1. (1) In order to be approved to instruct real estate coursework, all real estate prelicense and post license instructor applicants shall:

   1. (a) Apply on a form prescribed by the Commission.
   2. (b) Hold a current broker’s license in order to attain approval and must maintain a current broker’s license in order to continue approval to teach prelicense and post license courses.
2. (2) If a prelicense and post license instructor applicant has previously been found guilty of violating any provision of the Real Estate License Law or any rule, regulation, or order of the licensing authority in any state, the applicant shall first gain approval of the Commission through a hearing.

3. (3) Additional qualifications for all prelicense and post license instructor applicants, with the exception of full-time college and university prelicense and continuing education course instructors, shall be evaluated as follows:

   1. (a) Instructor applicants shall meet the qualifications as specified by the Commission. The Commission shall rate the individual's qualifications in education, industry experience and teaching experience. The qualifications will be evaluated using a point system. An individual shall obtain a minimum of 70 points to be approved as an instructor. The five major areas of evaluation and maximum points per category are:

      1. 1. Active real estate license experience-20 points
      2. 2. Real estate education-20 points
      3. 3. Formal education-20 points
      4. 4. Teaching experience-30 points
      5. 5. Real estate and related experience-10 points
   2. (b) Each major category shall be comprised of subcategories thereby allowing consideration of a variety of qualifications.
   3. (c) The Commission shall require that an instructor applicant submit appropriate documentation in order to be awarded points in any category or subcategory. No points can be awarded without supporting documents. If appropriate documentation is not received within 10 days of submission of the application, the application shall be denied and the application fee and all documentation shall be returned.

4. (4) All instructor applicants shall attend a mandatory orientation after qualifications have been evaluated and the initial application has been approved. The orientation shall be comprised of two scored parts:

   1. (a) A pretest evaluating the applicant’s real estate and license law content knowledge.
   2. (b) A presentation on a real estate examination topic given by the applicant as part of the orientation.
   3. (c) The presentation shall be evaluated individually by a panel of experts utilizing a set or standardized criteria. The presentation evaluation score shall be an average of the individual panelists’ scores.
   4. (d) A minimum orientation final score of 70 shall be mandatory to obtain final instructor approval. This is a combined score do both the content knowledge and the presentation performance. A score below 70 shall require remedial instructor training identified by the Commission to receive approval to attend a future orientation. Attendance at future orientations shall be required until the minimum score of 70 is achieved.
5. (5) Full-time college and university prelicense and continuing education course instructors shall be qualified when certified by their respective educational institutions.
6. (6) All prelicense and post license instructors shall have written approval from the Commission prior to teaching an approved course.
7. (7) All prelicense and post license instructors will be periodically reviewed and evaluated by the Commission.
8. (8) All prelicense and post license instructors shall attend Commission sponsored orientation courses and seminars when directed to do so by the Commission. Failure to do so will result in instructor approval being subject to disciplinary action in accordance with Rule 790-X-1-.17.
9. (9) Prelicense and post license instructors shall not earn continuing education credit for courses taught.

Author: Alabama Real Estate Commission

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§34-27-6, 34-27-8.

History: Filed September 30, 1982, as Rule No 790-X-1-.09 entitled "Instructor Qualifications." Amended: Filed August 27, 1986. Ed Note: Rule title changed to "Qualifications for Instructors of Prelicense Courses" and previous Rule No 790-X-1-.09 became Rule No 790-X-1-.07 Previous Rule No 790-X-1-.07 "School Advertising Requirements" was amended and moved to become Rule No 790-X-1-.15. Amended: Filed October 22, 1991; August 7, 1992. Amended: Filed August 25, 1993; effective September 29, 1993. Amended: Filed May 5, 1995; effective June 9, 1995. Amended: Filed August 29, 2000; effective October 3, 2000. Amended: Filed August 31, 2004; effective October 5, 2004. Amended: Filed August 30, 2005; effective October 04, 2005. Amended: Filed April 24, 2007; effective May 29, 2007. Amended: Filed July 11, 2008; effective August 15, 2008. Amended: Filed May 27, 2009; effective July 1, 2009. Amended: Filed August 28, 2014; effective October 2, 2014. Amended: Filed August 17, 2016; effective October 1, 2016. Amended: Filed August 27, 2018; effective October 11, 2018. Amended: Published October 29, 2021; effective December 13, 2021. Amended: Published October 31, 2022; effective December 15, 2022.