How do I earn credit for self-study or audio/visual (A/V) courses?
Audio-visual courses, including online pre-recorded seminars, are the only type of self-study courses approved for self-study credit. The course must also be accredited by the MCLE Board in order to earn credit. • No recording older than five years is accreditable, unless it is exclusively a skills tape. • A pre-recorded online seminar must contain a streaming audio or audio/video presentation. The duration of that presentation is the basis for calculating credit approval. • Text-only and read-and-test presentations, including text-based online programs, are not accreditable in Washington State. There are different audio-visual credit limits for 2006-2008 vs. 2007-2009 and future reporting periods, which are shown below. This is because the Supreme Court adopted amendments to the MCLE rules and regulations (APR 11 and Appendix APR 11) on June 6, 2008 that become effective January 1, 2009. These amendments change some important reporting period credit requirements.
