Alabama Administrative Code › Title 780 - ALABAMA REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS BOARD › Chapter 780-X-5 - CURRICULA APPROVED BY THE BOARD › Section 780-X-5-.02 - Board Approval Of Courses

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
All courses taught in the State of Alabama must be approved by
				the Alabama Real Estate Appraisers Board for the student to receive credit by
				the Board for licensure or continuing education for the course.
1. In compliance with 34-27A-5(b)(13), any
			 approved licensure course must meet the Appraiser Qualification Board (AQB)
			 criteria adopted by the Board for the education cycle submitted for approval
			 and must be a least fifteen hours in length with an exam, save and except
			 continuing education courses. If the course is approved for licensure, it is
			 automatically approved for continuing education credit and may be submitted by
			 the licensee for continuing education credit. The Board will consider for
			 approval only those courses which meet the module approach to course
			 description as defined by the AQB.
2. Any approved continuing education course
			 or seminar must be at least two hours in length and approved by the
			 Board.
3. The Board may grant
			 approval for appraisal related courses and instructors, offered by schools
			 accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), that are
			 taught as part of the college, junior college, community college or
			 university's curriculum without application and payment of fees for approval by
			 the institution.
4. If the school
			 is not accredited by SACS, the provider, course and all instructors must be
			 approved by the board, in writing, prior to teaching the course, for approval
			 of the credit for licensure or continuing education.
5. Approval may also be granted for courses
			 and/or seminars offered by Community or Junior colleges. If the school is
			 accredited by SACS, and the course is a part of the curriculum, the course is
			 approved without necessity of evaluation by the Board. The instructor requires
			 approval by the Board.
6. Approval
			 may also be granted for courses and/or seminars from Real Estate Appraisal or
			 related organizations, state or federal agencies or commissions, proprietary
			 schools, or other providers approval by the Board. The Board may waive
			 application and payment of evaluation fees for approval of courses taught by
			 these entities.
7. All applications
			 for approval of educational offering shall be made on forms provided by the
			 Board and accompanied by a course approval certificate issued by the Appraisal
			 Qualifications Board (AQB), a course outline or syllabus, the textbook, any
			 handouts, a final examination, if applicable. No other applications will be
			 accepted. Applicants may duplicate forms or enclose additional information for
			 clarification. Applications that are not properly completed, that do not
			 contain all the necessary information or have the correct fees will not be
			 processed and will be returned to the applicant.
8. Approval of educational offerings is for a
			 two-year period. The two-year cycle ends September 30, 1994 and every two-year
			 period thereafter. Approval for one cycle does not automatically mean approval
			 for any other cycle.
9. All
			 educational offerings will be reviewed by the Executive Director. If
			 recommended for approval by the Executive Director, the educational offering
			 will be submitted to the Board for approval at the next regularly scheduled
			 Board meeting. Approval by the Board is required.
(i) If the educational offering is deemed
			 unacceptable by the Executive Director, the Executive Director must submit the
			 reason or reasons to the Board why the educational offering was found to be
			 unacceptable. If the Board agrees that the educational offering is
			 unacceptable, then the applicant will be provided with reason or reasons for
			 denial.
(ii) The applicant will
			 have 30 days from date of denial to submit a request for a hearing before the
			 Board for reconsideration.
(iii)
			 The Board shall provide a hearing for the course provider within 60 days of the
			 request for a hearing.
(iv) The
			 Board shall notify the course provider of the results of the hearing within 10
			 days of the conclusion of the hearing.