(1) Participants in group or self-study programs must document their participation including:

(a) participant's name;

(b) sponsor;

(c) course title and/or description of content;

(d) date(s);

(e) location; and

(f) number of continuing education credit hours granted. Documentation must be retained for not less than five years.

(2) The sponsor of group or self-study programs should retain evidence of an individual's participation in a group or self-study program for not less than five years:

(a) participant's name;

(b) record of participation;

(c) outline of the course (or equivalent);

(d) date(s);

(e) location;

(f) instructor(s); and

(g) number of contact hours.

(3) For courses taken for academic credit in universities and colleges, evidence of satisfactory completion of the course and receipt of academic credit will be sufficient; for noncredit courses, a statement of the hours of attendance, signed by the instructor, must be obtained by the individual.