Kan. Admin. Regs. § 86-1-10 - Approved courses of instructions; procedure
(a)
Definitions. Each of the following terms, as defined in this subsection, shall
apply to K.A.R. 86-1-10 through K.A.R. 86-1-12 and K.A.R. 86-1-17:
(1) "Commission" means Kansas real estate
commission.
(2) "Coordinator" means
an individual who serves as the primary contact for a school and is responsible
for complying with the requirements in this regulation.
(3) "Course" means instruction designed to
fulfill the education requirements of K.S.A. 58-3046a, and amendments
thereto.
(4) "Asynchronous distance
education course" means a course for which the school provides self-paced
instruction by mail or electronic transmission to students who are physically
separated from the instructor for all or a portion of the course.
(5) "In-person education course" means a
course provided to students who are not physically separated from the
instructor.
(6) "Monitoring" means
review of approved courses by commission staff to ensure that the attendance,
presentation platform, instruction time, outline, and materials provided by
schools meet the requirements of the commission.
(7) "School" means an entity eligible under
K.S.A. 58-3046a(g), and amendments thereto, to offer courses approved by the
commission.
(8) "Synchronous
distance education course" means a course for which the school provides live
instruction in real time by electronic transmission to students who are
physically separated from the instructor for all of the course.
(b) Request for course approval.
Each school seeking commission approval of a course shall submit the following
information to the commission at least 45 days before the first scheduled class
session:
(1) A completed course approval
application obtained from the commission;
(2) a copy of all course materials, including
textbooks, student workbooks, and examinations with answers;
(3) the total number of sessions, sections,
or modules;
(4) the duration of
each session, section, or module;
(5) the total number of requested hours for
the course;
(6) the course
objectives and a detailed course outline; and
(7) the course approval fee prescribed by
K.A.R. 86-1-5.
(c)
Additional course approval requirements for asynchronous distance education
courses.
(1) In addition to meeting the
requirements of subsection (b), each school requesting approval of an
asynchronous distance education course shall submit the following information:
(A) The means to access the asynchronous
distance education course as it will be offered to students;
(B) evidence of sufficient information
technology support to enable students to complete the asynchronous distance
education course;
(C) documentation
on how the asynchronous distance education course will require active
participation by each student and substantial interaction between the students
and the instructor, other students, or a computer program; and
(D) evidence that the system used for testing
students will scramble questions and items for any quizzes or examinations to
ensure a random presentation.
(2) Each asynchronous distance education
course certified by the association of real estate license law officials shall
be presumed to meet the requirements in paragraph (c)(1).
(3) Each school offering an asynchronous
distance education course approved by the commission under K.S.A. 58-3046a(e)
or K.S.A. 58-3046a(f), and amendments thereto, shall require each student to
answer at least 10 quiz or examination questions per credit hour.
(4) Each school offering an asynchronous
distance education course approved by the commission under K.S.A. 58-3046a(a),
K.S.A. 58-3046a(b), K.S.A. 58-3046a(c) or K.S.A. 58-3046a(d), and amendments
thereto, shall require each student to answer at least 50 quiz or examination
questions.
(5) Each school shall
issue a certificate of completion of each asynchronous distance education
course approved by the commission to meet any requirement of K.S.A. 58-3046a,
and amendments thereto, to each student who has answered at least 90 percent of
the quiz or examination questions correctly during the distance education
course.
(d) Additional
course approval requirements for synchronous distance education courses.
(1) In addition to meeting the requirements
of subsection (b), each school requesting approval of a synchronous distance
education course shall submit the following information:
(A) The means to access the synchronous
distance education course as it will be offered to students;
(B) evidence of sufficient information
technology support to enable students to complete the synchronous distance
education course;
(C) documentation
on how the synchronous distance education course will require active
participation by each student and substantial interaction between the students
and the instructor, other students, or a computer program;
(D) documentation on how the school will
require students to have a functional video camera and be present on camera at
all times;
(E) documentation on how
the school will require students to be actively engaged in the course at all
times without distractions; and
(F)
evidence of no more than 30 students in a course unless an additional moderator
is assisting with the monitoring of students.
(2) Each synchronous distance education
course certified by the association of real estate license law officials shall
be presumed to meet the requirements in paragraph (d)(1).
(e) Instructors. Each school coordinator
shall be responsible for ensuring that the school's instructors have the
specialized preparation, training, and experience in the subject matter to be
taught to ensure competent instruction.
(f) Changes to an approved course.
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (f)(2),
each school shall submit a new application for course approval under subsection
(b) if there is any significant change to the course content, outline,
objectives, or presentation platform for an approved course.
(2) A school shall not be required to submit
a new application for course approval under subsection (b) if any of the
following changes:
(A) The
coordinator;
(B) the location of
the school;
(C) the course title;
or
(D) the course
schedule.
(3) Each
school shall submit notification to the commission of each change described in
paragraph (f)(2) at least five days before the change is scheduled to
occur.
(4) Each school shall submit
notification to the commission at least 15 days before the discontinuation of
any course or the intent to close the school.
(g) Registration of approved courses;
application for renewal.
(1) The registration
of courses approved by the commission shall expire on January 31 of each year.
Each application to renew the approval of a course shall be submitted on a form
provided by the commission.
(2)
Each application to renew approval of a course received after the expiration
date shall require the submission of a new application for approval pursuant to
subsection (b).
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