Professional Development Accreditation in Public Relations Renewing Your APR

Professionals renewing their APR must accumulate a minimum of 15 continuing education units within a three-year period. (Learn more about APR renewal.) Following are just a few of the many NSPRA activities that accredited members can do to earn CEUs. 

• Attend the NSPRA National Seminar = 1 CEU per one-day session 
• Present a session at the NSPRA National Seminar = 0.5 CEU 
• Write an article for an NSPRA-member e-newsletter = 1 CEU 
• Serve as an awards contest judge for NSPRA = 1 CEU
• Serve as an APR mentor to a candidate (sign up in Mentor Match) = 2 CEUs 
• Serve as a module instructor for NSPRA’s APR Cohort = 2 CEUs 
• Attend a APR Cohort virtual meeting and serve as a volunteer breakout room host = 0.5 CEU 
• Serve as a module instructor for the joint AASA-NSPRA Leadership in School Communication (LISC) program = 1 CEU per module 
• Register for and participate in the LISC program = 0.5 CEU per module  
• Watch one of the ethics-themed webinars on demand available in the Professional Development section of this website (members only) = 0.5 CEU 
• Earning the following National School Communication Awards from NSPRA:
  • Gold Medallion Award = 5 CEUs*
  • Golden Achievement Award = 3 CEUs*
  • Publications and Electronic Media Awards = 1 CEU*
• Receiving one of the following individual recognition awards from NSPRA:
  • School Communicator of the Year Award = 15 CEUs
  • NSPRA Presidents Award = 15 CEUs
  • Bob Grossman Leadership in School Communications Award = 15 CEUs
  • Barry Gaskins Mentor Legacy Award = 15 CEUs
  • Other NSPRA lifetime professional achievement awards = 2 CEUs

* In fall 2026, the Universal Accreditation Board (UAB) moved to standardize the number of CEUs that APRs can earn from participating organizations for various awards. These CEUs are updated to reflect those changes.