(1) Participants in group or self-study programs must obtain documentation of their participation (i.e. a certificate of completion or other correspondence from the sponsor). Documentation must include the following information:

(a) participant's name;

(b) sponsor;

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

(d) date(s);

(e) location;

(f) number of continuing education credit hours granted; and

(g) NASBA Registry ID or NASBA QAS Sponsor ID (if applicable).

(2) Documentation must be retained for not less than five years.

(3) The sponsor of group or self-study programs shall retain evidence of an individual's participation in a group or self-study program for not less than five years. Pertinent information includes:

(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/continuing education credit hours granted.

(4) 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 (i.e. transcripts); for noncredit courses, a statement of the hours of attendance, signed by the instructor, must be obtained by the individual.