§ 88.2. Program Measurements.

(a) Live Presentation
In order to qualify as acceptable continuing education under Section 88(b) a live presentation program must:
(1) Be measured in 50-minute class hours. A program must be at least one 50- minute class hour in length to be acceptable continuing education. For a program composed of several segments in which individual segments are less than 50 minutes, the sum of the segments, in increments not less than 25 minutes, may be added together to equal a full 50-minute class hour. For a program that is longer than one 50-minute class hour, credit shall be granted for additional 25-minute segments (one-half of a 50-minute class hour). Only class hours or the equivalent (and not participant hours devoted to preparation or study time) will be used to measure the hours of continuing education.
(2) Any program designed pursuant to Section 87(b) must be a minimum of one 50- minute class hour. Should a course be comprised of multiple subject areas as described in Section 88(a)(1), those components specific to Section 87(b) must be a minimum of one 50-minute class hour.
(3) Meet the provider requirements for live presentation under Section 88.1(a).
(b) Group Internet-Based Program (Webcast)
In order to qualify as acceptable continuing education under Section 88(c), a Group Internet-Based Program (Webcast) must:
(1) Be measured by actual program length in 50-minute class hours. A program must be a minimum of one 50-minute class hour in length to be acceptable continuing education. For a program composed of several segments, the sum of the segments, in increments not less than 25 minutes, may be added together to equal a full 50-minute class hour. For a program that is longer than one 50- minute class hour, credit shall be granted for additional 25-minute segments (one-half of a 50-minute class hour). Only class hours or the equivalent (and not participant hours devoted to preparation or study time) will be used to measure the hours of continuing education.
(2) Any program designed pursuant to Section 87(b) must be a minimum of one 50- minute class hour. Should a program be comprised of multiple subject areas as described in Section 88(a)(1), those components specific to Section 87(b) must be a minimum of one 50-minute class hour.
(3) Meet the provider requirements for Group Internet-Based Program (Webcast) under Section 88.1(b).
(c) Self-Study
In order to qualify as acceptable continuing education under Section 88(d), any self-study course, whether in electronic or paper text format, must:
(1) Grant continuing education credit equal to the average completion time if the self-study course is designed to use learning methodologies that simulate a classroom learning process by employing significant ongoing interactive feedback to the participant regarding his/her learning progress. These courses clearly define lesson objectives and manage the participant through the learning process by (A) requiring frequent participant response to questions that test for understanding of the material presented, (B) provide evaluated feedback to incorrectly answered questions, and (C) reinforcement feedback to correctly answered questions. Evaluated feedback means a response specific to each incorrect answer to the study questions that explains why the particular answer is wrong, as each one is likely to be wrong for a different reason. Reinforcement feedback means a response to the correct answer of the study questions that restates and explains why the answer selected was correct.
(2) Any program designed pursuant to Section 87(b) must be a minimum of one class hour. Should a program be comprised of multiple subject areas as described in Section 88(a)(1), those components specific to Section 87(b) must be a minimum of one 50-minute class hour.
(3) Require a passing score on a test given at the conclusion of the course.
(4) Any self-study program or component designed pursuant to Section 87(b) shall require a 90 percent passing score on a test given at the conclusion of the course. Should a program be comprised of multiple subject areas as described in Section 88(a)(1), those components specific to Section 87(b) shall require a 90 percent passing score on a test given at the conclusion of the component specific to Section 87(b) or at the conclusion of the course.
(5) Meet the provider requirements for self-study under Section 88.1(c).

NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 5010 and 5027, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 5026 and 5027, Business and Professions Code.

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