OAR 161-020-0140
Distance Education Courses (On-line/Compact Disc (CD)), Correspondence Courses and Video Remote TV Educational Offerings
(1)
Distance education courses offered on-line via the internet must be pre-approved by the International Distance Education Certification Center (IDECC), with the exception of courses offered by an accredited college or university and those courses which meet the criteria in paragraph (5) below. A copy of IDECC’s approval must be included with each course application. In addition:(a)
Qualifying education courses must be pre-approved by the Appraiser Qualifications Board (AQB), with the exception of courses offered by an accredited college or university. A copy of the AQB course approval must be included with each course application.(b)
The course length of a qualifying education course must be equivalent to a minimum of 15 classroom hours. The course length of a continuing education courses must be equivalent to a minimum of 2 classroom hours.(c)
For qualifying education courses, the individual must successfully pass a written final examination.(2)
Distance education courses offered via CD:(a)
The course length must be equivalent to a minimum of 15 classroom hours for qualifying education and 2 hours for continuing education.(b)
For qualifying education courses, the individual must successfully pass a written final examination.(3)
Correspondence courses:(a)
The course is presented by an accredited college or university which also offers correspondence programs in other disciplines;(b)
For qualifying education courses, a written final examination is administered at a location and by an official approved by the college or university; and(c)
The course length must be equivalent to a minimum of 15 classroom hours for qualifying education and 2 hours for continuing education.(4)
Video and remote TV educational offerings are acceptable to meet the education classroom hour requirements provided each offering is approved by the Administrator and meets the following conditions:(a)
The offering is presented by an accredited college or university which offers similar programs in other disciplines. The course length must be equivalent to a minimum of 15 classroom hours for qualifying education and 2 hours for continuing education.(b)
For qualifying education courses, a written final examination is administered at a location and by an official approved by the college or university. An examination is not necessary for continuing education credit.
Source:
Rule 161-020-0140 — Distance Education Courses (On-line/Compact Disc (CD)), Correspondence Courses and Video Remote TV Educational Offerings, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=161-020-0140.