Course Roster Requirements

The American Heart Association (AHA) requires that an approved Course Roster be completed for each AHA Course that is taught, including any Classroom or Blended Course offering. The Course Roster is vital to document the type course, date, time, location, Instructor(s), student attendance and testing results.

Before an AHA Certification eCard can be issued to a student, the course roster must document that student's successful completion of the course and all it's requirements. AHA eCards cannot be issued to students until the Course Roster has been completed.

The Course Roster also documents the Instructor's teaching activity and Instructor recertification requirements. ( 4 teaching credits - courses in a 2 year recertification period. )

The Course Roster is the official document that is used to verify all the above!

* Note: According to the AHA PAM and the ERTSS Affiliation Agreement, Instructors must keep Original Course Rosters for at least three (3) years from the course date and be able to produce these original or original digital copy documents to the TC as requested.

Course Roster Information To The TC
After the completion of the course and completion of the Course Roster, instructors must issue AHA eCards to all students that successfully completed the AHA Course. The student must receive their Course Specific eCard within twenty (20) days from the completion date.
Forward a copy of your completed Course Roster to the TC within 3 days of the Course Completion Date.

If using the ERTSS Online Roster, login and complete the Online Roster form and submit the course and payment information and ERTSS will issue the student eCard for you. The Online Roster database will store the required information for you. You may also attach a digital copy of your completed Course Roster during this process. You must still keep the original Course Roster that was completed onsite at the time of the course for three (3) years and provide that to the TC if requested.

If using the eCard Store to purchase eCards and then issue to the students at the time of the course, the TC requires the Instructor to account where the ecards are going and provide Supporting Course Roster information.

1. If using theAHA Atlas platform to create "Classes" and automatically issue eCards to students once the class is finalized, the course information is provided there. Instructors must keep the original Course Roster as outlined above.

2. If you are issuing eCards directly to you students using the ecard distribution tool in your Atlas account, you are required to provide the Supporting Course Roster documentation to the TC documenting this activity within three(3) days of the course completion. Failure to provide this Supporting Course Roster information to the TC will result in limited or forfeit use of the Bulk eCard Order Form.

Below you can download the 2020 Guidelines ERTSS Course Roster to document your AHA Courses.
As you know, the AHA requires a Course Roster be completed foreach AHA Course that you teach.
For your convenience, we have created the ERTSS Course Roster that can be used for any AHA Course Discipline.
*Document a single Course per Roster. Combined Courses on 1 roster will not be accepted.
This Course Roster is a fillable pdf document that has many functions built in. (You must Download the ERTSS Course Roster for the these functions to work and have Adobe Acrobat on your device.)
Once downloaded, These features include:
1. As a fillable pdf document you can complete the form by typing in the course information.
2. You can print the completed form.
3. You can save the completed form for your records.
4. Submit a copy the completed form to ERTSS using the Submit Roster button on the form.
5. After you print / save / submit the form, you can clear or reset the form for the next use.

If you choose, you can print a blank form and complete it by hand.
Remember, AHA Instructors MUST Complete a Course Roster For Each Class AHA Class You Teach!

If you purchase bulk eCards using the ecard Order Form, you are responsible for issuing the eCards to your students who have successfully completed the Course.
There are several options to report your class/teaching activity to the Training Center.

1. You can use the ERTSS Online Roster to document taught classes. Login and complete the Online Roster with your course information. If you issue eCards directly to your students at the time of the class completion, use the "eCards Issued On Site" option in the payment area. There will be no charge If you use this payment option. You can attach your Course Roster Copy during that process.

2. You can use the "Classes" section on your AHA Atlas account to create classes and issue ecards to those students who successfully complete the course. This is an automated process that is triggered when you "Finalize" your class. Remember, when you create classes in Atlas, it will reserve and lock ecards from you eCard bank for the number of students in the class. These eCards are not available to be used for other classes. Be sure to review the Help & Support section in Atlas regarding setting up Classes.

2. You can use the ERTSS Course Roster. Complete the form and Print / Save / Submit. When you click on the "Submit Roster" button on the form, it will send an email with the Roster as an attachment to ERTSS where we will print and place in your Instructor File. ERTSS Does Not issue eCards from this form. You are responsible for issuing eCards to your students.

3. You can print a blank copy of the ERTSS Course Roster and complete by hand. You can then submit a picture of the roster to ERTSS using the "Submit Course Roster" tool on the ERTSS website. We will place it in your AHA Instructor file.

Course Roster Documentation must be completed and forwarded to the Training Center within 3 days of the course completion date.

Download the ERTSS Course Roster below. (You must download the form before all the features will work)

The American Heart Association 2025 Guidelines was released on October 22nd. After Instructors complete the 2025 Guidelines Online Instructor Update Course and have acquired the new 2025 Course materials, they can begin teaching these New guidelines and documenting on the 2025 Course Roster. Students who complete the 2025 Guidelines will receive a 2025 Guidelines eCard. The 2020 Guidelines can still be utilized during the transition through February 28th, 2026. These courses will be documented on the 2020 Guidelines Rosater and students will receive the 2020 Guidelines eCard. All courses taught March 1st, 2026 and moving forward, must be with the 2025 guidelines using the 2025 material , 2025 Course Roster and 2025 eCards.

To better identify which course has been taught during this transition, ERTSS will utilize 2 Course Rosters.
2020 Guidelines ( Current Course Roster with 2020 eCards )
2025 Guidelines ( New 2025 Guidelines Roster for 2025 eCards ).

Below you can download the New ERTSS 2025 Guidelines Course Roster to document your 2025 Guidelines AHA Courses. This form should only be used if you have taught your class using the New 2025 Guidelines. You must complete the AHA 2025 Guidelines Update(s) and have the 2025 Course Material and exams before teaching the 2025 Guidelines Courses.

AHA has added Chest Compression Fraction %( CCF %) score requirement for each student for ACLS & PALS Courses.
The new CCF Column is only used for ACLS & PALS Courses.

A Course Roster must be completed for each class taught.

Download the ERTSS Course Roster below. (You must download the form before all the features will work)

To submit your ERTSS Course Roster, Follow these steps:
1. Download the ERTSS Course Roster and save to your device.
* The roster features will not work unless you download the form.
2. Complete the Course Roster with all the required fields for your course.
3. You have 4 action buttons on the bottom of the Course Roster.
Click on These actions buttons to: Print Roster / Save Roster / Submit Roster / Reset Roster. The Print & Save buttons allow you to have a paper or digital copy for your files.
The Submit Roster button will automatically attach the course roster pdf to a pre-formatted email address and allow you to forward the Course Roster to ERTSS to document your Course. The Reset Button clears all the roster fields back to a blank form.