Section 3119.50  Pre-Licensing – Course of Study Requirements

a)         The CER Course Filing Form must be received by the Director at least 30 days prior to any course being offered.

b)         A course filed by the Provider as a pre-licensing course of study shall meet the content requirements of Section 500-30(b) of the Code and time distribution requirements as set forth in Exhibit E, F, G or H of this Part, whichever is applicable.

c)         The minimum number of hours may be made up of any combination of classroom or self-study hours.

d)         Self-study courses, regardless of whether they are provided online, shall comply with the Continuing Education Recommended Guidelines for Online Course in Appendix B of the CER to the extend they can be applied to the course mode.  Self-study courses must comply with the following additional Illinois requirements:

1)         No credit shall be given for a self-study course if the student does not successfully complete the examination.  If the student fails the required examination and successive examinations are given, the successive examinations must be substantially different from each other;

2)         No students shall evaluate their own examination. The evaluation of the examination must be completed by the provider;

3)         No provider shall furnish the answers to an examination prior to the student completing the examination; and

4)         No true/false questions may be included on the exam.

5)         If the course is online, the course must provide at least 2 questions after each unit or chapter.  The questions must be answered prior to proceeding to the next unit or chapter.  The material may be reviewed while answering questions;

6)         The course must provide the ability to go back and review the course material at any time;

7)         If the course is online, the course must provide online viewing access to the Department at all times;

8)         If the course is online, the course must provide some type of encryption.  All personal information, including credit card number, name and address of the student must be encrypted so that the information cannot be read as it passes across the Internet; and

9)         Students must affirm that they, and only they, completed the course.

(Source:  Amended at 50 Ill. Reg. 753, effective December 30, 2025)