Section R162-2g-307c - Pre-licensing Course Certification(1) To certify a pre-licensing course, an applicant shall, at least 30 days before the course is taught, submit a completed application as required by the division, including: (a) a course outline, including: (i) a description of the course;(ii) the length of time to be spent on each subject area, broken into segments of no more than 30 minutes each; and(iii) three to five learning objectives for every three hours;(b) a description of any method of instruction that will be used, including: (i) traditional classroom education;(ii) virtual-live education, also designated as synchronous education by the AQB, or(iii) distance education;(c) copies of at least three final examinations administered in the course and the answer keys that will be used to determine if a student passes the course;(d) the school procedure for maintaining the security of the final exams and answer keys;(e) the titles, authors, and publishers of required textbooks;(f)(i) the instructor who will teach each class; and (ii) evidence that each instructor is:(A) certified by the division;(B) qualified to serve as a guest lecturer; or(C) a college or university faculty member who has academic training or appraisal experience satisfactory to the division and the board;(g) a nonrefundable applicable fee; and(h) a signed statement agreeing that the course provider will, within ten business days of completing the class, upload to the division the following information: (ii) course certificate number assigned by the division;(iii) date the course was taught;(iv) number of credit hours; and(v) name and license number of each student receiving education credit.(2) A traditional classroom course shall:(a) meet the minimum standards set forth in the state-approved course outline governing the course, including minimum hourly requirements;(b) be approved through the AQB course approval program;(c) allow a maximum of 10% of the required class time for testing, including review test and final examination;(d) use texts, workbooks, supplement pamphlets, and other materials that are appropriate and current in their application to the required course outline.(3) A virtual-live course using a synchronous delivery method shall:(a) comply with Subsection (2);(b) provide verbal or written interaction between the student and instructor;(c) include a written examination personally proctored by an official approved by the presenting entity, or, with the prior approval of the division, remote proctoring, including bio-metric proctoring, pursuant to Subsection (5); and(d) meet the course delivery requirements established by the AQB;(4)(a) A distance education course shall: (i) comply with Subsection (2);(ii) provide interaction between the student and instructor in a reciprocal environment where the student has verbal or written communication with the instructor;(iii) include a written examination: (A) personally proctored by an official approved by the presenting entity; or(B) with the prior approval of the division, proctored remotely, including bio-metric proctoring, pursuant to Subsection (5); and(iv) offer at least 15 credit hours.(b) A distance education course shall obtain content approval from:(i) the AQB the division; or(ii) for an academic credit college course, content approval from an accredited college, community college, or university that offers a distance education program 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 US Secretary of Education.(c) Content for a non-academic credit college course provided by a college shall be approved by the AQB and a state appraiser regulatory jurisdiction.(d) A distance education course shall obtain course delivery mechanism approval from one of the following sources:(i) an AQB-approved organization that provides approval of course design and delivery;(ii) a college or university that qualifies for content approval in Subsection (b) and awards academic credit for the distance education course; or(iii) a qualifying college or university that qualifies for content approval in Subsection (b) and that has a distance education delivery program that approves the course design and delivery that incorporate interactivity.(5) Subject to division approval, either a synchronous course or an asynchronous course may use remote proctoring, including bio-metric proctoring.(6) Within ten business days after the occurrence of any material change in a course that could affect approval, the school shall give the division written notice of the change.(7) A course certification is valid for no more than 24 months.(8) Credit for non-certified pre-licensing education.(a) Division certification is not required for a pre-licensing course that is offered by a school, as defined in Subsection R162-2g-102(21) as long as: (i) the course content: (A) meets the minimum standards set forth in the Utah state-approved course outline; and(B) is approved by the AQB course approval program;(ii) the course provides at least 15 credit hours, including examinations;(iii) a closed-book, closed-note final examination is administered at the end of each course;(iv) students are not allowed to earn credit from the course provider by challenge examination without first attending the course;(v) credit is not awarded for duplicate or highly comparable classes;(vi) where multiple classes are offered, they represent a progression in a student's knowledge; and(vii) to receive credit, a student shall: (A) attend 100% of the scheduled class hours;(B) complete required exercises and assignments; and(C) pass the course final examination.(b) Hourly credit for a course taken from a professional appraisal organization shall be granted according to the division-approved list.(c) An applicant who wishes to be awarded credit for non-certified pre-licensing education shall:(i) provide to the division the name of the course taken, including:(B) the name of the sponsoring organization;(C) the number of classroom hours completed;(D) the date of course completion; and(E) evidence that the course meets the requirements of:(II) if distance education, the International Distance Education Certification Center;(ii) request review of the course by the division and board;(iii) establish that the criteria outlined in Subsection (6)(a) are met;(iv) attest on a notarized affidavit that the course has been completed as documented; and(v) if requested by the division, provide proof of completion of the course in the form of a certificate, transcript, report card, letter of verification, or similar proof.(9) To obtain certification of the supervisory appraiser and appraiser trainee course, a course provider shall: (a) comply with Subsection (1); and(b) sign a written attestation agreeing to provide a copy of the course manual to each attendee.Utah Admin. Code R162-2g-307c
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2015-2, effective 1/1/2015Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-19, effective 9/14/2022