
6 |
20 |
6 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
20 |
15 |
15 |
20 |
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4 |
4 |
6 |
20 |
6 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
20 |
15 |
15 |
20 |
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20 |
20 |
30 |
75 |
30 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
75 |
60 |
60 |
75 |
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Complete an American Council on Education (ACE) course |
20 |
20 |
30 |
75 |
30 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
75 |
60 |
60 |
75 |
How to earn and receive your CEUs
Complete a training course
You can earn one CEU for each hour of training. Follow these requirements to earn and receive CEUs:
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Timing: You must complete the training course during your three-year renewal cycle, and the same course can only be submitted once.
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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.*
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Documentation: Submit the following documentation to receive CEUs for a training course:
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Detailed description/outline of the training content.
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Completion certificate containing the following:
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Your name
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Name of the course
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Name of the training provider
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Date the course was completed
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Number of hours
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CompTIA has pre-approved some of the most widely recognized IT industry training courses. Other IT industry training is accepted if at least 50% of the content relates to one or more of the exam objectives for the certification you’re renewing.
Select the certification you intend to renew to see the list of CompTIA pre-approved IT industry training courses.
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CompTIA DataSys+
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CompTIA DataX
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CompTIA CloudNetX
Pre-approved training courses for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)
If you are a DoD civilian, contractor, or government employee, CompTIA has pre-approved the most widely used training for CEUs. Other DoD training is accepted if at least 50% of the content relates to one or more of the exam objectives for the certification you’re renewing.
DoD cybersecurity fundamentals training
The DoD Cybersecurity Fundamentals (IAF) and the Cyberspace Operations Fundamentals (CCFC) courses are approved for the following CompTIA certifications only and must be submitted using the Completed DoD Cybersecurity Fundamental Training activity.
- CompTIA A+: 10 CEUs
- CompTIA Network+: 15 CEUs
- CompTIA Security+: 25 CEUs
The system will automatically populate CEUs depending on the Certification you are renewing.
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BAI - Risk Management Framework (RMF) |
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Center for Development of Security Excellence (CDSKE) |
Cyber Defense Training Cloud (CDTC) and Private Cyber Training Cloud (PCTC) |
DoD Annual and Miscellaneous |
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Attend a live webinar
You can earn one CEU for each hour you attend. Follow these requirements to earn and receive CEUs:
- Timing: You must attend the webinar 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.*
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Documentation: Submit the following documentation to receive CEUs for a webinar:
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Detailed description/outline of the webinar content.
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Completion certificate or registration email containing the following:
- Your name
- Name of the webinar
- Date of the webinar
- Number of hours
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Attend a conference
You can earn one CEU for each hour you attend. Follow these requirements to earn and receive CEUs:
- Timing: You must attend the conference 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. *
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Documentation: Submit the following documentation to receive CEUs for a conference session:
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Detailed description/outline of the session content.
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Completion certificate or registration email containing the following:
- Your name
- Name of the conference session
- Date of the conference session
- Number of hours
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Complete a college course
You can earn 10 CEUs for each 3 to 4 credit-hour class. Follow these requirements to earn and receive CEUs:
- Timing: You must complete the college course 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.*
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Documentation: Submit the following documentation to receive CEUs for a college course:
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Detailed description/outline of the college course content.
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Transcript containing the following information:
- Your name
- Name of the college
- Name of the course
- Date and semester the course was completed
- Number of credit hours
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Complete an American Council on Education (ACE) course
You can earn 10 CEUs for each 3 to 4 credit-hour class. Follow these requirements to earn and receive CEUs
- Timing: You must complete the ACE course 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.*
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Documentation: Submit the following documentation to receive CEUs for an ACE course:
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Detailed description/outline of the ACE course content.
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Transcript containing the following information:
- Your name
- Name of the course
- Date and semester the course was completed
- Number of credit hours
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*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.