Prerequisite course approval

(a) All prerequisite courses, prior to submission to the commission, shall have received a Course Approval Program (CAP) certification by the Appraisal Qualifications Board. No courses shall commence, or be advertised as approved, without prior written approval of the commission. (b) A separate application for commission approval shall be required for each course in real estate appraisal prerequisite education. (c) The application for each prerequisite course shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) A detailed course outline or course syllabus; (2) A copy of the text or related teaching materials; (3) A copy of the affidavits or certificates to be issued by the school to each student upon successful completion of the course; (4) A copy of all proposed advertising; (5) The names, addresses, and qualifications of all instructors to be used; (6) The tuition, other related costs, cancellation and refund policy; (7) A copy of all tests, quizzes and exams with answer key; (8) A description of the grading system to be used, and the policy regarding attendance; and (9) On or after January 1, 2008, a certificate of approval for the course from the Course Approval Program (or "CAP") of the AQB. (d) Applications for prerequisite courses which have been reviewed and approved by the Connecticut Real Estate Commission or the AQB may be accepted with proof of such approval in lieu of any or all of the items included in subdivisions (2) through (8) of subsection (c) of this section as deemed appropriate by the commission. (e) Each school shall issue an affidavit or certificate to each student successfully completing an approved prerequisite course, in such form as may be adopted by the school, attesting to the student having met the required minimum attendance and achieved a minimum passing grade of at least seventy five (75) percent, the course start and finish dates, and the number of classroom hours for which the course has been approved. Said affidavit is to be signed by an authorized official of the school. (f) Each prerequisite course approval shall be effective for a three (3) year period from the date of approval. The commission may grant approval for additional three (3) year periods upon the submission of an acceptable updated course filing containing any changes from the previous offering. USPAP course approvals shall be effective for a period of one year from the date of approval, and the commission may grant approval for the additional one (1) year periods upon the submission of an acceptable updated course filing containing any changes from the previous offering.