South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:69 - REAL ESTATE BROKERS AND SALESPERSONS › Chapter 20:69:04 - Prelicensing education › Section 20:69:04:27 - Criteria for distance education or independent study course approval

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The commission may approve any prelicensing course that is
				  provided by a public or private school, organization, person, corporation,
				  society, or similar organization. The commission, when acting on an application
				  for approval of a course, shall consider the following minimum criteria:
(1) The course provider must specify the
				learning objectives for each lesson and clearly demonstrate that the objectives
				cover the required subject matter. Objectives must be specific to ensure that
				all relative content is covered adequately to ensure mastery of the
				objectives;
(2) The course provider
				must demonstrate that the course includes the same or reasonably similar
				informational content as a course that would otherwise qualify for the
				requisite number of hours of classroom-based instruction, and that students
				must proceed through and demonstrate comprehension of all the
				material;
(3) If the course is a
				distance education course, it must include consistent and regular interactive
				events as appropriate to the medium. The interactive elements must be designed
				to promote student involvement in the learning process, and must directly
				support the student's achievement of the course's learning objectives. The
				course approval submission must identify the types of interactive events
				included in the course and specify how the interactive events contribute to the
				achievement of the stated learning objectives;
(4) The course must require that the student
				demonstrate mastery of the learning objectives as designated for each lesson in
				order to successfully complete the lesson. The course must provide a mechanism
				of individual remediation to correct any deficiencies identified during the
				instruction and assessment process. In independent study courses, this
				remediation may be accomplished by quizzes or other exercises with detailed
				rationales in the answer key provided to students;
(5) The course provider must measure, at
				regular intervals, the student's progress toward and completion of the mastery
				requirement of each lesson or module covering all the required subject matter.
				In the case of computer-based instruction, the course software must include
				automatic shutdown after a period of inactivity;
(6) The applicant must demonstrate that
				approved instructors are available to answer student questions regarding course
				content at reasonable times and by reasonable means, including in-person
				contact, individual and conference telephone calls, E-mail, and fax.
				Communication by written postal correspondence alone is insufficient to satisfy
				the requirements of this subdivision.
(7) The course provider shall provide
				reasonable security to ensure that the student who receives credit for the
				course is the student who enrolled in and completed the course. Both the school
				and the student must certify in writing that the student has successfully
				completed the course; and
(8) The
				course provider must require that the student pass a comprehensive exam of 100
				multiple-choice questions with a minimum passing score of 80 percent.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 36-21A-30.1,
					 36-21A-31,
					 36-21A-34,
					 36-21A-89(4).
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 36-21A-30.1,
					 36-21A-31,
					 36-21A-34,
					 36-21A-89(4).