Distance education courses must comply with the
requirements in the AQB Qualification Criteria. A distance education course is
acceptable for continuing education credit if it is approved by the Board and
meets all of the following conditions:
(1) The course is presented by one of the
following:
(i) A course provider that presents
the course to an organized group in an instructional setting with a person
qualified and available to answer questions, provide information and monitor
attendance.
(ii) An accredited
(Commission on Colleges or a regional accreditation association) college or
university that offers distance education programs in other
disciplines.
(iii) A course
provider that has received approval for course design and delivery mechanism
from the IDECC and approval for course content from the Board or from the AQB
through its Course Approval Program.
(2) With regard to a course presented under
paragraph (1)(ii) or (iii), the certified real estate appraiser or the licensed
appraiser trainee either successfully completes a written examination proctored
by an official approved by the college, university or other course provider or
successfully completes the course mechanisms required for course accreditation
that evidence the learner's mastery and fluency of the course
content.
(3) The content and length
of the course meet the requirements of §
36.42 (relating to subject matter
and sources of continuing education).
Notes
The
provisions of this § 36.43 adopted July 24, 1992, effective
7/25/1992, 22 Pa.B. 3864;
amended July 20, 2007, effective 7/21/2007, 37 Pa.B. 3367; amended November 1,
2019, effective 11/2/2019, 49
Pa.B. 6667.
The provisions of this § 36.43 issued under
sections 5(2), 6(h) and 10(b) of the Real Estate Appraisers Certification Act
(63 P.S. §§
457.5(2),
457.6(h) and 457.10(b));
amended under sections 5(1) and (2), 6 and 10(b) and (b.2) of the Real Estate
Appraisers Certification Act (63 P.S. §§
457.5(1) and
(2),
457.6 and
457.10(b) and (b.2)); and
sections 3, 4(d) and 12 of the Assessors Certification Act (63 P.S. §§
458.3,
458.4(d) and
458.12).
