Iowa Admin. Code r. 193F-11.5 - [Effective until 5/22/2024] Standards for provider and program approval
Providers and programs must satisfy the following minimum standards in order to be preapproved in accordance with the procedures established in rule 193F-11.4 (272C,543D) and in order to maintain approved status.
(1)
The program must be taught or developed by individuals who have the education,
training and experience to be considered experts in the subject matter of the
program and competent in the use of teaching methods appropriate to the
program.
(2) Programs must be
taught by instructors who have successfully completed an instructor development
workshop within 24 months preceding board approval of the program. Certified
USPAP instructors and instructors approved via a course delivery mechanism
approval per the AQB criteria shall be considered to have met this
requirement.
(3) In determining
whether an instructor is qualified to teach a particular program, the board
will consider whether the instructor has an ability to teach and an in-depth
knowledge of the subject matter.
(4) An instructor may demonstrate the ability
to teach by meeting one or more of the following criteria:
a. Hold a bachelor's degree or higher in
education from an accredited college (attach a copy of transcripts);
b. Hold a current teaching credential or
certificate in any real estate or real estate-related fields (attach
copy);
c. Hold a certificate of
completion in the area of instruction from an instructor institute, workshop or
school that is sponsored by a member of the Appraisal Foundation (detail
specific teaching experiences);
d.
Hold a full-time current appointment to the faculty of an accredited
college;
e. Other, as the board may
determine.
(5) An
instructor may demonstrate in-depth knowledge of the program's subject matter
by meeting one or more of the following criteria:
a. Hold a bachelor's degree or higher from an
accredited college with a major in a field of study directly related to the
subject matter of the course the instructor proposes to teach, such as
business, economics, accounting, real estate or finance (attach copy of
transcript);
b. Hold a bachelor's
degree or higher from an accredited college and have five years of appraisal
experience related to the subject matter of the course the instructor proposes
to teach (attach copy of transcript and document how the instructor's
experience is related to the subject matter the instructor proposes to
teach);
c. Hold a generally
recognized professional real property appraisal designation or be a sponsor
member of the Appraisal Foundation;
d. Other, as the board may
determine.
(6) Only
AQB-certified USPAP instructors, listed on the website of the Appraisal
Foundation may teach the national USPAP courses, or its AQB-approved
equivalent.
(7) Course content and
materials must be accurate, consistent with currently accepted standards
relating to the program's subject matter and updated no later than 30 days
after the effective date of a change in standards, laws or rules.
(8) Programs must have an appropriate means
of written evaluation by participants. Evaluations shall include the relevance
of the materials, effectiveness of presentation, content, facilities, and such
additional features as are appropriate to the nature of the program.
(9) No part of any course shall be used to
solicit memberships in organizations, recruit appraisers for affiliation with
any organization or advertise the merits of any organization or sell any
product or service.
(10) Providers
must clearly inform prospective participants of the number of credit hours
preapproved by the board for each program and all applicable policies
concerning registration, payment, refunds, attendance requirements and
examination grading.
(11)
Procedures must be in place to monitor whether the person receiving credit
hours is the person who attended or completed the program.
(12) Providers must be accessible to students
during normal business hours to answer questions and provide assistance as
necessary.
(13) Providers must
comply with or demonstrate exemption from the provisions of Iowa Code sections
714.14
to
714.25.
(14) Providers must designate a coordinator
in charge of each program who will act as the board's contact on all compliance
issues.
(15) Programs shall not
offer more than eight credit hours in a single day.
(16) Providers shall not provide any
information to the board, the public or prospective students which is
misleading in nature. For example, providers may not refer to themselves as a
"college" or "university" unless qualified as such under Iowa law.
(17) Providers must establish and maintain
for a period of five years complete and detailed records on the programs
successfully attended by each Iowa participant.
(18) Providers must issue an individual
certificate of attendance to each participant upon successful completion of the
program. The certificate must be no larger than 81/2" × 11" and must
include the provider name and number, program name and number, name of
attendee, date program was completed, number of approved credit hours, and the
signature of the coordinator or other person authorized by the board.
(19) Program providers and instructors are
solely responsible for the accuracy of all program materials, instruction and
examinations. Board approval of a provider or program is not an assurance or
warranty of accuracy and shall not be explicitly or implicitly marketed or
advertised as such.
(20) Providers
must apply for approval using forms prescribed by the board.
(21) Providers must notify the board within
30 days when there is a change in the provider's primary contact, name,
business address, or any other change which may affect the provider's tax
identification number or bond requirements with the Iowa college aid
commission.
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