| (C) the equivalent of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of
this paragraph as determined by the commission after due consideration
of the applicant's professional experience, research, authorship or
other significant endeavors in the subject area.
(2) To be approved as an instructor of a broker responsibility
course, a person must possess the following qualifications:
(A) a college degree in the subject area of Real Estate,
or five years of professional experience in the subject areas of Principles
of Real Estate, Law of Agency, Law of Contracts, and Real Estate Brokerage;
and
(B) three years experience in teaching or training;
or
(C) the equivalent of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of
this paragraph as determined by the commission after due consideration
of the applicant's professional experience, research, authorship or
other significant endeavors in the subject area.
(o) Approval of instructor. If the commission determines
that the applicant meets the standards for instructor approval, the
commission shall approve the application and provide a written notice
of the approval to the applicant. Unless surrendered or revoked for
cause, the approval will be valid for a period of two years.
(p) Elective credit courses. To be approved to offer
a course for MCE elective credit, the provider must demonstrate that
the course subject matter is appropriate for a continuing education
course for real estate licensees and that the information provided
in the course will be current and accurate by submitting a brief statement
that describes the objective of the course and explains how the subject
matter is related to activities for which a real estate license is
required, including but not limited to relevant issues in the real
estate market or topics which increase or support the licensee's development
of skill and competence.
(q) Elective course application. A provider applicant
must submit an MCE Course Application and receive written acknowledgment
from the commission prior to offering an MCE elective course. Prior
to advertising or offering a course offered by another provider, the
subsequent provider must submit a Course Application Supplement and
receive written acknowledgment from the commission.
(r) Legal update, legal ethics course and broker responsibility
course application. A provider must submit a MCE Course Application
Supplement and receive written acknowledgment from the commission
prior to offering a non-elective course.
(s) Core courses for elective credit. Courses approved
by the commission for core real estate course credit provided in §1101.356
and §1101.358 of the Act may be accepted for satisfying MCE elective
credit course requirements provided the student files a course completion
certificate with the commission.
(t) Acceptable combined courses. An elective credit
course offered by a provider to satisfy all or part of the hours of
other than legal topics required by §1101.455 of the Act may
be offered with a non-elective course.
(u) Non-elective courses for real estate related courses.
Non-elective courses may be accepted by the commission as real estate
related courses for satisfying the education requirements of §1101.356
and §1101.358, of the Act.
(v) Correspondence courses for elective credit. An
MCE provider may register an MCE elective course by correspondence
with the commission if the course is subject to the following conditions:
(1) the course must be offered by a college or university
accredited by a regional accrediting association, such as the Commission
on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, or
its equivalent, which offers correspondence courses, whether credit
or noncredit, in other disciplines;
(2) the content of the course must satisfy the requirements
of §1101.455 of the Act and this section; and
(3) the course does not include a request for non-elective
course credit.
(w) Alternative delivery method courses for elective
credit. An MCE provider may register an MCE elective course by alternative
delivery method with the commission if the course is subject to the
following conditions:
(1) the content of the course must satisfy the requirements
of §1101.455 of the Act and this section;
(2) the course does not include a request for non-elective
course credit; and
(3) every provider offering a registered course under
this subsection shall:
(A) ensure that a qualified person is available to
answer students' questions or provide assistance as necessary;
(B) provide that procedures are in place to ensure
that the student who completes the work is the student who is enrolled
in the course; and
(C) certify students as successfully completing the
course only if the student:
(i) has completed all instructional modules; and
(ii) has attended any hours of live instruction and/or
testing required for a given course.
(x) Correspondence courses for required non-elective
credit. The commission may approve a provider to offer a non-elective
course by correspondence subject to the following conditions:
(1) the course must be offered by a college or university
accredited by a regional accrediting association, such as the Commission
on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, or
its equivalent, which offers correspondence courses, whether credit
or noncredit, in other disciplines;
(2) the content of the course must satisfy the requirements
of §1101.455 or §1101.458 of the Act and this section and
must be substantially similar to the non-elective courses disseminated
and updated by the commission;
(3) students receiving MCE credit for the course must
pass either:
(A) a proctored final examination administered under
controlled conditions to positively identified students, at a location
and by an official approved by the commission and graded by the instructor
or, if the examination is being graded mechanically or by use of a
computer, by the provider, using answer keys approved by the instructor
or provider; or
(B) an examination by use of a computer under conditions
that satisfy the commission that the examinee is the same person who
seeks MCE credit; and
(4) written course work required of students must be
graded by an approved instructor or the provider's coordinator or
director, who is available to answer students' questions or provide
assistance as necessary, using answer keys approved by the instructor
or provider.
(y) Each non-elective course offered by correspondence
must contain the following:
(1) course description;
(2) learning objectives;
(3) evaluation techniques;
(4) lessons;
(5) learning activities;
(6) final examination;
(7) source materials disseminated by the Commission
including all updates; and
(8) instructor grading guidelines, including acceptable
answers for lessons, assessments and examinations.
(z) Alternative delivery method courses for non-elective
credit. The commission may accept non-elective courses offered by
alternative delivery method subject to the following conditions.
(1) The content of the course must satisfy the requirements
of §1101.455 of the Act and this section and must be substantially
similar to the legal courses disseminated and updated by the Commission.
(2) The course was certified by a distance learning
certification center that is acceptable to the commission.
(3) An approved instructor or the provider's coordinator/director
graded the written course work.
(4) The provider:
(A) ensured that a qualified person was available to
answer students' questions or provide assistance as necessary;
(B) certified students as successfully completing the
course only if the student:
(i) completed all instructional modules required to
demonstrate mastery of the material;
(ii) attended any hours of live instruction and/or
testing required for a given course; and
(iii) passed either:
(I) a proctored final examination administered under
controlled conditions to positively identified students, at a location
and by an official approved by the commission and graded by the instructor
or, if the examination is being graded mechanically or by use of a
computer, by the provider, using answer keys approved by the instructor
or provider; or
(II) an examination by use of a computer under conditions
that satisfy the commission that the examinee is the same person who
seeks credit; and
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