(a) The Commission and/or its staff shall approve educational seminars and classes 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, and 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 online, distance learning and hybrid classes shall be certified by the International Distance Education Certification Center (IDECC), a subsidiary of the Association of Real Estate License Law Officials (ARELLO).
(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.
- (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.
- (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 attendees 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 attendees with a class/seminar evaluation (paper or electronic) approved by the Commission. All completed evaluations shall be filed with the Commission within ten (10) calendar days following each class offering. Evaluations shall be reviewed by the Commission and/or Commission staff.