Each instructor shall demonstrate competency based on guidelines established by the commission in the subject matter/topic that they propose to teach and shall be qualified in techniques of instruction. Instructor qualifications in techniques of instruction shall be evidenced by one of the following:

(1) One hundred fifty classroom hours as an instructor within two years preceding application in courses acceptable to the director;

(2) Possession of the professional designation, DREI, from the Real Estate Educators Association (REEA);

(3) Successful completion of an instructor training course approved by the director upon recommendation of the commission and two years full-time experience in real estate or a related field within the five years immediately preceding the date of application;

(4) A bachelors or advanced degree in education and either two years teaching experience, or two years experience in real estate or a related field within the last five years;

(5) A current teaching certificate issued by an authorized governmental agency. The instruction must have been in a field allied to that which the instructor has applied to teach;

(6) At least ninety clock hours as an instructor in real estate within two years preceding the application;

(7) Ninety hours as an instructor at an institution of higher learning within two years preceding the application. The instruction must have been in a field allied to that which the instructor has applied to teach;

(8) Selection by a national or state association whose selection criteria have been approved by the director.