Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1301:5 - Division of Real Estate › Chapter 1301:5-7 - Continuing Education › Section 1301:5-7-03 - Criteria for course approvals

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Continuing education courses shall be
			 completed in seminars, schools, and educational institutions which are not
			 limited to institutions providing two-year or four-year degrees but may include
			 qualifying public or private schools, firms, associations, organizations,
			 individuals, corporations, or similar arrangements and must be successfully
			 completed after the effective date of this rule.
(B) An applicant for initial course approval,
			 additional course offerings of an approved course, or renewal of a course
			 approval shall apply to the division for approval on the appropriate form
			 prescribed by the division along with the nonrefundable fee in accordance with
			 rule
			 1301:5-7-06
			 of the Administrative Code. The initial application form and fee must be
			 submitted to the division at least forty-five days prior to the proposed
			 initial date of the offering.
(C)
			 An initial course approval shall be valid for the calendar year in which the
			 course was approved. Re-certification of a course approval shall be filed with
			 the division no later than December thirty-first of the calendar year of
			 initial approval and every year thereafter on forms prescribed by the division
			 along with the nonrefundable fee in accordance with rule
			 1301:5-7-06
			 of the Administrative Code. Any recertification for a course approval filed
			 after January thirty-first shall be considered an initial application course
			 and require approval through the submission of a course application along with
			 the nonrefundable fee in accordance with rule
			 1301:5-7-06
			 of the Administrative Code. A new application for an approved course shall be
			 submitted every three years.
(D)
			 Upon notice from the division that an application for initial course approval
			 or additional course offering is incomplete or incorrect as filed, the
			 applicant shall within thirty days of the date of the division's notice of
			 deficiency, submit to the division a corrected application or the additional
			 information requested. Failure to timely submit such corrected application or
			 additional information shall constitute just cause for the application to be
			 withdrawn and the superintendent to impose a forfeiture of the application
			 fee.
(E) The division, when acting
			 on an application for approval of an offering, will consider, but not be
			 limited to, the following criteria:
(1)
			 Information included on the application form:
(a) Name, address,
										 telephone
			 number, electronic mail address and, if applicable,
			 website address of entity;
(b) Policy regarding attendance and procedure
			 for recordkeeping of attendance;
(c) Summary of offering, including, but not
			 limited to:
(i) Title of offering;
(ii) Maximum number of
			 participants;
(iii) Type of
			 training: seminar, conference, course, other;
(iv) Proposed initial date of
			 offering;
(v) Prerequisite for
			 admission and/or participation, if any;
(vi) Duration in time of offering;
(vii) Form of attendance
			 certificate;
(viii) Method of
			 record maintenance;
(ix) Textbooks
			 and student materials prescribed;
(x) Sample of proposed advertising, if
			 any;
(xi) Outline or
			 syllabus;
(xii) Attendance or
			 participation fees;
(xiii) Location
			 of offering;
(d)
			 Personal data indicating names and qualification of teachers and instructors as
			 required by rule
			 1301:5-7-04
			 of the Administrative Code;
(e)
			 Such other information as the Ohio real estate commission or superintendent may
			 request.