Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 520 - GEORGIA REAL ESTATE COMMISSION › Chapter 520-2 - STANDARDS FOR REAL ESTATE COURSES › Rule 520-2-.02 - Real Estate Schools

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
Timetable for Approval.
The
			 Commission shall approve, disapprove, or request additional data on any
			 application for a school approval within sixty days of the receipt of a
			 complete application meeting the requirements of Rule
			 520-1-.04(4) and
			 containing the data required by this Rule. The Commission shall deem an
			 application abandoned if the applicant fails to respond to a request for
			 additional or revised data within one hundred twenty days after the Commission
			 has sent such a request to the address of the applicant listed on the
			 application. In the event an application is abandoned, a new application and
			 fee will be required to reinstate the application. The Commission, in its
			 discretion, may elect not to process an incomplete application as defined by
			 Rule 520-1-.04(4) unless
			 and until all the requirements of that paragraph are met.
(2)
Application Requirements for
			 Approval.
Applicants for school approval must file with the Commission
			 an application and a fee as provided by Rule
			 520-1-.04. The application must set
			 forth in terms acceptable to the Commission the following:
(a) Identification. The name and address of
			 the school, the name of the school director and the school coordinator as well
			 as any other identifying criteria that the Commission may require. The school
			 director and/or coordinator shall be responsible for certifying student
			 completion of all courses covered under this Chapter.
(b) Records Management. A detailed proposal
			 of records management for retaining for at least five years records of student
			 attendance, the scores earned by all students on all graded exercises and
			 examinations, and any student certifications required by this
			 Chapter;
(c) Nonpublic
			 Postsecondary Education Certificate. If the applicant is subject to the
			 Nonpublic Postsecondary Educational Institutions Act of 1990, O.C.G.A. §
									20-3-250.1 et. seq., a copy of the
			 current certificate issued by the Nonpublic Postsecondary Education
			 Commission;
(d) School Directors
			 and Owners. The name and address of the owner if the school is a sole
			 proprietorship, the names and addresses of the partners if the school is a
			 partnership, the names and addresses of the members if the school is a limited
			 liability company (if a member is a corporation, the names and addresses of the
			 officers of the corporation member), and the names and addresses of each
			 officer if the school is a corporation.
(e) Attendance Make-up Policy. Any make-up
			 policy regarding attendance that the school has adopted;
(f) Entrance Qualifications. A list of any
			 entrance qualifications for students;
(g) Media Equipment. A statement that the
			 school can make available to its students materials the Commission may require
			 for use in a particular course or courses and that it has video or audio
			 equipment available to present Commission required material;
(h) Learning Environment. A statement that
			 the school will conduct in-class courses in environments that are appropriate
			 for learning;
(i) Electronic
			 Registration and Transmission Capability. A statement that the school has the
			 capability to follow Commission authorized procedures for (1) electronically
			 registering its students for qualifying examinations with the Commission's
			 approved vendor, (2) to communicate electronically any required student course
			 completion information to that vendor, and (3) to communicate electronically
			 any required student course completion information to the Commission.
(j) Compliance with the Americans with
			 Disabilities Act (ADA). A statement that the school will comply with all
			 relevant provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
(k) Nondiscrimination. A statement 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;
(l) Course Outlines. A
			 detailed outline(s) of course(s) to be offered with hours to be spent on each
			 subject area to be covered in the course(s) and a description of all planned
			 in-class and homework exercises;
(m) Bibliography. A bibliography of all texts
			 and reference materials for use in the course(s);
(n) Student Evaluations. A comprehensive
			 description of the measures and standards the school will employ to evaluate
			 student performance in order to determine whether a student successfully
			 completes a course.
(o) Learning
			 Objectives. A description of the learning objectives for each instructional
			 hour of the course(s). A learning objective is part of the overall goal of the
			 course. An objective states, in measurable terms, what the student should be
			 able to do, explain, or demonstrate upon mastery of the content of each hour of
			 instruction;
(p) Instructors. A
			 list of all proposed instructors;
(q) Course Schedule. A list of the course(s)
			 for which the school seeks approval; and
(r) Notice to Students. A copy of the Notice
			 to Students required by this Rule.