Title 19 Part 176

Real estate courses and offerings may be given by any college or university accredited by the Commissioner of Education of the State of New York or by a regional accrediting agency accepted by said Commissioner of Education; public and private vocational schools; real estate boards; and real estate-related professional societies and organizations. No real estate course of study seeking approval may be affiliated with or controlled by any real estate broker, licensed salesperson, licensed or certified real estate appraiser, firm, or company or franchise, or controlled by a subsidiary of any real estate broker, real estate appraiser or franchise.

Applications for approval to conduct courses of study to satisfy the requirements for licensed real estate salesperson and broker shall be made 60 days before the proposed course is to be conducted. The application shall be prescribed by the department to include the following:

To meet the minimum statutory requirement, attendance shall be computed on the basis of an hour equaling 50 minutes. For every 50 minutes of instruction there shall be an additional 10 minute break. The time of the breaks shall be left to the discretion of the individual education coordinator. Breaks shall not be considered optional, nor are they to be used to release the class earlier than scheduled.

Each course shall be presented in such premises and in such facilities as shall be necessary to properly present the course. No course shall be presented in any real estate broker's office or the office of any association of real estate brokers except as otherwise may be permitted under this Part.

There shall be no change or alteration in any approved course of study of any subject or in any instruction staff without prior written notice to and approval by the department.

A maximum of 50 points can be claimed in this section.

or

or

A maximum of 50 points can be claimed in this section. Experience as an instructor = 10 points for each year

A maximum of 30 points can be claimed in this section.

Formal academic achievement in a specialized subject matter directly related to real estate (five points for each 30 hour course successfully completed)

Fifty points can be claimed in this section. Formal training in the techniques of organizing and presenting instructional material

Only one selection may be made in this section.

The holder of one of the following:

A duly authorized designee of the department may audit any course offered, and may verify attendance and inspect the records of attendance of the course at any time during its presentation or thereafter.

All courses approved pursuant to this Part shall be open to all members of the public regardless of the membership of the prospective student in any real estate board, or real estate related professional society or organization.

Each school or entity shall pay an annual registration fee of $300 for each 12 months or part thereof, and an additional registration fee of $150 for each 12 months or part thereof for each location in excess of one where courses are to be given, said period to run from each September 1 to the subsequent August 31. For each teacher employed to teach the Real Estate Broker's or Real Estate Salesperson's course, each school or entity shall pay a one-time registration fee of $25. Fees shall be payable on submission of the application or applications, and are nonrefundable.

Distance education is defined as any educational process based on the geographical separation of instructor and learner (for example, CD-ROM, disk, on-line learning). Educational providers who wish to offer distance learning programs must have their programs evaluated and approved in accordance with the provisions of this Part, specifically sections 176.23, 176.24 and 176.25 of this Part.

Applications for approval to conduct distance learning courses of study to satisfy the requirements for licensed real estate salesperson and broker shall be made 60 days before the proposed course is to be conducted. The application shall be prescribed by the department to include the following: