Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 645 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons › EDUCATION IN REAL ESTATE › General Provisions › Section 645.443 - Approval of distance education course

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A
			 person who requests approval of a distance education course must demonstrate to
			 the satisfaction of the Division that the proposed distance education course
			 satisfies the following requirements:
(a) The
			 course must be designed to ensure that students actively participate in the
			 instructional process by utilizing techniques that require substantial
			 interaction with the instructor, other students or a computer program. If the
			 subject matter of the course is such that the learning objectives for the
			 course cannot be reasonably accomplished without direct interaction between the
			 instructor and the students, the course design must provide for such
			 interaction.
(b) If the course does
			 not provide students with the opportunity for continuous audio and visual
			 communication with the instructor during the presentation of the course, the
			 course must utilize testing and remedial processes appropriate to ensure
			 mastery of the subject matter of the course by the students.
(c) If the course involves self-paced study,
			 the course must be designed so that the time required for a student of average
			 ability to complete the course is within the number of hours for which the
			 course is approved, and the sponsor of the course shall utilize a system which
			 ensures that students have actually performed all tasks designed to ensure
			 participation and mastery of the subject matter of the course by the
			 students.
(d) The proposed methods
			 of instruction used in the course must be appropriate to the proposed learning
			 objectives of the course, and the scope and depth of the instructional
			 materials must be consistent with the proposed learning objectives.
(e) The sponsor of the course shall provide
			 appropriate technical support to enable students to complete the course
			 satisfactorily.
(f) An approved
			 instructor must be reasonably available to respond timely to questions asked by
			 students concerning the subject matter of the course and to direct students to
			 additional sources of information. For the purposes of this paragraph, a
			 response by an approved instructor shall be deemed timely if the response is
			 made within 2 business days after the question is submitted.
(g) The sponsor of the course shall provide
			 students with an orientation or information package which contains all
			 information that the Division requires to be provided to students and all
			 necessary information about the course, including, without limitation,
			 information concerning fees and refund policies, subject matter and learning
			 objectives, procedures and requirements for satisfactory completion, any
			 special requirements with regard to computer hardware and software or other
			 equipment, and instructor and technical support. The sponsor shall make
			 available to students technical support relating to the use of any computer
			 hardware or software, or other equipment or technology needed to complete the
			 course.
(h) The sponsor of the
			 course shall utilize procedures which reasonably ensure that a student who
			 receives continuing education credit for completing the course actually
			 performed all the work required to complete the course. If the course involves
			 independent study by students, such procedures must include, without
			 limitation, the opportunity for direct contact by the sponsor with the student
			 at the student's home or business via the telephone or electronic mail and a
			 signed statement by the student certifying that he or she personally completed
			 all course work. The sponsor shall retain such signed statements and records of
			 student contact together with all other course records the sponsor must
			 maintain.