Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 539 - RULES OF GEORGIA REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS BOARD › Chapter 539-2 - STANDARDS FOR APPRAISAL COURSES › Rule 539-2-.02 - Procedures for Approval of Schools and Courses

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The Board shall approve, disapprove, or
			 request additional data on any application for a school approval within sixty
			 (60) days of the submission of a completed application containing the data
			 required by this Rule. The application, in addition to the name and address of
			 the school or person offering appraisal course(s) as well as any other
			 identifying criteria which the Board may require, must set forth in terms
			 acceptable to the Board the following:
(a) a
			 detailed proposal of records management for retaining for at least five years
			 records which will reflect the scores earned by a student on all graded exercises
			 and examinations;
(b) if subject to
			 the Nonpublic Postsecondary Educational Institutions Act of 1990, O.C.G.A.
			 Section
			  20-3-250.1
et
			 seq.
, a current certificate issued by the Nonpublic Postsecondary
			 Education Commission;
(c) all
			 directors and owners of the school including their names and addresses. If the
			 owner or owners are a partnership or corporation then a list of all directors and
			 owners of the parent entity;
(d) if
			 the school wishes to adopt a makeup policy regarding attendance, a detailed
			 statement of that policy;
(e) a
			 statement of entrance qualifications for students;
(f) a statement that it can make available to
			 its students materials which the Board may require for use in a particular course
			 or courses and that it has video or audio equipment available to present Board
			 required material;
(g) a statement
			 that it will conduct approved courses in classroom style facilities.
(h) a statement that the school will comply
			 with all related provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and that
			 the school will not discriminate in its fees, enrollment, or completion policies
			 on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, familial status, or
			 handicap:
(i) a detailed outline(s)
			 of course(s) to be offered in the first year of the school's approval with hours
			 to be spent on each subject area to be covered in the course(s) and all planned
			 classroom and homework exercises;
(j)
			 a bibliography of all texts and reference materials for use in the
			 course(s);
(k) a comprehensive
			 description of the measures and standards it will employ to evaluate student
			 performance in order to determine whether a student successfully completes a
			 course;
(l) a description of the
			 learning objectives for each instructional hour of the course(s) (what the
			 student should know or be able to do upon mastery of the content of each hour of
			 study);
(m) copies of all final
			 examinations together with proposed answers for any course(s) requiring an
			 examination;
(n) a list of all
			 instructors and applications for approval of classification course instructors
			 not yet approved by the Board under the standards of Chapter 539-5;
(o) a schedule of planned offerings of the
			 course(s) for the first calendar year for which the school seeks approval
			 including the date, time, and place of any offering;
(p) the fee schedule planned for the course
			 offering(s) during the first year;
(q) a copy of the Notice to Students required
			 by Rule
			  539-2-.09; and
(r) the name of a school director and/or
			 coordinator who shall be responsible for certifying student completion of all
			 courses covered under this Rule.