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

(2) Expiration of instructor approval is December 31 of each year, but may be revoked for cause. 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.

(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 approved by the board; or

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

(c) such other qualifications as are determined by the department or board to meet the spirit and intent of these requirements.

(4) Insofar as the real estate-related topic of instruction is limited to their fields of expertise, persons such as attorneys, investigators, government officers or employees, mortgage loan officers, may be approved as instructors or may act as speakers under the supervision of approved instructors.