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Historical Rule for the Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 22EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 23TEXAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION
CHAPTER 535GENERAL PROVISIONS
SUBCHAPTER FPRE-LICENSE EDUCATION AND EXAMINATION
RULE §535.62Acceptable Courses of Study

  (1) The course was certified by a distance learning certification center that is acceptable to the commission;

  (2) An approved instructor or the provider's coordinator/director graded the written course work; and

  (3) 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.

(j) After twelve months, or fifteen months for alternative delivery courses, from the effective date of a commission action dividing a core course curriculum into subtopics, a core real estate course, including an advanced or tiered course, which was previously approved by the commission may not be accepted for core course credit unless the course has been revised to meet the new requirements.

(k) A previously approved core course that is not revised to meet the new curriculum requirements may nevertheless be accepted for elective core credit provided it does not violate §535.54(c) of this title (relating to General Provisions Regarding Education and Experience Requirements for a License).


Source Note: The provisions of this §535.62 adopted to be effective January 31, 2000, 24 TexReg 9282; amended to be effective October 15, 2001, 26 TexReg 8071; amended to be effective January 1, 2004, 28 TexReg 9543; amended to be effective November 9, 2004, 29 TexReg 10267; amended to be effective December 30, 2007, 32 TexReg 9990; amended to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 1736; amended to be effective January 1, 2011, 35 TexReg 11679; amended to be effective September 5, 2013, 38 TexReg 5731; amended to be effective November 17, 2013, 38 TexReg 7951

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