University professors and instructors are an integral part of the ACFE Anti-Fraud Education Partnership. The ACFE offers a great opportunity for instructors to join the ACFE, providing access to expert training and other member benefits. Educator Associate members are eligible to receive the following additional benefits with their ACFE Membership.

Opportunity to Attend Free Training

The ACFE reserves a limited number of fee-waived seats at our semi-annual Principles of Fraud Examination seminars for professors who have committed to implement a 3-hour course entitled “Fraud Examination.” 

This 3 ½-day course provides a thorough grounding in the four basic areas of fraud examination: criminology & ethics, legal elements of fraud, fraudulent financial transactions, and investigation techniques.

It’s the perfect preparation for teaching your own fraud examination course. Plus you’ll learn practical examples from the 100 or so anti-fraud professionals attending.  You’ll have the confidence to teach a fraud examination course as well as the tools to do it.

Educators Online Discussion Forum

The Educators Online Discussion Forum gives you the opportunity to get valuable answers to your questions and to share your knowledge and resources with other educator professionals.

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Discounted or Free CFE Exam Prep Course

Enhance your anti-fraud knowledge and skills – and enhance your career and effectiveness as an educator by earning the Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) credentail.

Active ACFE Anti-Fraud Education Partners and Educator Associate members are eligible to receive a fifty percent discount on the CFE Exam Prep Course. Note: Approval is required prior to placing the order.

Educator Associate members who have two or more years of fraud related experience (outside of teaching) are eligible to receive the CFE Exam Prep Course for free. Note: Approval is required prior to placing the order.

Substantial Discounts on ACFE Events and Publications

Educator Associate members of the ACFE are eligible for substantial discounts on ACFE events and products.

Contact the Association Member Services department for details at (800) 245-3321 / +1 (512) 478-9000, memberservices@acfe.com.

Fee-waived Attendance at ACFE Events

ACFE Educator Associate members may attend up to two single ACFE events per calendar year at no cost. This is available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Limited educator, fee-waived seating is available at our events. So if you register and later find you will be unable to attend, please let us know so that another educator may take your seat.

You are allowed up to 2 single courses per year. The Annual Conference - Pre, Main, and Post events would count as three separate courses. If you decide to attend all three, you would be charged the regular educator rate of the cheapest event.

Up to 2 Educator Associate members, from the same school may attend the same event, at the same time. Any other attendees from the same school would have to pay the educator rate for the event.

Educator Requirements to Becoming a CFE

Because educators do not typically have the traditional fraud-related experienced required on the CFE application, the following criteria was created for educators to meet the experience requirement for the CFE credential.

The following criteria shall constitute “fraud-related” experience for educators who do not qualify based on the existing traditional experience requirement:

• Four semesters teaching a fraud-related course (e.g. fraud examination, forensic accounting, auditing, or criminal justice) after December 31, 2002; and
• Investigative research on a case with a CFE; and
• Publication of a case in a scholarly or professional journal to augment the common body of knowledge concerning fraud detection and deterrence.