Distance learning program requirements
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(a)Distance learning course material must be divided into major units, and the content of those units must be divided into modules of instruction.
(b)Distance learning programs must contain a time-default mechanism for inactivity so that a student does not receive credit when not actively participating in the program.
(c)Providers of distance learning programs must retain a record of each student’s participation in and completion of the distance learning program for a period of three years from the date of completion and shall make these records available for review and inspection by the department, upon request.
(d)Providers of distance learning programs must make an instructor approved pursuant to section 1107.27 of this Part available to students during reasonable business hours to answer questions pertaining to the qualifying course content.
(e)Distance learning courses must obtain course delivery mechanism approval from one of the following sources:
(1)an appraiser qualifications board approved organization providing approval or course design and delivery;
(2)a college that qualifies for content approval and awards academic credit for the distance education course; or
(3)a qualifying college for content approval with a distance education delivery program that approves the course design and delivery that incorporates interactivity.