Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 018 - Real Estate Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Real Estate Commission › Chapter 4 - RENEWALS AND EDUCATION › Section 4-7 - Elective Education Classes

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Commission and/or its staff shall
				approve educational seminars, classes, and petitions for elective education
				credit. All seminars and classes must be relevant to the real estate industry
				in the areas of business management, ethics, customer relations/marketing,
				legal/regulatory compliance, sales, property management/leasing, financing,
				environmental issues/regulation, community relations, community planning,
				and/or construction. The Commission may approve other subject areas for
				seminars and classes when deemed appropriate. Seminars and classes may be
				delivered in classroom, online, distance learning and hybrid formats. Any
				institution or instructor desiring to deliver education in the state of Wyoming
				shall submit the necessary forms and fees prescribed by the Commission to the
				Commission office at least ten (10) days before the class is
				delivered.
(b) All instructors
				shall adhere to the rules and policies set forth by the Commission, as well as,
				comply with all requirements prescribed in the Commission's forms. The
				Commission and/or its staff members may audit a seminar or class at any time
				free of charge.
(c) All elective
				classes delivered by asynchronous online formats shall be certified by the
				International Distance Education Certification Center (IDECC), a subsidiary of
				the Association of Real Estate License Law Officials (ARELLO). Approved
				elective classes formatted for live delivery may also be delivered via live,
				synchronous webinar or video conference at any time, at the school or
				instructor's discretion, to no more than fifty (50) participants.
(d) All classes shall meet the following
				criteria:
(i) Every course shall be at least
				three (3) clock hours in duration. Each hour of direct instruction, discussion
				and evaluation shall count for one (1) credit hour for continuing education. A
				credit hour is considered fifty (50) minutes of instruction per clock hour.
				Courses offered in a luncheon or conference format within Wyoming may be
				approved for one (1) or two (2) clock hours in duration.
(ii) All courses shall be relevant to the
				real estate industry and adhere to the most current education policies adopted
				by the Commission. The Commission reserves the right to revoke approval of a
				continuing education class or seminar at any time. For online courses or when
				presenting videos in the classroom, actors may be used to deliver course
				material developed by a qualified instructor.
(iii) All courses shall meet requirements of
				the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the promotion of any product or
				service is prohibited during instruction hours.
(iv) All instructors and institutions
				delivering education shall keep records of attendance for each class for no
				less than five (5) years and submit this attendance record to the Commission
				within ten (10) days after each course is delivered. Attendance records shall
				contain the following information:
(A) The
				name of each participant
(B) The
				hours and dates each participant attended the course
(C) The title of the course
(D) The name of the course
				instructor
(v) All course
				providers shall certify that participants were present for at least ninety
				percent (90%) of the approved course. If directly observed, instructors must
				report any false reports of attendance to the Commission immediately.
(vi) Credit hours will not be awarded for
				only taking an examination.
(vii)
				All final attendance records and completion certificates and/or information
				shall be filed with the Commission within ten (10) calendar days following each
				class offering.
(viii) All
				instructors and class providers shall provide participants with notice that
				they may submit course feedback directly to the Commission via email at
				rec-education@wyo.gov, as well as, a class/seminar evaluation (paper or
				electronic). All completed evaluations shall be saved and archived, in paper or
				electronic format, for two (2) years following each class offering. Completed
				evaluations may be requested and reviewed by the Commission and/or Commission
				staff at any time.