(1) Continuing education courses shall be approved according to the criteria of ARM 24.207.504, including application for reapproval after three years.

(2) An examination shall not be required.

(3) Courses must be a minimum of two hours in length to receive approval.

(4) Application may be made for continuing education credit for participation other than as a student in appraisal education processes and programs. Examples of activities for which credit may be granted are teaching, program development, authorship of textbooks, or similar activities, which are determined by the board to be equivalent to obtaining continuing education. These activities cannot be approved for more than 50 percent of continuing education requirements.

(5) Every other renewal year, licensees must complete at least 28 hours of instruction in courses or seminars approved by the board, at least seven hours of which must be the national Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) update course. No online or alternative USPAP courses will be accepted.

(6) All continuing education courses must be taken and completed within the licensee's educational cycle.

(7) The board may audit licensees for compliance with continuing education requirements. Audited licensees must provide copies of completion certificates to the board as verification of compliance within 30 days after mailing of the audit request.

(8) Education completion certificates must be retained and available for audit for a period of five years, according to the record keeping requirements of USPAP.