Texas Register

TITLE 22 EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 23TEXAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION
CHAPTER 535GENERAL PROVISIONS
SUBCHAPTER FREQUIREMENTS FOR EDUCATION PROVIDERS, COURSES AND INSTRUCTORS FOR QUALIFYING EDUCATION
RULE §535.66Credit for Courses Offered by Accredited Colleges or Universities
ISSUE 09/04/2015
ACTION Proposed
Preamble Texas Admin Code Rule

(a) - (b)(No change.)

(c)Credit for real estate courses offered by an accredited college or university. To be eligible to receive credit by the Commission, qualifying courses offered by an accredited college or university must meet the following requirements:

  (1)cover the subject and topics set out in §1101.003 of Tex. Occ. Code as clarified by the Commission in §535.64; and

  (2)comply with the curriculum accreditation standards required of the college or university by the applicable accreditation association for verification of clock/course hours, design and delivery method.

(d)Credit for real estate inspector courses offered by an accredited college or university. To be eligible to receive credit by the Commission, qualifying courses offered by an accredited college or university meet the following requirements:

  (1)meet the subject and topic definitions set out in §1102.001(5) of Tex. Occ. Code as clarified by the Commission in §535.213; and

  (2)comply with the curriculum accreditation standards required of the college or university by the applicable accreditation association for verification of clock/course hours, design and delivery method.

  (3)any courses offered to fulfill the substitute experience requirements allowed under §1102.111 must meet the requirements set out in §535.212 of this title, including instructor qualifications.

(e)(No change.)

(f)Required approval of qualifying courses not offered under subsections (c) or (d) or that are not subject to academic accreditation standards.

  (1)To be eligible for credit from the Commission, a qualifying course offered by an accredited college and university [on its own or in association with a third party provider approved by the Commission] that is not offered under subsections (c) or (d) or that is not subject to academic accreditation standards is required to be submitted for approval by the Commission in accordance with §535.62 of this subchapter, including payment of any fee required.

  (2)An accredited college or university may not represent that a course qualifies for credit by the Commission unless the accredited college or university receives written confirmation from the Commission that the course has been approved.

(g) - (h)(No change.)

The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's legal authority to adopt.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on August 20, 2015

TRD-201503260

Kerri Lewis

General Counsel

Texas Real Estate Commission

Earliest possible date of adoption: October 4, 2015

For further information, please call: (512) 936-3092



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