Distance education courses must comply with the
requirements in the AQB Qualification Criteria. A distance education course is
acceptable for continuing education credit if it is approved by the Board and
meets all of the following conditions:
(1) The course is presented by one of the
following:
(i) A course provider of
synchronous distance education that presents the course to an organized group
in an instructional setting with a person qualified and available to answer
questions, provide information and monitor attendance.
(ii) An accredited (Commission on Colleges or
a regional accreditation association) college or university that offers
distance education programs in other disciplines.
(iii) A provider of asynchronous educational
course offerings that meets the requirements of § 36.45 (relating to
asynchronous distance education).
(iv) A provider of hybrid distance education
course offerings that meets the class hour requirements for each of the
course's component parts, whether in-person, synchronous or
asynchronous.
(2) With
regard to a course presented under paragraph (1)(ii) or (iii), the certified
real estate appraiser or the licensed appraiser trainee either successfully
completes a written examination proctored in person or remotely by an official
approved by the college, university or other course provider or successfully
completes the course mechanisms required for course accreditation that evidence
the learner's mastery and fluency of the course content. Biometric proctoring
is acceptable.
(3) The subject
matter, classroom hours and source of continuing education meet the
requirements of §
36.42 (relating to subject matter
and sources of continuing education).
Notes
The
provisions of this § 36.43 adopted July 24, 1992, effective
7/25/1992, 22 Pa.B. 3864;
amended July 20, 2007, effective 7/21/2007, 37 Pa.B. 3367; amended November 1,
2019, effective 11/2/2019, 49
Pa.B. 6667.
Amended by
Pennsylvania
Bulletin, Vol 55, No. 25. June 21, 2025, effective
6/21/2025
The provisions of this § 36.43 issued under
sections 5(2), 6(h) and 10(b) of the Real Estate Appraisers Certification Act
(63
P.S. §§
457.5(2),
457.6(h) and 457.10(b));
amended under sections 5(1) and (2), 6 and 10(b) and (b.2) of the Real Estate
Appraisers Certification Act (63 P.S. §§
457.5(1) and
(2),
457.6 and
457.10(b) and (b.2)); and
sections 3, 4(d) and 12 of the Assessors Certification Act (63 P.S.
§§
458.3,
458.4(d) and
458.12).
