§ 5.03 Course Accreditation Standards

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5.03. Course Accreditation Standards

    (a) Guidelines. Accreditation shall be granted for CLE activities that:

        (1) have significant intellectual or practical content and are designed to increase or maintain the attorney's professional competence as a lawyer;

        (2) constitute an organized program of learning dealing with matters directly related to the categories detailed in policy 5.04; and

        (3) have materials that are prepared and activities conducted by an individual or group qualified by practical or academic experience in a setting physically suitable to the educational activity of the program. High quality and carefully prepared written materials should be distributed to all attendees at or before the time the CLE activity is conducted. It is recognized that written materials are not suitable or readily available for some types of subjects; the absence of written materials for distribution should, however, be an exception.

    (b) Level of activity.

        (1) Advanced. An advanced CLE course is designed for the attorney who practices primarily in the subject matter of the course.

        (2) Intermediate. An intermediate CLE course is designed for the attorney experienced in the subject matter, but not necessarily at an advanced level. A survey course in which there have been recent, substantial changes will be deemed intermediate. In an intermediate course, some segment may be low intermediate or basic, and others high intermediate or advanced. In those instances, the course taken as a whole will be considered intermediate.

        (3) Basic. A basic CLE course is designed for the attorney with no experience or limited experience in the area of law with which the course deals. A survey course will be considered basic unless there are recent, significant changes in the law.