(a)-(o)( No change.) (p)Correspondence courses. The commission may approve a provider to offer an MCE course by correspondence subject to the following conditions: (1)-(3)(No change.) (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; [and] (5)final examinations must be 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; and (6)final examinations may not be administered sooner than 48 hours after the student has enrolled for the course . (q)(No change.) (r)The commission may accept courses offered by alternative delivery methods subject to the following conditions. (1)-(4)(No change.) (5)Every provider offering an approved course under this subsection shall: (A)-(B)(No change.) (C)certify students as successfully completing the course only if the student; (i)has completed all instructional modules required to demonstrate mastery of the material; (ii)has attended any hours of live instruction and/or testing required for a given course; and (iii)no sooner than three days after the student enrolls for the course, has 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 MCE credit.
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority to adopt.
Filed with the Office of
the
Secretary of State, on September 29, 2000
TRD-200006814 Mark A. Moseley
General Counsel
Texas Real Estate Commission
Earliest possible date of adoption: November 12, 2000
For further information, please call: (512) 465-3900
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