02-039 C.M.R. ch. 360
039 REAL ESTATE COMMISSION
Chapter 360: APPROVAL OF QUALIFYING EDUCATION COURSES
Summary: This chapter establishes minimum requirements for pre-licensure courses.
SECTION 1. Definitions
“Qualifying education course” means a course which meets one or more of the minimum competencies defined in the Commission-approved models entitled “The Sales Agent Course,” “The Associate Broker Course” or “The Broker/Designated Broker Course.” These courses shall be provided by a degree-granting institution, a proprietary school or a public school adult education program that follows the Commission-established procedure for approval.
A “course provider” shall be defined as that individual, group of individuals, or organization responsible for the development, coordination, administration and delivery of a course.
“Satisfactory completion” of a course shall mean having met all minimum requirements established by the course provider for the course and having achieved a grade of at least 75%.
SECTION 2. Approval of a Qualifying Education Course
The course provider shall submit an application with the course syllabus, on a form furnished by the Director, setting forth how the course will meet the minimum course competencies set for each course offered, and the course application fee. The syllabus, at a minimum, must contain:
The course provider shall report any substantial change in a submitted or approved course syllabus to the Director. Changes must be approved prior to being offered in a course.
The Director shall provide written notification to the provider of the approval or denial of the syllabus within thirty (30) days of receipt of a complete syllabus for a course provided in a live format, and within forty-five (45) days of receipt of a complete syllabus for a course provided in any format other than a live format.
At the first class session, the course provider shall disseminate to students the course guidelines developed by the Commission and the syllabus.
Course providers shall not advertise courses as approved, enroll students or conduct classes for which students expect to meet the course requirements for the purpose of obtaining a license prior to receiving written approval from the Director.
Upon commencement of the first class session of a qualifying education course, the instructor shall read and distribute to the students the following statement:
“The Maine Real Estate Commission is committed to quality real estate education. Toward this goal, the syllabus for this course has been reviewed and approved as meeting the guidelines established by the Commission. These guidelines and the syllabus have been distributed for your information. At the end of this course, you will be given an opportunity to critique this course and its delivery. The Commission welcomes your comments regarding your experience in this course.”
The course provider shall be responsible for submitting a completed enrollment report, in a format approved by the Director, within thirty (30) days of the completion of each course.
The course provider shall distribute course evaluation forms to students for their critique of the learning experience. A summary of the student evaluations shall be submitted to the Director with the enrollment report.
The course provider shall provide a course transcript to all students who demonstrate satisfactory completion of the course. Such transcript shall, at a minimum, include the course title, student’s name, final numerical grade, beginning and course completion date and be signed by the course provider.
The Director may revoke or suspend their approval of a qualifying education course for violation of this chapter. The course provider may appeal the Director’s decision and request a hearing in accordance with Chapter 350, Section 7 of Commission rules.
The course provider shall not allow anyone to use its premises or classroom (including distance or virtual platforms) to recruit new affiliates for any real estate brokerage company.
The course provider shall, without delay, take action to address and correct any issues identified by the Director during staff audits of qualifying education courses.
32 M.R.S. §§ 13065(6), 13069, 13198, 13199, 13200
EFFECTIVE DATE:
AMENDED:
April 17, 1989 - Sections 2 & 3
April 1, 1994 - Sec. 2
April 1, 1994 - Sec 3 (added)
April 1, 1994 - Sec. 4, 5, & 6 (changed numbering only)
October 22, 1996
October 4, 1999
April 6, 2000 - spacing only
August 5, 2002 – filing 2002-287, Section 3(10); Section 5 repealed, Section 6 renumbered to Section 5
July 1, 2006 – filing 2006-190
October 13, 2009 – filing 2009-545
August 13, 2020 – Section 4(3), filing 2020-186
APAO ACCESSIBILITY CHECK: October 17, 2025 (no issues detected)
REPEALED AND REPLACED:
October 26, 2025 – filing 2025-207