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(a)Acceptable core real estate courses are those courses prescribed by §1101.003 of the Act and the following courses. (1)Promulgated Contract Forms (or equivalent), which shall include but is not limited to unauthorized practice of law, broker-lawyer committee, current promulgated forms, commission rules governing use of forms and case studies involving use of forms. (2)Residential Inspection for Real Estate Agents (or equivalent), which shall include but is not limited to repair-related contract forms and addenda, inspector and client agreements, inspection standards of practice and standard inspection report form, tools and procedures, electromechanical systems (plumbing, heating, air conditioning, appliances, energy-saving considerations) and structures (lot and landscape, roofs, chimney, gutters, paved areas, walls, windows and doors, insect damage and storage areas). (b)Applicants must submit evidence of course completion, such as transcripts or course completion certificates, unless the provider has provided or will provide course completion documentation to the commission. The commission may require an applicant to furnish supporting materials such as course outlines, syllabi and course descriptions. The commission may require official transcripts to verify course work. Provided all the requirements of this section are satisfied, the commission shall accept core real estate courses or real estate related courses submitted by an applicant for a broker or salesperson license if the course was offered by any of the following providers: (1)a school accredited by the commission or by the real estate regulatory agency of another state; (2)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, or by a recognized national or international accrediting body; (3)a post-secondary educational institution established by any state; (4)the United States Armed Forces Institute or other service-related school; or (5)Texas professional trade association in the real estate industry. (c)The commission shall grant classroom credit for qualifying courses as follows: (1)15 hours of classroom credit will be granted for one semester hour. (2)10 hours of classroom credit will be granted for one quarter hour. (3)10 hours of classroom credit will be granted for one qualifying continuing education unit. (d)A core real estate course must meet each of the following requirements to be accepted for core credit. (1)The course contained the content required by §1101.003 of the Act or this section. (2)The daily course presentation did not exceed ten hours. (3)The course was of broader applicability than just techniques or procedures utilized by a particular brokerage or organization. (4)The course was not awarded credit by an accredited college or university based on life experience or solely by examination. (e)A classroom course must meet the following additional requirements to be accepted for core credit. (1)The course was offered in a location conducive to instruction that is separate and apart from the work area, such as a classroom, training room, conference room, or assembly hall. (2)The student was present in the classroom for the hours of credit granted by the course provider, or completed makeup in accordance with the requirements of the provider, or by applicable commission rule. (3)Successful completion of a final examination or other form of final assessment of the student was a requirement for receiving credit from the provider. (f)A correspondence course must meet the following additional requirements to be accepted for core credit. (1)The course was offered by or in association with an accredited college or university, and students receiving credit for the course were required to pass either: (A)a proctored final examination administered under controlled conditions to positively identified students and graded by the instructor or, if the examination was 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 course credit. (2)If a correspondence course was offered by a school in association with an accredited college or university, the school has certified to the commission that the course was offered in accordance with the college or university's curriculum accreditation standards. Using the name of the school "in association with" the name of the college or university on the course completion certificate or electronic course submission constitutes certification to the commission that the course was offered in compliance with the college or university's curriculum accreditation standards. (g)A course offered by an alternative delivery method must meet the following additional requirements to be accepted for core credit. (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.
This
agency hereby certifies that the adoption has
been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of
the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on December 6, 2010
TRD-201006912 Loretta R. DeHay
General Counsel
Texas Real Estate Commission
Effective date: January 1, 2011
Proposal publication date: September 24, 2010
For further information, please call: (512) 465-3926
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