{"id":4107,"date":"2020-01-25T12:15:59","date_gmt":"2020-01-25T17:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/?p=4107"},"modified":"2020-09-25T12:18:46","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T16:18:46","slug":"the-au-pair-education-requirement-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/2020\/01\/25\/the-au-pair-education-requirement-3\/","title":{"rendered":"The Au Pair Education Requirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/08\/7658288734_de19b54754_z-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>Au pairs are required to complete 6 credits or 7.2 CEUs or 72 or more hours.<\/p>\n<p>EduCare Companions are required to complete 12 credits or 14.4 CEUs or 144 or more hours.<\/p>\n<p>You may take credit or non-credit classes from an accredited college. Look on the right side of this page under \u201cEducation Options\u201d for accredited schools in our cluster area. If you want to take a class at a school not listed here on my blog, please check with me first to make sure it is accredited. Otherwise, it would not count toward your education requirement.<\/p>\n<p>Your host family will pay an education allowance to assist you in completing your education requirement. Au Pairs education allowance \u2013 $500, EduCare education allowance \u2013 $1000<\/p>\n<p>There are ways to get your credits for just your education allowance, but it will not give you a lot of choices. Normally au pairs will contribute some of their own money ($200+) towards their education.<\/p>\n<p>The APIA Advantage UCLA Course is the only State Dept. approved class with an online component. No other online classes are accepted.<\/p>\n<p>Note:\u00a0Au pairs are allowed to take one weekend course for up to half their education requirement per contract year. The Department of State views our program as a cultural exchange experience and an au pair going to a campus over the length of a semester alongside her American peers facilitates this while promoting the spirit of the program.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Photo: CollegeDegrees360<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Au pairs are required to complete 6 credits or 7.2 CEUs or 72 or more hours. EduCare Companions are required to complete 12 credits or 14.4 CEUs or 144 or more hours. You may take credit or non-credit classes from an accredited college. 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