Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 193E - Real Estate Commission › Chapter 17 - Approval of Schools, Courses and Instructors › Rule 193E-17.1 - Administrative Criteria for Schools, Courses and Instructors

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
All schools, courses and instructors of prelicense and
				continuing education receive advance approval of the commission.
(1) Schools, courses and instructors are
			 approved on forms prescribed by the commission for 24-month periods, including
			 the month of approval. Approval is obtained for each course that an instructor
			 proposes to teach.
(2) A course
			 outline and all necessary forms are submitted for approval at least 30 days
			 prior to the first offering of the program, course or activity.
(3) Evidence of compliance with or exemption
			 from Iowa Code sections
			 714.18 through
			 714.25 is furnished to the
			 commission.
(4) Potential
			 participants of all approved courses are clearly informed of the hours to be
			 credited, policies concerning registration, payment of fees, refunds and
			 attendance criteria.
(5) School
			 staff and instructors allow access to any classes conducted to any member of
			 the commission or its duly appointed representatives.
(6) No part of any approved course is used to
			 advertise or solicit orally or in writing any product or service.
(7) The school shows that procedures are in
			 place to ensure that the student who completes an approved course is the
			 student who enrolled in the course.
(8) School staff and instructors are
			 available during normal business hours to answer student questions and provide
			 assistance as necessary.
(9) The
			 commission may at any time evaluate an approved school or instructor. If the
			 commission finds there is a basis for consideration of revocation of the
			 approval of the school or the instructor, the commission gives notice by
			 ordinary mail or email to the coordinator of that school or to the instructor
			 of a hearing on the possible revocation at least 20 days prior to the
			 hearing.
(10) The commission may
			 deny or withdraw approval of a program, course, or activity, but the decision
			 to deny or withdraw approval may be appealed within 20 days of the date of
			 mailing the notice of denial or withdrawal.
(11) Each application for approval designates
			 an individual as coordinator for the school in responsible charge of its
			 operation who is also the contact for the commission. The coordinator is
			 responsible for complying with the commission's rules relating to schools and
			 for submitting reports and information if needed by the commission.
(12) An approved school cannot apply to
			 itself either as part of its name or in any other manner the designation of
			 "college" or "university" in such awayas to give the impression that it is an
			 educational institution conforming to the standards and qualifications
			 prescribed for colleges and universities unless the school, in fact, meets
			 those standards and qualifications.
(13) Advertising and prospectus information.
			 No approved school provides any information to the public or to prospective
			 students that is misleading.
(14)
			 Maximum hours of instruction. There is no more than eight classroom hours in
			 any single day of instruction.
(15)
			 Each approved school establishes and maintains for each student a complete,
			 accurate and detailed record of instruction undertaken and satisfactorily
			 completed in the areas of study prescribed by these rules. The records are
			 maintained for a period of not less than five years. The commission assigns a
			 number to each approved school and assigns a number to each approved program,
			 course or activity. The approved school includes these reference numbers in
			 correspondence with the commission and includes these numbers on certificates
			 of attendance issued by the approved school.