24 Del. Admin. Code § 2925-7.0

Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 5, November 1, 2024

Section 2925-7.0 - Continuing Education Course Criteria

7.1 General Requirements - An educational course to be approved as satisfying Delaware's real estate continuing education requirements must be an organized real estate related course, offered under responsible sponsorship, facilitated by an instructor approved by the Commission. The Education Committee and the Real Estate Commission shall liberally construe the Module topic areas to include a broad range of subject matter relevant to real estate practices.

7.2 Areas of Concentration for Acceptable Courses:

7.2.1 Courses of instruction and seminars, to be considered eligible for continuing education credit approval must be in one of each of the following Modules:

7.2.1.1 Module 1 - Agency and Fair Housing

7.2.1.2 Module 2 - Professional Standards

7.2.1.3 Module 3 - Real Estate Documents

7.2.1.4 Module 4 - Office Management

7.2.1.5 Module 5 - Legislative Issues

7.2.1.6 Module 6 - Practices of Real Estate

7.2.1.7 Module 7 - Elective Courses

7.3 In any biennial license period, up to three (3) credits applicable towards Module 5 may be obtained by Delaware Association of Realtors (DAR) members who serve on the State Public Policy/Committee provided that:

1) the member attends no less than eighty percent (80%) of the annual State Government Affairs Committee meetings; and

2) the DAR Executive Vice President or DAR President certifies attendance in the form and manner prescribed by the Commission.

7.4 Programs shall be a minimum of three (3) hours and delivered in three (3) hour increments.

7.5 Completion of broker's licensing course.

7.5.1 Delaware broker's licensing course: Upon successful completion of an approved Delaware broker's licensing course, a licensee shall receive 21 hours of continuing education credit. These 21 hours shall satisfy the continuing education requirements (Modules 1 - 7) for the biennial licensing period in which the course was completed. The course provider shall provide the licensee with a certificate stating that Modules 1 - 7 have been satisfied upon successful completion of the broker's licensing course.

7.5.2 Out-of-state broker's licensing course: Upon successful completion of a broker's licensing course in a state outside of Delaware, consisting of at least 99 hours of education, a licensee shall receive 18 hours of continuing education credit, satisfying Modules 1 - 4 and 6 - 7, for the biennial licensing period in which the course was completed.

7.6 Licensees successfully completing a minimum of 6 hours of a National Accreditation Program during a licensure renewal period and receiving a nationally recognized designation or providing proof of successfully completing a section towards a nationally recognized designation may submit pursuant to subsection 8.2 for six (6) credit hours to satisfy Modules 6 and 7. The instructor shall be considered an approved instructor.

24 Del. Admin. Code § 2925-7.0

17 DE Reg. 443 (10/1/2013)
19 DE Reg. 1028 (5/1/2016)
23 DE Reg. 777 (3/1/2020) (Final)