A n asynchronous distance education course is acceptable for qualifying or continuing education if:

1. (1) The course provides interaction. Interaction is a reciprocal environment where the student has verbal or written communication with the instructor;
2. (2) Content approval is obtained from the Appraiser Qualifications Board, a state licensing jurisdiction, or an accredited college, community college, or university that offers distance education programs and is approved or accredited by the Commission on Colleges, a regional or national accreditation association, or by an accrediting agency that is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education. Nonacademic credit college courses provided by a college must be approved by the Appraiser Qualifications Board or the state licensing jurisdiction; and

3. (3) Course delivery mechanism approval is obtained from one of the following sources:

   1. (a) Appraiser Qualifications Board;
   2. (b) Board approved organizations providing approval of course design and delivery, such as the Appraisal Foundation or other independent approved entity;
   3. (c) A college or university that qualifies for content approval in subdivision (2) that awards academic credit for the distance education course; or
   4. (d) A qualifying college for content approval with a distance education delivery program that approves the course design and delivery that incorporate interactivity.

4. (4) Hybrid courses are courses that allow for both in-person and online (synchronousorasynchronous) interaction. A hybrid course is acceptable if:

   1. (a) In-person course sessions meet the defined class hour and is a source for education credit specified in § 20:14:13:05; and
   2. (b) Synchronous course sessions must meet the defined class hour and is a source for education credit specified in § 20:14:13:05; and
   3. (c) Asynchronous course sessions meet the class hour and is a source for education credit specified in § 20:14:13:05 and this section.

Source: 32 SDR 109, effective December 27, 2005 ; 49 SDR 25, effective September 18, 2022 .

General Authority: SDCL 36-21B-3 (6).

Law Implemented: SDCL 36-21B-3 (6).

Prior versions effective: 2005-12-27.