21 NCAC 57B .0606 COURSE OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Course sponsors shall maintain compliance with Rule .0603 of this Section and shall also comply with the following requirements:

(1) Courses shall last a maximum of eight classroom hours in any day. A classroom hour shall consist of 50 minutes of classroom instruction and ten minutes of break time.

(2) Course sponsors shall not utilize advertising of any type that is false or misleading about the course content, number of hours of credit that have been awarded by the Board, or credentials of instructor. Sponsors shall specify the number of continuing education credit hours awarded by the Board for the course.

(3) Course sponsors shall, upon request, provide any prospective student a description of the course content regarding the instruction to be provided in the course.

(4) Courses conducted in a facility shall meet the following requirements:

(a) contains a student chair, desk or worktable space for each student;

(b) is free of noise or visual distractions that disrupt class sessions; and

(d) Classes shall not be held in a personal residence

(5) Attendance shall be monitored during all class sessions to ensure compliance with the attendance requirement. Instruction shall be given for the number of hours for which credit is given. Instructors shall not accumulate unused break time to end the class early.

(6) Instructors shall require student attentiveness during class sessions. Students shall not be permitted to engage in activities that are not related to the instruction being provided.

(7) Course sponsors for which an application fee is required by Rules .0602(b) and .0611(b) of this Section shall have course cancellation and fee refund policies. In the event a scheduled course is canceled, efforts shall be made to notify preregistered students of the cancellation and all prepaid fees received from such preregistered students shall be refunded within 30 days of the date of cancellation or, with the student's permission, applied toward the fees for another course.

(8) Upon request of the Board, in order to ensure compliance with the requirements of this Rule, the course sponsor shall submit to the Board a recording that depicts the instructor teaching portions of any continuing education course.

(9) Course sponsors shall provide the Board in writing or via an electronic link to the sponsors' website with the dates and locations of all classes the sponsor is offering in North Carolina at least 10 calendar days before the class is offered, unless circumstances beyond the control of the course sponsor require that the course be rescheduled, such as a weather emergency. If the dates or location of the classes change after such information is provided to the Board, the course sponsor shall notify the Board of such changes within five days of the rescheduled date in writing or via an electronic link.

(10) Course sponsors shall provide each student with contact information for the Appraisal Board.

(11) If an instructor has any disciplinary action taken against his or her appraisal license or any other professional license in North Carolina or any other state, or if the instructor has been convicted of or pled guilty to any misdemeanor or felony, the school or course sponsor shall report that fact to the Board within 15 business days.

(12) All courses, except asynchronous distance education courses, shall have a minimum number of three students enrolled in the course in order for the course to take place.

History Note: Authority G.S. 93E-1-8(c); 93E-1-10;

Eff. July 1, 1994;

Amended Eff. January 1, 2013; July 1, 2010; January 1, 2008; March 1, 2007; July 1, 2005; August 1, 2002;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. October 3, 2017;

Amended Eff. July 1, 2022; May 1, 2020; July 1, 2019.