Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a)
Real estate education providers shall observe the following standards in the
administration of prelicensure and continuing education curriculum:
(1) Instructor-led learning may not exceed 7
1/2 clock hours of instruction per day. For purposes of this section, a clock
hour is defined as a 60-minute period comprising 50 minutes of instruction and
a 10-minute break. A student may not be required to attend class for more than
90 consecutive minutes without a break.
(2) The substantive content of the course, as
evidenced by the course outline, text and other instructional materials, shall
adequately reflect the stated purpose of the course, as evidenced by the course
title and course description. Instruction in a Commission required course shall
conform to the content or the outline developed by the Commission for the
course.
(3) Unless the course is
taught by means of distance education, a student shall be physically present
during at least 80% of the classroom instruction for a prelicensure course and
during at least 90% of the classroom instruction for a continuing education
course, to receive credit. The real estate education provider shall be
responsible for verifying student attendance.
(4) Courses delivered by distance education,
in addition to meeting the content requirements in §
35.384 (relating to qualifying
courses), must have the delivery method approved by the Association of Real
Estate License Law Officials or another certifying body with similar approval
standards approved by the Commission.
(b) In addition to the requirements in
subsection (a), a real estate education provider shall observe the following
standards in the administration of its prelicensure curriculum:
(1) A prelicensure course must be assigned
one credit for every 15 clock hours of instruction.
(2) A prelicensure course must be graded by
proctored examination, except when a student's handicap or disability would
make grading by examination impractical.
The provisions of this §35.358 issued under the
Real Estate Licensing and Registration Act (63 P. S. §§
455.101-455.902).
This section cited in 49 Pa. Code §
35.344 (relating to withdrawal of
real estate education provider or director approval); 49 Pa. Code §
35.351 (relating to duty of
director); 49 Pa. Code §
35.362 (relating to inspection of
school); and 49 Pa. Code §
35.385 (relating to continuing
education providers).
