Code of Massachusetts Regulations
264 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS
Title 264 CMR 5.00 - Licensure/certification Requirements
Section 5.08 - Primary Education Criteria
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
The following specifications apply to the Primary Education requirements for all classifications of licensure or certification:
(1) Applicants shall submit official documentation to the Board indicating completion of each course taken to satisfy primary education criteria. It shall be the applicant's responsibility to ensure that the course provider verifies the number of classroom hours, the length of the education offering, and that the applicant successfully completed an appropriate examination for the course.
(2) Credit will only be granted once for courses taken repeatedly.
(3) Experience may not be substituted for education.
(4) Credit toward the classroom hour requirement may be awarded for classroom hours previously credited in an application for a different classification of license or certificate.
(5) Except for a Trainee Applicant as provided in 264 CMR 5.02, there is no time frame within which Primary Education credit must be obtained.
(6) Primary Education courses must be approved pursuant to 264 CMR 9.00: Course Approval Requirements for Providers of Primary and Continuing Education prior to the time the applicant completes the course.
(7) All primary education courses must be approved by the Board and satisfy the Education Criteria set forth in 264 CMR 5.09, and 264 CMR 9.00: Course Approval Requirements for Providers of Primary and Continuing Education, and the Core Curriculum adopted by the AQB
