Section 20-328-11a - Course offerings and locations(a) Approval of Real Estate Courses. Approved pre-licensure courses shall not be held on the premises of a real estate brokerage office, real estate franchise or appraiser's office. Each school seeking approval of its pre-licensure real estate broker's courses shall offer to the general public at least the three courses required to meet the minimum broker's qualification. These shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) A real estate principles and practices course consisting of not less than sixty classroom hours of study, which shall include, but not be limited to, the following subject matter: (C) Connecticut real estate licensing laws and regulations;(D) Equal opportunity in housing;(E) Real estate valuation;(G) Specialized fields of real estate practice; (I) Land use regulations;(L) The real estate business;(2) Real estate appraisal I, as set forth in section 20-328-13a of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, entitled residential real estate appraisal and consisting of at least thirty classroom hours of study; and(3) A related real estate course consisting of at least thirty classroom hours of study approved by the commission.(b) Continuing Education Course Approval.(1) A continuing education course shall consist of current real estate licensing laws and practices that are broad-based and essential to the role of a real estate licensee. The course shall contain instruction on real estate principles and practices set forth in chapter 392 of the Connecticut General Statutes and the regulations promulgated thereunder and any new laws or industry practices essential to engaging in the practice of real estate.(2) The department shall not approve offerings in mechanical office and business skills, such as typing, speed-reading, memory development, personal motivation, salesmanship or sales psychology, nor sales promotions or other meetings held in conjunction with the general business of a salesperson's broker. Generally acceptable courses may include, but shall not be limited to:(G) Securities and syndications; (I) Common interest ownership;(J) Interstate land sales;(M) Real estate documents; and(3) Courses completed prior to certification by the commission shall not qualify for continuing education hours.(4) Continuing education hours shall not be approved more than once for completing the same course within each two-year continuing education period.(c) Mandatory Continuing Education Course Approval.(1) Prior to the commencement of the next continuing education period, the real estate commission shall approve continuing education courses that satisfy the mandatory course requirement of section 20-328-10b of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.(2) In order to satisfy the mandatory course requirement, a continuing education course shall consist of no less than three classroom hours and cover the following topics: (A) Statutes and regulations governing real estate transactions in the State of Connecticut;(B) Statutes and regulations governing the licensing of real estate licensees in the State of Connecticut; and(C) Statutes and regulations governing fair housing in the State of Connecticut.(3) The commission may, in its discretion, add further requirements that a continuing education course shall satisfy to receive approval as a mandatory course. If the commission elects to add such requirements, the commission shall publish such requirements on the department's internet website, six months prior to the commencement of the next continuing education period.(4) A school shall not offer a course to satisfy the mandatory course requirement unless the commission has reviewed the course and approved it.(5) In order for the commission to consider whether a proposed course is eligible to satisfy the mandatory course requirement, the school proposing to offer the course shall submit to the commission an application for course approval not later than four months prior to the commencement of the next continuing education period.(6) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (5) of this subsection, the commission may, in its discretion, waive the deadline established in said subdivision.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 20-328-11a