An apprentice may renew the apprenticeship license by submitting a renewal application on the form required by the Board. An apprentice may renew the apprenticeship license annually for not more than 2 consecutive years. If after 4 years, consisting of the initial license as an apprentice and two consecutive renewals, the apprentice has not completed the requirements of the apprenticeship, the apprentice may submit to the Board a written request for an extension which the Board may grant upon good cause shown. If the apprentice fails to obtain the AA degree in mortuary science or an AA degree in funeral service from a school recognized by the Board or fails to meet any other apprenticeship requirements specified in this chapter within 3 years of the commencement of the apprenticeship, the apprentice may apply for an extension of the apprenticeship which the Board may grant for good cause shown. The Board may not grant more than two extensions to an apprentice. An apprentice requesting a renewal or extension of the apprenticeship shall pay the fee specified in COMAR 10.29.04 to the Board. An apprentice requesting an extension shall submit a copy of the transcript from the mortuary science course, funeral service course, or school of higher education to verify pursuit of the educational requirement. An apprentice who has allowed the apprentice's apprenticeship license to lapse for more than 6 months from the expiration date on the license and who desires to resume the apprenticeship shall appear before the Board with the sponsor and provide documentation of the: Reasons for allowing the apprenticeship license to lapse; and Requirements of apprenticeship which have been met to date. The Board may approve a new period of apprenticeship crediting the number of hours worked and the funeral or embalming assists earned under the prior apprenticeship to the new apprenticeship.