Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
(1) Board prescribed
or approved courses and end-of-course examinations shall be offered by a
nationally or state recognized appraisal organization, accredited universities,
colleges, community colleges, area vocational-technical centers, state or
federal agencies or commissions, or proprietary real estate schools registered
pursuant to Section 475.451, F.S. A copy of the
course application shall be submitted to the board for evaluation at least 90
days prior to use. The provider must submit a complete copy of the course
materials, a detailed course timeline, learning objectives and end-of-course
examinations. The Board will notify the entity within 60 days whether the
course and exams meet the criteria set out in subsection (2), below, and Rules
61J1-10.001,
61J1-10.002,
61J1-10.003,
61J1-10.004, F.A.C. Approval
must be granted before the course is conducted. Institutions, entities and
schools offering Board prescribed or approved appraisal educational courses are
responsible for keeping the course subject matter current and
accurate.
(2) The Board shall also
approve past appraisal courses which cover substantially the same subject
matter, classroom hours of attendance, and completion standards as the board
approved courses offered by the entities as set out in subsections (1) and (3),
and Rules 61J1-10.001,
61J1-10.002,
61J1-10.003,
61J1-10.004, F.A.C. If the
requested information is found lacking to show course equivalency the Board may
request supportive documentation to determine course equivalency.
(3) Satisfactory course completion is
demonstrated by achieving a grade of 75% or higher on a Board approved
end-of-course examination. The provider shall develop at least two forms of the
end-of-course examinations and submit them for approval with a detailed course
syllabus, detailed timeline and two copies of the course material. The answer
key must be unique for each form of the examination and reference the page
numbers containing the information on which each question and correct answer is
based. At least 70% of the questions on each examination form shall be
application oriented. Application level means the ability to use the learned
material in a completely new and concrete situation. It usually involves the
application of rules, policies, methods, computations, laws, theories, or any
other relevant and available information. No more than 10% of the questions on
each form of the test shall be at the knowledge level. Knowledge level means
the recall of specific fact, patterns, methods, terms, rules, dates, formulas,
names or other information that should be committed to memory. A provider
offering prescribed courses must maintain a sufficient bank of questions to
assure examination validity. The examination bank must contain at least 25
items for each 15-hour segment of course time. All questions shall be multiple
choice with 4 answer choices each. The order of the examination questions may
not follow the sequence of the course content. No examination shall contain
more than 20% duplication of questions. The examination shall comply with the
Item Writing Guidelines as of January 29, 2004, incorporated herein by
reference. The examination must be proctored.
(4) The institution, school, or entity
offering these Board prescribed or approved courses shall fully inform each
student of the standards and requirements at the commencement of each course.
Each student shall receive a copy of the most current course approval letter,
issued by the Board, at the commencement of each course. Notice of course
completion shall be made on the form prescribed by the Board in Rule
61J1-4.005, F.A.C.
(5) Where any national or state recognized
appraisal organization, accredited university, college, community college, area
vocational-technical center, state or federal agency or commission, or
proprietary real estate school allows the Board approved end-of-course
examination to be retaken, students failing the Board approved end-of-course
examination must wait at least 30 days from the date of the original
examination to take the alternate end-of-course examination. Within one year of
the original end-of-course examination, a student may retake the prescribed
end-of-course exam a maximum of one time. Otherwise, students failing the
appraisal education course examination must repeat the Board prescribed or
approved course prior to being eligible to again take the end-of-course
examinations. Makeup classes to enable the student to take the end-of-course
examination and makeup examination, which are due to student or family illness,
may not extend more than 30 days beyond the class scheduled examination without
approval from the Board.
(6)
(a) The qualifying education courses required
in this rule may be satisfied by a Board approved equivalent distance education
course. Distance education is education that takes place when the learner is
separated from the source of instruction by time and/or distance. Such distance
education course subject matter, assignment work, scholastic standards and
other related requirements shall be evaluated in the same manner as the course
offered by classroom instruction, having due regard however, to the different
method of presentation. Components of distance education include synchronous
and asynchronous courses. Synchronous courses require the instructor and
students to interact simultaneously online via live webinar or web-based
meeting. Synchronous courses do not require proof of certification of the
delivery method by the AQB or an independent certified organization approved by
the AQB. The institution, school or entity offering synchronous courses must
provide the delivery platform. Asynchronous courses allow the students to
progress at their own pace and follow a structure course content and quiz/exam
schedule. The institution, school, or entity offering distance asynchronous
education courses must provide proof of certification of the delivery method by
the AQB or an independent certified organization approved by the AQB.
(b) The Board shall also approve past
distance education appraisal courses taken after January 1, 2008 which cover
substantially the same subject matter and completion standards as the board
approved courses offered by the entities as set out in subsections (1) and (3),
and Rules 61J1-10.001,
61J1-10.002,
61J1-10.003,
61J1-10.004, F.A.C. If the
requested information is found lacking to show course equivalency the Board may
request supportive documentation to determine course equivalency.
(c) A copy of the distance education course
materials and a copy of each form of the course examination that will be
administered to students shall be submitted to the Board for evaluation and
approval at least 90 days prior to use. A minimum of 2 course examinations for
each course shall be submitted for approval. The Board will issue a status
report to the course provider within 60 days after submission of the course and
examinations. Approval must be granted before the course and examinations may
be offered. Thereafter, the course and examinations shall be maintained by each
institution, school, or entity offering the distance education course(s) in
accordance with the Board rules pursuant to Section
475.615(2),
F.S. It is the responsibility of the institution, school or entity offering the
Board approved distance education courses to keep the course material current
and accurate, and notify the Board at least 90 days before implementing any
significant changes to the course during its approval period.
(d) The qualifying education courses required
in this rule may be taught by a Board approved equivalent hybrid education
course. Hybrid courses can be composed of a combination of classroom,
asynchronous and synchronous education. A copy of the complete course materials
and a copy of each form of the course examination that will be administered to
students shall be submitted to the Board for evaluation and approval at least
90 days prior to use. A minimum of 2 course examinations for each course shall
be submitted for approval. The examination may be administered at the end of
the course or portions of the examination may be administered to students at
appropriate intervals during the course. The Board will issue a status report
to the course provider within 60 days after submission of the courses and
examinations. Approval must be granted before the course and examination may be
offered. Thereafter, the course and examinations shall be maintained by each
institution, school, or entity offering the education course(s) in accordance
with the Board approved standard as subsequently modified by changing times,
standards, and laws. It is the responsibility of the institution, school, or
entity offering the Board approved education courses to keep the course
material current and accurate, and notify the Board at least 90 days before
implementing any significant changes to the course during its approval period.
The examination must be proctored in person or remotely. Bio-metric proctoring
is acceptable. The institution, school, or entity offering hybrid education
courses must provide proof of certification of the delivery method by the AQB
or by an independent certified organization approved by the AQB for the
asynchronous portion of the course. The institution, school, or entity offering
synchronous education courses must provide the delivery platform.
(e) For distance and hybrid learning, class
hours are defined as 60 minutes, of which 50 minutes are instruction attended
by the student. Fifty minutes of each 60 minute class segment shall be
timed.
(f) Satisfactory completion
of the Board prescribed qualifying education course(s) through distance and
hybrid education is demonstrated by achieving a grade of 75% or higher on the
Board approved examination. Students failing the Board approved end-of-course
examination must wait at least 30 days from the date of the original
examination to take the alternate end-of-course examination. Within one year of
the original end-of-course examination, a student may retake the prescribed
end-of-course exam a maximum of one time. Otherwise, students failing the
appraisal education course examination must repeat the Board prescribed or
approved course prior to being eligible to again take the end-of-course
examinations.
(g) The objective of
the distance and hybrid education course examination is to test fairly and
reliably whether students have learned essential facts and concepts from the
course. The examination bank must contain at least 25 items for each 15-hour
segment of course time. The order of the examination questions may not follow
the sequence of the course content. The answer key must reference the page
number(s) containing the information on which each question and correct answer
is based. The answer key must be unique for each form of the examination. At
least 70% of the questions on each form of the test shall be at the application
level or higher. No more than 10% of the questions on each form of the test
shall be at the knowledge level. The examination shall comply with the Item
Writing Guidelines as of January 29, 2004, incorporated by reference in
subsection (3), above. The examination must be proctored in person or remotely.
Bio-metric proctoring is acceptable.
(h) In all Board approved qualifying
education courses by distance education, the institution, school or entity
shall provide to students an address, telephone number, or e-mail address of a
Board approved instructor to answer inquiries.
(i) Qualifying education courses by distance
education, hybrid or classroom will be approved for 24 months at which point
the course will expire unless submitted to the Board and approved for renewal.
Courses may not be offered or distributed after the expiration date. Each
student shall receive a copy of the most current course approval letter, issued
by the Board, at the commencement of each course. Students must be notified of
the course expiration date upon receipt of the course
materials.
Rulemaking Authority
475.614,
475.617 FS. Law Implemented
475.613,
475.615,
475.617
FS.
New 10-15-91, Formerly 21VV-4.001, Amended 1-9-94, 3-10-98,
9-6-98, 10-10-99, 5-25-04, 5-15-05, 1-17-06, 2-6-07, 12-6-07, 3-24-09, 4-28-10,
8-1-10, 7-30-14, 8-5-15, 1-4-22,
3-29-23.
