NAC645.4444. Approval and accreditation of courses; certificate of completion.

     1. An application for the approval of a course for postlicensing education must be submitted to the Division on a form provided by the Division for review and presentation to the Commission.

     2. The Commission will not grant retroactive approval for a course in postlicensing education.

     3. The Commission will grant credit for a course for postlicensing education only if the sponsor of the course:

     (a) Certifies the attendance of the licensees who take the course for credit.

     (b) Maintains for at least 4 years a record of attendance which contains the following information with respect to each licensee who has taken the course for credit:

          (1) The name of the licensee in attendance and the number of his or her license;

          (2) The title and number of the course;

          (3) The hours of instruction attended and the dates of attendance by the licensee; and

          (4) A statement that the licensee has successfully completed the course.

     (c) Assures the Commission that an approved instructor will preside throughout the course.

     (d) Requires each licensee who takes the course to:

          (1) Take a closed-book final examination with a proctor present at a location designated by the sponsor in its application for approval filed with the Division and to receive a score of at least 75 percent to pass the course;

          (2) Prove his or her identity before the licensee is allowed to take any examination; and

          (3) Complete the entire course to receive credit for taking the course.

     (e) Gives credit for only the number of hours for which the course has been approved by the Division to a licensee who completes the course.

     (f) Publishes a policy for retaking an examination which a licensee has failed.

     4. If a course for postlicensing education has been approved, the sponsor of the course shall provide a certified copy of the record of completion to the licensee upon his or her completion of the course. The Division shall accept the certificate as proof of completion of the course by the licensee. The certificate of a sponsor must contain:

     (a) The name of the sponsor;

     (b) The name of the licensee and his or her license number;

     (c) The title of the course and the number of hours for which the course has been approved;

     (d) The dates of instruction;

     (e) The number of the sponsor assigned by the Division and a statement that the course was approved by the Commission;

     (f) The signature of the person who is authorized to sign for the sponsor; and

     (g) A statement indicating that the licensee fulfilled the requirements to pass the course.

     (Added to NAC by Real Estate Comm’n by R031-04, 11-30-2004, eff. 7-1-2005)