Continuing Education Units
Earn CEUs at Tico Lingo
Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are a way to measure and recognize participation in structured learning experiences. They are widely used by universities, high schools, professional organizations, and employers to track ongoing education and skill development. They can help you advance your career and clearly showcase the learning you’re pursuing while working.
Why do CEUs Matter?
CEUs provide official recognition for the time and effort you invest in learning. They show that you’re actively building new skills and continuing your education beyond the classroom.
They can be used to
• Demonstrate continued learning and professional development
• Strengthen your resume or CV
• Support licensing or certification requirements in certain fields
• Add credibility to your academic or career profile
• Stand out to employers by showing initiative and commitment
How Do CEUs Apply to Spanish Learning?
When you study Spanish at Tico Lingo in an immersive environment, you’re completing structured hours of instruction combined with real-world practice. This means you’re not only learning grammar and vocabulary in the classroom, but also actively using Spanish in everyday situations like conversations with your host family, ordering food, navigating the city, and participating in cultural activities — all in español.
Your program includes a set number of instructional hours each week, which makes your experience eligible to be recognized as continuing education. Instead of your learning going undocumented, CEUs allow you to turn your immersion experience into something official and measurable. You leave not only with improved fluency and confidence, but also with formal recognition of the time you invested in learning Spanish.
Who Accredits the CEUs?
Through Tico Lingo’s partnership with Colorado State University Pueblo, your learning can be formally recognized with CEUs, giving you both practical language skills and documented educational credit.
Colorado State University Pueblo is an accredited public university in the United States. Its Extended Studies division provides continuing education opportunities designed for professional development, lifelong learning, and skill-building outside of traditional degree programs.
After completing your Spanish immersion program, students have the option to register directly with CSU Pueblo to receive official CEU documentation based on the number of hours completed during their time at Tico Lingo.
This ensures that your experience is backed by a recognized institution and can be confidently included in your academic or professional portfolio.
Step-by-Step Guide for Earning CEUs at Tico Lingo
Check with your school or employer
Reach out to your school, employer, or licensing body and ask if continuing education credits from a Spanish immersion program can count toward your requirements. Most students get approval quickly, especially when the program includes structured class hours and university-backed CEUs.
Complete your Spanish program
Intensive Program | 20 hours per week → 2 CEUs per week
Super Intensive Program | 30 hours per week → 3 CEUs per week
Example: Stay for 3 weeks in the Super Intensive program and earn 9 CEUs
Finish strong and get your certificate
The academic team at Tico Lingo tracks your hours and participation and provides everything needed to document your learning.
At the end of your program, you’ll receive a physical Certificate of Completion showing your program duration and total CEUs earned.
Complete the CSU Pueblo registration
Receive your CEU documentation
After paying the required fee, you’ll receive your official CEU documentation, which can be submitted to your employer or institution.
If needed, you can also request an official electronic transcript for an additional fee of about $11
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Continuing Education Units
Continuing Education Units are simple, but we know you may have a few questions before getting started. Here are the most common ones we hear from students.
You can earn between 2 and 3 CEUs per week, depending on your program.
• Intensive Program (20 hours per week) → 2 CEUs
• Super Intensive Program (30 hours per week) → 3 CEUs
The longer you stay, the more CEUs you can earn. You can even mix and match between Intensive and Super Intensive programs.
CEU fees are paid directly to Colorado State University Pueblo.
Pricing is simple
• $60 for the first CEU
• $15 for each additional CEU
Examples
• 2 CEUs → $75
• 9 CEUs → $180
Payment is made directly to the university after you have successuflly completed your Tico Lingo Spanish program when you complete your CEU registration.
Anyone enrolled in a qualifying Tico Lingo program can apply for CEUs. This includes students, professionals, teachers, and anyone looking to document their learning for academic or career purposes.
Anyone enrolled in a qualifying Tico Lingo program can apply for CEUs. This includes students, professionals, teachers, and anyone looking to document their learning for academic or career purposes.
Anyone enrolled in a qualifying Tico Lingo program can apply for CEUs. This includes students, professionals, teachers, and anyone looking to document their learning for academic or career purposes.
In many cases, yes.
We recommend checking with your employer, school, or licensing body ahead of time to confirm that CEUs from a Spanish immersion program will count toward your requirements.
The good news is that most organizations are very open to programs that include structured instruction and university-backed CEUs.
Acceptance depends on your specific employer, school, or licensing body.
Tico Lingo provides all the documentation you need, but final approval is always determined by your institution. A quick check in advance is the best way to ensure everything aligns.
At the end of your program, you’ll receive a Certificate of Completion from Tico Lingo showing your total hours and CEUs earned.
You’ll also receive official CEU documentation from CSU Pueblo, which may include an unofficial transcript, a certificate, and supporting documentation you can share with your employer or institution.
Yes.
If you need an official transcript, you can request one directly through CSU Pueblo for an additional fee. Electronic transcripts are typically $11 and are easy to send to employers or institutions.
CEUs are based on completed instructional hours.
If you miss classes, your total CEUs may be reduced. To get the full benefit, we recommend attending all scheduled sessions and fully participating in the program.