Section R. 339.23303 - Education; submission of documentation by applicants for licensureRule 303.
(1) In submitting documentation of prelicensure education obtained before the effective date of the code or from course sponsors that are not approved under these rules, the applicant shall show that the course was designed to teach individuals to perform appraisals or to augment a basic knowledge of appraisals with general information that the instructor then relates to the performance of appraisals.(2) General educational courses, including business, economics, statistics, or law, or general courses in real estate or real estate law are not considered equivalent to approved prelicensure education unless a relationship to appraisal is shown in the course description, syllabus, or curriculum outline to the extent that 15 or more classroom hours are specifically related to appraisal. Classroom hours of credit must only be granted for hours that are specifically related to appraisal.(3) An applicant's submission of documentation of prelicensure education must include all of the following information:(a) The date and place the course was taken.(b) The name of the sponsor, the sponsor's current address, and the sponsor's telephone number if available.(c) A copy of the course outline, syllabus, detailed curriculum, or similar information.(d) A copy of the certificate of completion.(e) The number of classroom hours spent in the course. To have the education hours approved by the department, continuing education course sponsors utilizing distance-learning systems shall have an acceptable method of ensuring that the licensee achieves an equivalent to classroom hours.(4) In submitting documentation of education from institutions of higher education that are approved to grant degrees that confer credit hours rather than classroom hours, 1 credit hour is equivalent to 10 classroom hours of actual instruction for term credits and 15 classroom hours of instruction for semester credits.(5) Documentation to support information on the application for course approval must be maintained for not less than 6 years after the date of the application.(6) To assist applicants, the department shall maintain a list of courses that are acceptable to the department.Mich. Admin. Code R. 339.23303
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