Section 35.358. Administration of curriculum

(a) Real estate education providers shall observe the following standards in the administration of prelicensure and continuing education curriculum:

(1) Instructor-led learning may not exceed 7 1/2 clock hours of instruction per day. For purposes of this section, a clock hour is defined as a 60-minute period comprising 50 minutes of instruction and a 10-minute break. A student may not be required to attend class for more than 90 consecutive minutes without a break.

(2) The substantive content of the course, as evidenced by the course outline, text and other instructional materials, shall adequately reflect the stated purpose of the course, as evidenced by the course title and course description. Instruction in a Commission required course shall conform to the content or the outline developed by the Commission for the course.

(3) Unless the course is taught by means of distance education, a student shall be physically present during at least 80% of the classroom instruction for a prelicensure course and during at least 90% of the classroom instruction for a continuing education course, to receive credit. The real estate education provider shall be responsible for verifying student attendance.

(4) Courses delivered by distance education, in addition to meeting the content requirements in § 35.384 (relating to qualifying courses), must have the delivery method approved by the Association of Real Estate License Law Officials or another certifying body with similar approval standards approved by the Commission.

(b) In addition to the requirements in subsection (a), a real estate education provider shall observe the following standards in the administration of its prelicensure curriculum:

(1) A prelicensure course must be assigned one credit for every 15 clock hours of instruction.

(2) A prelicensure course must be graded by proctored examination, except when a student’s handicap or disability would make grading by examination impractical.

The provisions of this § 35.358 adopted February 24, 1989, effective February 25, 1989, 19 Pa.B. 781; amended June 10, 1994, effective June 11, 1994, 24 Pa.B. 2904; amended December 10, 2004, effective December 11, 2004, 34 Pa.B. 6530. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (201894) to (201895).

Notation

Authority

The provisions of this § 35.358 issued under the Real Estate Licensing and Registration Act (63 P. S. § § 455.101—455.902).

Cross References

This section cited in 49 Pa. Code § 35.344 (relating to withdrawal of real estate education provider or director approval); 49 Pa. Code § 35.351 (relating to duty of director); 49 Pa. Code § 35.362 (relating to inspection of school); and 49 Pa. Code § 35.385 (relating to continuing education providers).