An asynchronous distance education course is acceptable for qualifying or continuing education if:
(1) The course provides interaction. Interaction is a reciprocal environment where the student has verbal or written communication with the instructor;(2) Content approval is obtained from the Appraiser Qualifications Board, a state licensing jurisdiction, or an accredited college, community college, or university that offers distance education programs 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 U.S. Secretary of Education. Nonacademic credit college courses provided by a college must be approved by the Appraiser Qualifications Board or the state licensing jurisdiction; and(3) Course delivery mechanism approval is obtained from one of the following sources: (a) The Appraiser Qualifications Board;(b) Appraiser Qualifications Board-approved organizations providing approval of course design and delivery, such as The Appraisal Foundation or other independent approved entity;(c) A college that qualifies for content approval in subdivision (2) that awards academic credit for the distance education course; or(d) A qualifying college for content approval with a distance education delivery program that approves the course design and delivery that incorporate interactivity.S.D. Admin. R. 20:14:13:05.02
32 SDR 109, effective 12/27/2005; 49 SDR 025, effective 9/18/2022General Authority: SDCL 36-21B-3(6).
Law Implemented: SDCL 36-21B-3(6) 36-21B-1.
Definition of class hour, § 20:14:01:01(8)