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8 Lifetime Professional Development Program
• National Golf Car Manufacturers Association
• National Golf Course Owners Association
• National Golf Foundation
• National Restaurant Association
• North American Association of Club Athletic Directors
• PGA TOUR
• Portugal Club Managers Association
• PGA of America
• Professional Club Marketing Association
• Private Clubs Alliance of Russia
• Sommelier Society of America
• United States Golf Association
• United States Professional Tennis Association
• United States Sailing Association
• United States Tennis Association
Members who attend allied association educational
programs should apply for credits by submitting a Petition
for Allied Association Credits. This form is available online
at under the Education
category.
A copy of a certificate of completion for an allied association
program will serve in lieu of the instructor’s signature on the
petition form.
Other Education Credits
(Accredited College or University)
• For full-time attendance in a non-hospitality program,
participants are awarded 20 credits per academic year
(two semesters or three quarters).
• For full-time attendance in a hospitality program,
participants are awarded 35 credits per academic year.
• Degree recipients are awarded 10 credits per degree.
Attainment of a degree is not a requirement to receive
credits for college-level coursework.
• A maximum of four years in an undergraduate program
will be accepted.
• Credits for part-time enrollment or individual college
courses are awarded on the basis of one CMAA
Education Credit for every three college credit hours
earned based on the semester system.
• Credits for graduate-level college coursework are
awarded as follows: 30 credits per academic year (two
semesters or three quarters) in a non-hospitality
program and 45 credits per academic year in a
hospitality program.
Because it is unlikely that members would be able to
enroll in a full-time advanced degree program, 10 to 12
graduate semester credit hours are considered the
equivalent of a full-time semester course load in
determining the number of credits to be awarded.
• Credits for individual graduate-level courses taken
without completion of an advanced degree program are
awarded on the basis of one CMAA Education Credit for
every two graduate semester credit hours earned.
• A maximum of two years in a Master’s program and
three years in a Doctoral program will be accepted.
• For teaching entire college courses, Other Education
Credits are awarded on the basis of four credits per
semester credit hour.
Other Certification Programs
CMAA recognizes the value of hospitality-related
certifications and credentials. Ten Education Credits are
awarded for the
following:
• Certified Catering Executive (CCE)
• Certified Engineering Operations Executive (CEOE)
• Certified Executive Chef (CEC)
• Certified Food and Beverage Executive (CFBE)
• Certified Food Executive (CFE)
• Certified Food Manager (CFM)
• Certified Foodservice Professional (CFSP)
• Certified Hospitality Accounting Executive (CHAE)
• Certified Hospitality Educator (CHE)
• Certified Hospitality Housekeeping Executive (CHHE)
• Certified Hospitality Supervisor (CHS)
• Certified Hospitality Technology Professional (CHTP)
• Certified Hotel Administrator (CHA)
• Certified Human Resources Executive (CHRE)
• Certified Military Beverage Executive (CMBE)
• Certified Military Club Executive (CMCE)
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• Certified Rooms Division Executive (CRDE)
• Fellow of Professional Club Managers (FPCM)
• Foodservice Management Professional (FMP)
• Master Hotel Supplier (MHS)
• Professional in Human Resources (PHR)
• Sommelier
• American Culinary Federation Educational Institute
(one certification only)