Sec. 176.23. Distance learning program requirements

(a) The material of a distance learning program must be divided into major units;

(b) the contents of major units must be divided into modules of instruction;

(c) the distance learning program must contain a time-default mechanism for inactivity so that a student is not credited when not actively participating in the program;

(d) the school or other person offering the program must obtain from each student a signed and dated statement that he or she personally completed each module of the learning program;

(e) the school or other person offering the program must retain a record of each student's participation in and completion of the distance-learning program for a period of three years, and such records must be available for review and inspection by the Department of State;

(f) the educational provider must have an instructor approved pursuant to section 176.11 of this Part available to students, during reasonable business hours, to answer questions pertaining to the qualifying course content;

(g) the course must include a proctored final examination which must be held at a location within New York State approved by the department.