Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
(a) Prior to
obtaining the Commission's written approval of a real estate education course,
education providers shall not offer, advertise, or otherwise represent that any
real estate education course is, or may be, approved for credit in North
Carolina.
(b) An education provider
seeking original approval of a proposed course shall complete an application on
a form available on the Commission's website that requires the applicant to set
forth:
(1) the title of the proposed
course;
(2) the education
provider's legal name, address, and telephone number;
(3) the education director's legal name and
signature;
(4) the education
provider's number;
(5) the credit
hours awarded for completing the course;
(6) the subject matter of the
course;
(7) the identity of the
course owner;
(8) the written
permission of the course owner, if other than the applicant;
(9) the identity of prospective
instructors;
(10) a description of
the method by which the education provider will proctor the end-of-course
examination for Prelicensing and Postlicensing courses;
(11) a description of the mechanism used for
verification of possession of required course materials; and
(12) a copy of the course guide, which shall
include:
(A) course objectives;
(B) learning objectives for each
topic;
(C) a course
syllabus;
(D) instructional methods
and aids to be employed; and
(E)
all course materials that will be provided to students.
(c) An applicant seeking approval
to offer a distance education course shall submit an application for original
approval pursuant to Paragraph (b) of this Rule as well as:
(1) a full copy of the course on the medium
to be utilized for instruction;
(2)
a description of the method by which the education provider will verify and
record student attendance;
(3) a
list of hardware and software or other equipment necessary to both offer and
complete the course;
(4) the
contact information for the technical support service for the course;
(5) all hardware and software necessary to
review the submitted course at the expense of the applicant; and
(6) an outline demonstrating the course meets
the minimum course hours measured by a reading speed of 225 words per minute
and the actual duration of audio and video files.
(d) An applicant seeking approval to offer a
synchronous distance learning course shall submit an application for original
approval pursuant to Paragraph (b) of this Rule as well as:
(1) a description of the method by which the
education provider will verify and record student attendance;
(2) a list of hardware and software or other
equipment necessary to both offer and complete the course; and
(3) the contact information for the technical
support service for the course.
(e) An applicant seeking approval to offer a
blended learning course shall submit an application for original approval
pursuant to Paragraph (b) of this Rule as well as the additional information
pursuant to Paragraphs (c) and (d) of this Rule, as applicable, for each
instructional method.
(f) An
application pursuant to Paragraph (c) of this Rule shall not be approved by the
Commission if:
(1) the course cannot be
reviewed in its entirety; or
(2)
the course does not meet the minimum course hours pursuant to
G.S.
93A-4 and
21 NCAC
58A .1702 measured by a reading speed of 225
words per minute and the actual duration of audio and video files.
(g) An education provider seeking
approval to offer a currently approved course shall complete an application on
a form available on the Commission's website that requires the applicant to set
forth the:
(1) title of the course;
(2) applicant's legal name, address, and
telephone number;
(3) applicant's
education director's legal name;
(4) applicant's education provider
number;
(5) identity of the course
owner;
(6) written permission of
the course owner, if other than the applicant;
(7) identity of prospective
instructors;
(8) certification that
the originally approved course will not be altered;
(9) a description of the mechanism used for
verification of possession of required course materials;
(10) a description of the method by which the
education provider will proctor the end-of-course examination for Prelicensing
and Postlicensing courses;
(11) a
description of the method by which the education provider will verify and
record student attendance;
(12)
education director's signature; and
(13) for synchronous distance learning
courses:
(A) a list of hardware and software
or other equipment necessary to both offer and complete the course;
and
(B) the contact information for
the technical support service for the course.
(h) An education provider shall submit a one
hundred dollar ($100.00) fee for each application submitted pursuant to
Paragraph (g) of this Rule for any continuing education course. The application
shall be deemed approved ten business days after the Commission has received
the application and fee, unless the Commission notifies the applicant
otherwise.
(i) An education
provider shall submit a forty dollar ($40.00) fee per Prelicensing or
Postlicensing course offered at any of its branch locations. No fee shall be
required for public education providers or an agency of federal, state, or
local government.
(j) An education
provider shall submit a one hundred dollar ($100.00) fee per elective course.
No fee shall be required for public education providers or an agency of
federal, state, or local government.
Authority
G.S.
93A-3(c);
93A-4;
93A-33;
93A-34;
93A-38.5;
Eff. July
1, 2017;
Amended Eff. August 1, 2021; January 1, 2021; July 1,
2020.
