(1) Request for approval of a continuing education instructor must be made on forms approved by the board or its designee and submitted at least 30 days prior to the date of the intended instruction with payment of the required fee.

(2) The initial approval of an instructor will be in effect for the remainder of that calendar year, and the next calendar year in its entirety, expiring on December 31. Approval may be revoked for cause.

(3) Approved instructors must have:

(a) at least a bachelor's degree in a field traditionally associated with the subject matter of real estate or current experience or qualifications approved by the board; or

(b) a designated real estate instructor or other nationally-recognized instructor designation.

(4) Persons such as attorneys, investigators, government officers or employees, or mortgage loan officers, may be approved as instructors or may act as speakers under the supervision of approved instructors as long as instruction is limited to the instructor's field of expertise.

(5) Instructor approval will be for specific topics and will not carry over to other topics of education. An instructor must make application for each topic and may not be deemed approved for other topics without approval from the board or its designee.