Professional and
Continuing Education

Academic IV -- Room 309
1000 Hilltop Circle

Baltimore, Maryland 21250


(410) 455-6241

(410) 455-6713 (fax)

                   
       P.A.C.E. Course Policies


  • Course Registration:
    • A course registration confirmation packet will be sent once we have completed your registration.
    •  If you register for a course in excess of 6 weeks do not expect to immediately see a confirmation packet in the mail.  We batch mail course registration confirmation packets at specific intervals from the course start date.
    • If you register via fax, please be aware the P.A.C.E. staff members are not the ones receiving your fax.  You are faxing your registration information to a secure business office.  P.A.C.E. staff members do not receive registration forms until payment has been processed by the business office - we are unable to verify your registration until the forms have been received in our office which may take up to a full week once received on campus barring any major holidays or school breaks.
    • If you want to confirm your registration via phone please call (410) 455-6241.  Please allow 2 weeks for processing prior to calling.
  • Attendance Policy:
    • 100% attendance is expected at all of our courses.
    • All courses will begin promptly at 0800 unless otherwise indicated in course registration confirmation packet.
    • If you are going to miss a day of the course you must contact someone in the P.A.C.E. Department.  All of our contact information can be found here.  For weekend courses please use the contact information provided to you in your confirmation packet.
    • Continuing education credit will only be award for actual time for in class attendance.
  • Tardiness Policy:
    • On the first day we allow up to 30 minutes from the start time indicated in the course registration confirmation packet.  After 30 minutes has elapsed, you will be marked absent for the first lecture regardless of whether or not you arrive during the first lecture.  You will be marked absent for each additional lecture you miss until you arrive at the course.  The appropriate amount of time will be deducted from your certificate of completion which will be distributed at the end of the course.  Marked absences will prohibit a student from being eligible for testing at the end of the course curriculum for CCEMTP®  and  PNCCT®.  
    • On day two and all preceding days of the course, after 15 minutes has elapsed from the scheduled start time, you will be marked absent for the first lecture regardless of whether or not you arrive during the first lecture.  You will be marked absent for each additional lecture you miss until you arrive at the course.  The appropriate amount of time will be deducted from your certificate of completion which will be distributed at the end of the course.  Marked absences will prohibit a student from being eligible for testing at the end of the course curriculum for CCEMTP®  and  PNCCT®.
  • Course Duration:
    • All participants should expect to attend the entire duration of the course as indicated by the sample schedule sent in the course registration confirmation packet.  A finalized course schedule will be distributed to the students on the first day of the course.
    • If a student must leave early for whatever reason, they must speak with a P.A.C.E. staff member prior to leaving.
  • Course  wrap-up:
    • Your course experience is important to us.  We take the course evaluations seriously and would like for you as well.  We will collect the course evaluations as described in the welcome and introductions during the first day of the course.  Take the course seriously...we collect and tabulate the course evaluations and make changes or revisions based upon consensus of participants.
    • If you didn't get to fully express all of your opinions for whatever reason during the course, please feel free to contact us once you return home.  All of P.A.C.E.'s contact information can be found here.