Mich. Admin. Code R. 339.23317 - Prelicensure education; application for course approval; forms; requirements; unacceptable courses
Rule 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:
(a) The course
title.
(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.
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