---
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  tags:
    - Continuing education
    - PATCH
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  description: >-
    Partial update of continuing education program fields. Optionally pass…
    Reference for the PATCH /continuing-education/{id} endpoint in the Fuxam API
    v4.
sidebar:
  label: Update a continuing education program
  badge: PATCH
title: Update a continuing education program
type: openapi-operation
---
Partial update of continuing education program fields. Optionally pass `curriculaIds` to connect curricula or `versionId` to set the active version. Use `hasCohorts` to toggle cohort-based enrollment. University statistics are always disabled for continuing education programs. Scoped to your integration's institution via Basic Auth credentials.

`PATCH /continuing-education/{id}`

**Request body** (`application/json`, required)

- `name` (string)
- `code` (string)
- `objective` (string)
- `defaultStudyTime` (integer)
- `hasCohorts` (boolean) — Whether the program uses cohorts for enrollment.
- `versionId` (string) — Set the active continuing education program version.
- `curriculaIds` (string[]) — Optional curriculum IDs to connect.

Request body example:

```json
{
  "name": "Professional Certificate in Data Science",
  "code": "PC-DS",
  "objective": "Upskill working professionals in data science.",
  "defaultStudyTime": 2,
  "hasCohorts": true
}
```

**Responses**

- `200` — Updated continuing education program
- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `404` — Not Found
- `429` — Too Many Requests — 1000 requests per minute per institution. Includes \`X-RateLimit-Limit\`, \`X-RateLimit-Remaining\`, \`X-RateLimit-Reset\` (ISO-8601), and \`Retry-After\` (seconds).
- `500` — Internal Server Error

Response example, 200:

```json
{
  "data": {
    "id": "sp_abc123",
    "name": "Bachelor of Science",
    "institutionId": "inst_123",
    "objective": "Graduate competent professionals.",
    "isArchived": false,
    "code": "BSC-001",
    "statisticData": null,
    "defaultStudyTime": 6,
    "defaultTuitionFeePlanId": null,
    "hasCohorts": true,
    "hasStatistics": false,
    "type": "BACHELOR",
    "studyProgramVersion": [
      {
        "id": "spv_001",
        "name": "2024 Intake",
        "institutionId": "inst_123",
        "studyProgramId": "sp_abc123",
        "isDefault": true,
        "statisticData": null
      }
    ],
    "responsibleUsers": [
      {
        "id": "user_abc123",
        "name": "Jane Doe",
        "email": "jane@example.com",
        "image": null
      }
    ],
    "connectedCurricula": [
      {
        "id": "cur_001",
        "name": "Bachelor CS 2024",
        "institutionId": "inst_123",
        "createdAt": "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
        "updatedAt": "2026-06-01T00:00:00.000Z",
        "isCohortSpecific": false,
        "isArchived": false,
        "code": "CS-2024",
        "versionsCount": 2
      }
    ],
    "firstVersion": {
      "id": "spv_001",
      "name": "2024 Intake",
      "institutionId": "inst_123",
      "studyProgramId": "sp_abc123",
      "isDefault": true,
      "statisticData": null
    },
    "defaultVersion": {
      "id": "spv_001",
      "name": "2024 Intake",
      "institutionId": "inst_123",
      "studyProgramId": "sp_abc123",
      "isDefault": true,
      "statisticData": null
    },
    "versionsCount": 1,
    "cohortsCount": 1,
    "studyProgramMetadata": null
  },
  "meta": {
    "requestId": "req_abc123",
    "timestamp": "2026-06-26T00:00:00.000Z",
    "version": "v4"
  }
}
```