An applicant seeking commission approval to teach prelicensing education must furnish evidence satisfactory to the commission that the applicant has at least one of the following qualifications:

1. (1) A bachelor's degree in the field in which the person is to teach;
2. (2) A valid teaching certificate or credential from South Dakota or another state authorizing the holder to teach in the field of instruction being offered;
3. (3) Five years of full-time experience in a professional trade or technical occupation in the applicable field; or

4. (4) Any combination of at least five years of full-time applicable field experience and college level education.

   In addition to meeting at least one of the qualifications in subdivisions (1) to (4), inclusive, an instructor seeking approval to provide instruction of the broker associate prelicensing course, broker associate upgrade course, or responsible broker course shall complete the responsible broker course prior to approval.

Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 7 SDR 31, effective October 6, 1980; 10 SDR 54, effective December 5, 1983; 12 SDR 102, effective December 22, 1985; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; transferred from § 20:56:04:03, 20 SDR 18, effective August 16, 1993; 28 SDR 28, effective September 2, 2001; 30 SDR 40, effective September 30, 2003; 35 SDR 305, effective July 1, 2009; 41 SDR 219, effective July 1, 2015.

General Authority: SDCL 36-21A-89(4).

Law Implemented: SDCL 36-21A-30.1 , 36-21A-31.

Prior versions effective: 2009-07-01.