# Student Forum Requirement **URL:** \ **Category:** Misc. Discussion\ **Created:** [August 11, 2026, 10:05pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/student-forum-requirement/269864 "2026-08-11T22:05:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cmorris35](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/cmorris35/32/421840_2.png) [@cmorris35](https://forum.nachi.org/u/cmorris35)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2026, 10:05pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/student-forum-requirement/269864/1 "2026-08-11T22:05:10Z")
I just realized that there were a couple courses that I went through and forgot to engage in the student forums. I passed every section, submitted writing assignments, and pass all final exams, and received my certificates. Am I not receiving credit for the aforementioned courses because of this? ---
**Author:** ![tglaze](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/tglaze/32/362210_2.png) [@tglaze](https://forum.nachi.org/u/tglaze)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2026, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/student-forum-requirement/269864/2 "2026-08-11T22:16:25Z")
If you passed your exams and received your certificates, you should be fine. I never participated in forum discussion for a course and never had an issue. ---
**Author:** ![jspencer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/jspencer/32/172267_2.png) [@jspencer](https://forum.nachi.org/u/jspencer)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 12:52am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/student-forum-requirement/269864/3 "2026-08-12T00:52:35Z")
Sounds like accredited is being used loosely. **[InterNACHI… the most accredited courses in all of human history](https://forum.nachi.org/t/internachi-the-most-accredited-courses-in-all-of-human-history/265284)** ---
**Author:** ![gromicko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/gromicko/32/58172_2.png) [@gromicko](https://forum.nachi.org/u/gromicko)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 6:38am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/student-forum-requirement/269864/4 "2026-08-12T06:38:30Z")
Credit for what? Credit for your state? Another state? InterNACHI? IRC? Credit that can be transferred to another college? Pre-licensing? Continuing education? There is no uniformity. > **[Governmental Approvals, Recognition and Accreditations](https://www.nachi.org/approved.htm)** > > InterNACHI provides everything you need to run a successful home inspection business. Get free access to over 500 hours of Continuing Education, free marketing & logo designs, and tons of other free member benefits. Here are our government... ---
**Author:** ![cmorris35](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/cmorris35/32/421840_2.png) [@cmorris35](https://forum.nachi.org/u/cmorris35)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 10:33am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/student-forum-requirement/269864/5 "2026-08-12T10:33:13Z")
In the opening video to the courses, Ben clearly states that you must complete a list of things in order to get credit for taking the course. Among them include passing all quizzes, submitting writing assignments and passing the final exams. He also states that you must interact with the student forum. ---
**Author:** ![rkenney](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/rkenney/32/405447_2.png) [@rkenney](https://forum.nachi.org/u/rkenney)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 11:42am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/student-forum-requirement/269864/6 "2026-08-12T11:42:31Z")
> [@cmorris35](#): > > He also states that you must interact with the student forum. . . . and you got credits anyway! HE CHEATED! Lock this man up; kick him out . . or something. You do realize, if you read any forum post you have “interacted” with the forum! Happy now? Carry on. ---
**Author:** ![gromicko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/gromicko/32/58172_2.png) [@gromicko](https://forum.nachi.org/u/gromicko)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/student-forum-requirement/269864/7 "2026-08-12T15:29:34Z")
Christopher, you can get InterNACHI or state CE without those forum interactions, but they won’t count as college credits for the purpose of transferring to another U.S. Dept of Education-accredited University or toward a future college degree. That forum interaction is a U.S. Dept of Education requirement to demonstrate that the student can get human assistance. [www.internachi.edu](https://www.internachi.edu) ---
**Author:** ![cmorris35](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/cmorris35/32/421840_2.png) [@cmorris35](https://forum.nachi.org/u/cmorris35)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2026, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/student-forum-requirement/269864/8 "2026-08-13T16:22:07Z")
OK. Thank you for clearing it up. I understand now. ---
**Author:** ![rbleich](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/rbleich/32/423577_2.png) [@rbleich](https://forum.nachi.org/u/rbleich)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2026, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/student-forum-requirement/269864/9 "2026-08-13T17:53:14Z")
> [@gromicko](#): > > you can get InterNACHI or state CE without those forum interactions, but they won’t count as college credits for the purpose of transferring to another U.S. Dept of Education-accredited University or toward a future college degree. What colleges accept InterNACHI credits for transfer? ---
**Author:** ![gromicko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/gromicko/32/58172_2.png) [@gromicko](https://forum.nachi.org/u/gromicko)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2026, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/student-forum-requirement/269864/10 "2026-08-13T18:41:58Z")
> [@rbleich](#): > > What colleges accept InterNACHI credits for transfer? Any that are also U.S. Dept of Education accredited and that offer or require a similar course. For example: The University of Colorado school of engineering (ranked 18th best out of 194th) accepted numerous InterNACHI courses from several students. Once we release our general studies courses, there will be way more transfers to other schools. ---
**Author:** ![rbleich](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/rbleich/32/423577_2.png) [@rbleich](https://forum.nachi.org/u/rbleich)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2026, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/student-forum-requirement/269864/11 "2026-08-13T19:01:36Z")
So InterNACHI has a written agreement with University of Colorado? What other agreements do they have? What other accredited schools have equivalent courses to InterNACHI? If you’re going to tell one of your students that ANY accredited school will accept your credits, the least you could do is give him a list of schools that do and for what course they are accepted. ---
**Author:** ![gromicko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/gromicko/32/58172_2.png) [@gromicko](https://forum.nachi.org/u/gromicko)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2026, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/student-forum-requirement/269864/12 "2026-08-13T20:23:17Z")
> [@rbleich](#): > > If you’re going to tell one of your students that ANY accredited school will accept your credits, the least you could do is give him a list of schools that do and for what course they are accepted. Oh, I don’t think anyone ever built or maintained such a list… or even contemplated attempting it. It would be maddening. There are more than 5,000 universities in the U.S., each offering thousands of courses, and those offerings change each year. I’m not saying your idea is impossible, but it’s pretty close to impossible. Anyway, each school has its own transfer credit policies. Credits from U.S. Department of Education-accredited schools (like InterNACHI) are much more likely to be accepted, the courses have to be somewhat equivalent, often require a minimum grade in the course being transferred, and often are capped to a certain % of the total curriculum. And some schools increase that percent if you are a resident of the state they are in. [www.InterNACHI.edu](https://www.internachi.edu) ---
**Author:** ![jerck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/jerck/32/270140_2.png) [@jerck](https://forum.nachi.org/u/jerck)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2026, 2:58am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/student-forum-requirement/269864/13 "2026-08-16T02:58:54Z")
Its my understanding that it’s suggested. The one time I did this, I got criticized for being there, so no loss. ---
**Author:** ![rbleich](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/rbleich/32/423577_2.png) [@rbleich](https://forum.nachi.org/u/rbleich)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2026, 5:07am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/student-forum-requirement/269864/14 "2026-08-16T05:07:05Z")
> [@gromicko](#): > > Credits from U.S. Department of Education-accredited schools (like InterNACHI) are much more _ **likely** _ to be accepted… …than those from unaccredited schools. But it’s still a very high hurdle. Traditional colleges are less likely to accept credits from trade schools or schools with a different type of accreditation. For instance, ACCET is a national accreditation. Most traditional colleges only accept regional accreditation. My wife has been in academia for nearly three decades and holds a doctorate in Educational Leadership. This is not a foreign topic to me. ---
**Author:** ![gromicko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/gromicko/32/58172_2.png) [@gromicko](https://forum.nachi.org/u/gromicko)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/student-forum-requirement/269864/15 "2026-08-16T17:28:05Z")
> [@rbleich](#): > > Traditional colleges are less likely to accept credits from trade schools True. Especially since trade schools aren’t federally accredited like InterNACHI is. > [@rbleich](#): > > For instance, ACCET is a national accreditation. Yep. InterNACHI and Harvard both have the exact same national accreditation. Yale only has regional. I’ll tell you a secret, I got lucky. I caught that political movement that was happening back then where parents were coming to the realization that their kids borrowed thousands to get useless degrees. I was able to ride that wave and do something that I doubt can ever be done again by any inspection association or school. I give a lot of credit to InterNACHI’s staff. We had a great product for me to point to, for sure. And we had the roughly $4M to gamble on the attempt. And we had my brother. But I also have to admit that getting U.S. Department of Education accreditation and an even a harder accomplishment, a .edu domain extension, was partially luck… lucky timing. P.S. I took me almost as much work to get a dot edu domain extension as the accreditation itself. It’s pretty close to impossible to get a .edu. It’s the hardest domain extension to get. We had to get federal approval, agree (and pay for) two forensic audits, and even change our accounting basis completely. But I wanted that .edu for search purposes. It was worth it. [www.internachi.edu](https://www.internachi.edu) ---
**Author:** ![jspencer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/jspencer/32/172267_2.png) [@jspencer](https://forum.nachi.org/u/jspencer)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2026, 6:05pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/student-forum-requirement/269864/16 "2026-08-16T18:05:53Z")
> [@gromicko](#): > > Yep. InterNACHI and Harvard both have the exact same national accreditation. If I took every class that InterNACHI offered, how many credits would I receive towards a 4 year degree from Harvard? ---
**Author:** ![rbleich](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/rbleich/32/423577_2.png) [@rbleich](https://forum.nachi.org/u/rbleich)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2026, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/student-forum-requirement/269864/17 "2026-08-16T18:45:24Z")
> [@gromicko](#): > > Yep. InterNACHI and Harvard both have the exact same national accreditation. OMG, you are so full of it… > **[Google Search](https://www.google.com/share.google?q=aimode%2FMioqixSM9X81nuHH7)** ---
**Author:** ![gromicko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/gromicko/32/58172_2.png) [@gromicko](https://forum.nachi.org/u/gromicko)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2026, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/student-forum-requirement/269864/18 "2026-08-16T18:49:46Z")
You’re right. Harvard is only regionally accredited. InterNACHI is nationally accredited. I like that! Actually, we’re accredited in Canada as well. So I guess we’re internationally accredited. ---
**Author:** ![gromicko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/gromicko/32/58172_2.png) [@gromicko](https://forum.nachi.org/u/gromicko)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2026, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/student-forum-requirement/269864/19 "2026-08-16T18:51:49Z")
> [@jspencer](#): > > If I took every class that InterNACHI offered, how many credits would I receive towards a 4 year degree from Harvard? Harvard doesn’t offer a degree or even accredited college-level courses in inspections. ---
**Author:** ![gromicko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/gromicko/32/58172_2.png) [@gromicko](https://forum.nachi.org/u/gromicko)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2026, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/student-forum-requirement/269864/20 "2026-08-16T19:04:33Z")
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