Distance learning program requirements
Compiled source label: current through Apr 15, 2022
Register checked through July 8, 2026/Vol. XLVIII, Issue 27 (2026-07-08) - Register activity found; review before filing
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- Compiled source current through
- Apr 15, 2022
- Register checked through
- July 8, 2026/Vol. XLVIII, Issue 27 (2026-07-08)
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- Register activity found; review before filing
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- DOS-24-25-00003-A
- Latest notice date
- Feb 4, 2026
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- Jun 6, 2026
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To be approved, a distance learning program must meet the following criteria:
(a)the material of a distance learning program must be divided into major units;
(b)the contents of major units must be divided into modules of instruction;
(c)the distance learning program must contain a time-default mechanism for inactivity so that a student is not credited when not actively participating in the program;
(d)the school or other person offering the program must obtain from each student a signed and dated statement that he or she personally completed each module of the learning program;
(e)the school or other person offering the program must retain a record of each student's participation in and completion of the distance-learning program for a period of three years, and such record must be available for reveiw and inspection by the Department of State;
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(h)the school or other person offering the program must provide evidence of successful completion of the course to each student in certificate form. The certificate must indicate the following: the name of the approved entity, the name of the course, the code number of the course, and that the student, who shall be named, has satisfactorily completed the continuing education course approved by the Department of State and the number of hours earned. The certificate must be signed and dated by the owner or course coordinator and must have affixed thereto the official seal of the school or other person offering the program; and
(i)the school or other person offering the program must submit to the Department of State within 15 days the names and license registration numbers of all individuals who successfully completed the approved course.