(A) Measurement of continuing education credit is in terms of credits. The overriding consideration in determining whether a specific program qualifies for continuing education credit is that it should be a formal program of learning that contributes directly to the professional competence of an Ohio permit holder.

(B) For classroom programs, a fifty-minute period equals one credit. Beyond the first credit, each twenty-five minute period equals one-half credit. The minimum acceptable length of a classroom program is one credit. Eight credits may be given to a classroom program for one full day provided the actual session is at least three hundred minutes in length, excluding breaks.

(C) College courses earn ten credits per quarter hour, or fifteen credits per semester hour, unless an Ohio permit holder earns extra credit in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (G) of this rule.

(D) Time devoted to reading, computer tutorials, or other self-study does not earn continuing education credit, unless these activities form the basis for a program including one or more examinations that must be successfully completed. A qualifying self-study program will earn credit based upon the program's average completion time as determined by pilot testing.

(E) An instructor or discussion leader of a continuing education program may be awarded continuing education credit up to three times the credit a program participant would receive. Time devoted to preparation for a classroom program does not earn separate credit. Credit for teaching a particular classroom program may be claimed only once each year.

(F) The board must evaluate continuing education credit claimed for publications or other special learning activities, and may require that the Ohio permit holder submit appropriate documentation to support the credit claimed. Credit awarded for passing major professional examinations that have been approved by the board is normally five credits per half-hour if the total examination session is at least two and one-half continuous hours in length, up to a maximum of forty-five credits per session.

(G) The board may increase the continuing education credit awarded to a classroom program as defined in paragraph (B) or (C) of this rule, and award such additional credit to any Ohio permit holder successfully passing the program. Such a program must include one or more examinations to qualify for additional credit. The board may specify the amount of such additional credit awarded, as well as passing scores or grades required to earn such additional credit.