Additional Requirements for Approved Schools Offering Distance Delivered Courses

PURPOSE: This rule outlines additional requirements for real estate schools offering prelicense or continuing education courses by distance delivery. (1) Schools desiring to offer the Salesperson and/or Broker Pre-Examination Course, the Missouri Real Estate Practice Course and/or continuing education course(s) by distance delivery must provide, in addition to the properly completed application, the following: (A) An exact copy or access to the entire course as it will be offered to the student to demonstrate how the student will interact and acquire knowledge of the required subjects; (B) For each three (3) hour course, two (2) final examination forms (primary and alternate) of thirty (30) multiple choice items each, with no duplication of items and a key showing correct responses. For each preexamination course, Missouri Real Estate Practice Course, or continuing education course of more than three (3) hours, two (2) final examination forms (primary and alternate) of at least fifty (50) multiple choice items each, with no duplication of items and a key showing correct responses. Examinations must reflect sound test development practices and must measure knowledge of the subject matter of the entire course as set out in the learning objectives as well as reflect the level of knowledge presented in the program; (C) A copy of all examination questions and answer key, and if any question pool is used, an explanation as to how pooled exam questions are selected; (D) A statement setting out the methods the school will use to assure that examinations are maintained securely; and (E) A statement attesting that within ten (10) days following administration of the final examination, the school shall deliver to the student who achieves a score of at least seventy-five percent (75%) a certificate of course completion on a form prescribed by the commission. (2) For each continuing education course, a complete outline must also be provided to the commission showing all subjects covered in the course and no fewer than three (3) unique learning objectives per course hour. (3) A course introduction statement must be provided to the student setting out the dates during which the course is approved by the commission, the terms and conditions under which the final examination will be administered, including review of the completed workbook, and a list of specific learning objectives referenced in the final examination. (4) By July 31 and January 31, statistical information on completion times for the preceding period must be provided to the Missouri Real Estate Commission. If statistics indicate that at least fifty percent (50%) of real estate students took less time to complete the course than identified on the course submission, the school shall have ten (10) days to either withdraw the course offering or to provide an amended course outline to remedy the course deficiency. AUTHORITY: section 339.045, RSMo 2000 and sections 339.090 and 339.120, RSMo Supp. 2007.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 250-7.080. Original rule filed April 6, 2006, effective Sept. 30, 2006. Moved to 20 CSR 2250-7.080, effective Aug. 28, 2006. Amended: Filed Oct. 12, 2007, effective April 30, 2008. ** *Original authority: 339.045, RSMo 1978, amended 1981, 1983; 339.090, RSMo 1941, amended 1978, 2001; and 339.120, RSMo 1941, amended 1963, 1967, 1981, 1988, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2004. **Pursuant to Executive Order 21-07, 20 CSR 2250-7.080, section (1) was suspended from April 17, 2020 through April 12, 2021.