(a) Licensees will earn one-hour of continuing education credit for each hour of a qualifying course. A qualifying course shall be at least one-hour in length. One credit hour shall consist of not less than 50 minutes of actual instruction. Qualifying courses or presentations that are between 25 and 49 minutes in excess of one hour shall be granted credit in half-hour increments.

(b) One academic quarter unit is equal to 10 hours of continuing education credit and one academic semester unit is equal to 15 hours of continuing education credit.

(c) A licensee who teaches a qualifying continuing education course may claim credit for the course only one time during a renewal period.

(d) A licensee who participates as an expert examiner in an examination preparation workshop for the California state or national licensing examination may claim, on an hour for hour basis, up to a maximum of sixteen (16) hours per renewal period, continuing education credit for such participation.

(e) A licensee shall not be allowed to use, for purposes of renewal, more than twenty-four (24) hours of continuing education credit for courses in business practice management or stress seminars.

(f) A licensee who takes a course as a condition of probation resulting from disciplinary action by the Board may not apply the course as credit towards the continuing education requirement.