Current through September 24, 2024
(1) The
following definitions are provided for the terms qualifying education,
continuing education, distance education, and interaction.
(a) "Qualifying education" means education
that is creditable toward the education requirements for trainee registration
or initial licensure or certification under one (1) or more of the three (3)
real estate appraiser classifications (Licensed Real Estate Appraiser,
Certified Residential Real Estate Appraiser, and Certified General Real Estate
Appraiser).
(b) "Continuing
education" means education that is creditable toward the education requirements
that must be satisfied to renew registration as a trainee or licensure or
certification as a Licensed Real Estate Appraiser, Certified Residential Real
Estate Appraiser, and Certified General Real Estate Appraiser.
(c) "Distance Education" means the
educational process in which instruction does not take place in a traditional
classroom setting but rather through other media or nonconventional methods in
which teacher and student are separated by distance and sometimes by time and
the course provides interaction.
(d) "Interaction" means a reciprocal
environment where the student has verbal or written communication with the
instructor.
(2) An
applicant to be a course provider shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the
Commission that each traditional classroom based course submitted for approval
shall:
(a) Cover subjects which are reasonably
related to the practice of real estate appraisal and suitably advanced to
benefit and enrich the students enrolled;
(b) Be conducted in a facility that meets the
requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act and contains adequate
space, seating, and equipment;
(c)
Consist of no fewer than two (2) classroom hours for continuing education and
fifteen (15) hours with an examination for licensure/certification
requirements; and
(d) Incorporate
appropriate methods for determining whether a student has successfully
completed such course. Such methods shall include, but not be limited to:
1. Provisions to make up for classes or hours
missed by a student; and
2. For
qualifying education and the fifteen (15) hour course in the Uniform Standards
of Professional Appraisal Practice, a minimum passing requirement of seventy
percent (70%) and a comprehensive final examination (or equivalent measure of
achievement).
(3) Internet Education/Distance Education for
Continuing Education.
(a) Courses given for
continuing education via internet or distance education may be acceptable to
meet the requirements of continuing education if:
1. The course provides interaction.
2. Content approval is obtained from the AQB,
a state licensing jurisdiction, or an accredited college, community college, or
university that offers distance education programs and is approved or
accredited by the Commission on Colleges, a regional or national accreditation
association, or by an accrediting agency that is recognized by the U.S.
Secretary of Education. Non-academic credit college courses provided by a
college shall be approved by the AQB or the state licensing
jurisdiction.
3. Course delivery
mechanism approval is obtained from one of the following sources:
(i) AQB approved organizations providing
approval of course design and delivery;
(ii) A college that qualifies for content
approval in part (2) above that awards academic credit for the distance
education course; or
(iii)
Qualifying college for content approval with a distance education delivery
program that approves the course design and delivery that incorporate
interactivity.
(4) Continuing educational requirements may
be satisfied through the completion of Commission approved distance educational
offerings.
(a) Persons or entities seeking
Commission approval for a distance educational offering shall submit an outline
and description of the entire course and provide documentation which
demonstrates the course complies with the following criteria:
1. The educational offering is either:
(i) Presented by an approved or accredited
college, community or junior college, or university that offers distance
educational programs and credit in other disciplines; or
(ii) The educational offering is presented by
a proprietary school that has been approved by the Tennessee Real Estate
Appraiser Commission and the course design and delivery mechanism has been
approved by the International Distance Education Certification Center (IDECC)
and the Appraisal Qualifications Board.
2. That the course teaches to the mastery of
the subject and at a minimum meets the following criteria:
(i) Divides the material into major units as
approved by the board;
(ii) Divides
each of the major units of content into modules of instruction for delivery on
a computer or other approved interactive audio or audio visual
programs;
(iii) Divides the
learning objectives for each module of instruction;
(iv) Specifies an objective, quantitative
criterion for mastery used for each learning objective;
(v) Provides a means of diagnostic assessment
of each student's performance on an ongoing basis during each module of
instruction;
(vi) Requires the
student to demonstrate mastery of all material covered by the learning
objectives for the module before the module is completed;
(vii) That the course offering is designed in
such a way that the material is presented under an approved instructor who
shall be available to answer student questions or provide assistance on a
timely basis as necessary;
(viii)
The instructor will provide reasonable oversight of a student's work to ensure
that the student who completes the work is the student who enrolled in the
course; and
(ix) The course
provider must provide documentation of an acceptable method that ensures that
the student achieves the classroom hourly equivalent as approved by the
Commission. Any form of delivery that provides the student the opportunity to
circumvent instructional design strategies that require them to read the
material and spend the appropriate amount of time in the course will not be
approved.
(5) Approval by the Commission of any
continuing or qualification education course shall be valid for a period of two
(2) years. However, notwithstanding previous approval by the Commission, any
course that has had a substantive change in course content shall be considered
a new course and shall be approved by the Commission prior to presenting.
(a) Approval of any continuing or qualifying
education course may be extended by the Commission for an additional two years
upon written request by the provider.
(b) Failure to timely request an extension
prior to the expiration of the Commission's approval shall result in automatic
termination of the educational offering's approval status.
(6) The Commission may, at any time, audit
any offering that has been approved for qualifying or continuing education by
the Commission to ensure compliance with all requirements of the laws and rules
governing such education. Any provider of continuing or qualifying education
shall provide any requested documentation regarding a continuing or qualifying
education course within ten (10) days of a request by the Commission.
(7) Each hour of course instruction shall
consist of fifty (50) minutes of actual instruction for every sixty (60) minute
segment.
(8) The courses listed in
rules
1255-02-.05
and
1255-02-.06
are additions to those outlined in other paragraphs and those lists of courses
supplement those courses identified in other rules.
(9) In addition to distance education
requirements, distance education courses intended for use as qualifying
education must provide a written, closed-book final examination (proctored by
an official as approved by the college or university, or by the sponsoring
organization). The term "written" refers to an examination that might be
written on paper, or administered electronically, on a computer workstation or
other device. Oral exams are not acceptable. The testing must be in compliance
with AQB examination requirements for qualifying education.
Authority: T.C.A. §§
62-39-203,
62-39-204, and
62-39-333.
