Section R. 339.23317 - Prelicensure education; application for course approval; forms; requirements; unacceptable coursesRule 317.
(1) An application for approval of a prelicensure real estate appraiser education course must be made on forms provided by the department. The department shall accept or reject the application.(2) The application must include all of the following information:(b) The number of classroom hours to be given for completion of the course.(c) The name, business address, and telephone number of the sponsor.(d) The name, business address, and telephone number of the course coordinator.(e) The name, license number, and qualifications of instructors.(f) A detailed outline of the subject matter to be covered and the number of classroom hours to be devoted to each topic, as it will appear in the student or licensee syllabus.(g) A summary of the required topics for prelicensure that are covered in the course completed on the subject matter matrix provided by the department.(h) The methodology for verifying and monitoring attendance, including the class make-up policy. A sponsor shall have a written make-up policy for students or licensees who are absent from all or a part of regularly scheduled class sessions. If there are no opportunities to make up missed sessions, that policy must be stated.(i) The standards a student or licensee must meet to complete the course, including assignments, projects, examinations, and the passing score on the examination that must be given at the completion of the course for a student or licensee to demonstrate mastery of the material covered. For a distance education course, a student must pass a written, closed-book examination proctored by an official approved by the presenting college or university or by the sponsoring organization. Remote proctoring, including bio-metric proctoring, is acceptable. A written examination includes both written on paper or administered electronically on a computer or other device. Oral examinations are not acceptable.(j) Proof that the sponsor is an entity that may offer prelicensure real estate appraisal education courses under section 2617(2) of the code, MCL 339.2617.(3) If a sponsor desires to change a course's content, instructors, speakers, or hours of credit, the sponsor shall reapply for departmental approval of the changes to the course by completing an application for course approval, obtained from the department, not less than 30 days before the date the course is offered to students or licensees.(4) Emergency changes to instructors and speakers that are unable to be submitted to the department not less than 30 days before the date of the continuing education course may be reviewed by the department if the department determines that the applicant was unable to submit the requested change not less than 30 days before the date of the continuing education course and the request submitted with the change supports the nature of the emergency.(5) The department shall notify the sponsor whether the proposed course change is approved. The sponsor shall not offer the course with the proposed changes without departmental approval.(6) The department may determine that a proposed change cannot be made without the submission of additional supporting documentation or that the extent or number of changes requested require the sponsor to complete a new application for approval.(7) A department-approved course expires 3 years after the date of the course approval, at which time the course approval is subject to renewal. A sponsor shall notify the department of its intent to renew a previously approved course by submitting course renewal forms provided by the department. All of the following apply regarding course renewal:(a) The completed course renewal forms must be received by the department not less than 60 days before the expiration date.(b) If completed renewal forms are received by the department not less than 60 days before the expiration date, the course does not expire until reviewed by the department.(c) If completed renewal forms are received by the department less than 60 days before the expiration date, approval of the course expires on the expiration date.(d) Course renewal forms are not valid and are not accepted by the department less than 60 days before the expiration date.(e) Sponsors requesting approval for a course less than 60 days before the expiration date shall complete and submit to the department an application for original course approval.Mich. Admin. Code R. 339.23317
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