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After you become a real estate agent or broker, you must renew your license by taking Continuing Education, also known as CE. In this guide, we break down the real estate continuing education requirements needed to keep your license active as listed by each state’s Real Estate Commission.
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Real Estate Continuing Education Requirements in 2021
Locate your state in the list below to see how to renew your real estate license and how many continuing education hours are required by your state's real estate commission.
Alabama
Renewal Period: Every two (2) years.
Every two years a total of fifteen (15) clock hours of continuing education prescribed by the Commission is required for renewal of an active license. These hours must be completed by September 30 of every even year. The fifteen-hour continuing education course requirement is as follows:
- Three (3) clock hours in the Commission-approved Risk Management course.
- Twelve (12) clock hours in Commission approved courses.
Post-License
Completion of the 30-hour post-license course for salespersons within the first six months of licensure for active licensees and within one year for inactive licensees.
Note: There is no post license requirement for brokers.
Alabama Real Estate CE Courses
Alaska
Renewal Period: Two (2) years
Alaska Real Estate License – Brokers and Salespersons
All Alaska Real Estate Licensees must complete 20 continuing education hours every 24 months (except those licensed less than 90 days prior to expiration). Licensees expire on January 31 of even years. Eight (8) hours of core curriculum is required.
New Broker and Salesperson
All new licensees are required to complete 30 hours of post-licensing education pursuant to 12AAC 64.064. This education is in addition to the 20 hours of continuing education that must be completed prior to license renewal.
Licensees must submit the Affidavit of Post-Licensing Education and fee within 30 days after the 12 month period.
Arizona
Renewal Period: Two (2) years
Real Estate Agent & Associate Brokers License Requirements
Required twenty-four (24) hours of CE courses.
- 3 hours Agency (A)
- 3 hours Commissioner’s Standards (CS)
- 3 hours Contract Law (CL)
- 3 hours Disclosure (D)
- 3 hours Fair Housing (FH)
- 3 hours Real Estate Legal Issues (L)
- 6 hours General
Real Estate Broker (Designated, Delegated Associate and Self-Employed) License Requirements
Required thirty (30) hours of CE courses.
- 3 hours Agency (A)
- 3 hours Contract Law (CL)
- 3 hours Disclosure (D)
- 3 hours Fair Housing (FH)
- 3 hours Real Estate Legal Issues (L)
- 6 hours General (G)
- 9 hours Broker Management Clinic (CS)
(for all) General hours for both may be in any of the above categories OR general real estate so long as the licensee does not repeat the same course twice.
Arizona Real Estate CE Courses
Arkansas
Renewal Period: Every year
All Agents and Brokers
Arkansas licensees are required to take 7 continuing education hours every 12 months.
2021 Education Topics:
- 1 hour of Safety
- 6 hours of elective hours
*First year renewals are not req'd to take CE but they are required to take 18 hours of post-licensing.
Arkansas Real Estate Commission
California
Renewal Period: Four (4) years
Broker and Salespersons After First Renewal
Those who have already renewed their license once must complete a total of 45 hours of approved CE courses for subsequent renewals:
- One 8-hour survey course covering the 6 mandatory course subjects (in Ethics, Agency, Fair Housing, Trust Fund Handling, Risk Management, and Management and Supervision) or licensees can choose to take each of the mandatory subjects separately;
- At least 18 hours of consumer protection courses; and
- The remaining clock hours required to complete the 45 hours may be related to either consumer service or consumer protection
Broker First-Time Renewal
Brokers renewing for the first time must complete a total of 45 hours of approved CE courses:
- 6 separate 3-hour courses in Ethics, Agency, Fair Housing, Trust Fund Handling, Risk Management, and Management and Supervision;
- A minimum of 18 hours of consumer protection courses; and
- The remaining clock hours required to complete the 45 hours may be related to either consumer service or consumer protection
Salesperson First-Time Renewal
Sales Agents renewing for the first time must complete a total of 45 hours of approved CE courses:
- 5 separate 3-hour courses in Ethics, Agency, Fair Housing, Trust Fund Handling, Risk Management and;
- A minimum of 18 hours of consumer protection courses; and
- The remaining clock hours required to complete the 45 hours may be related to either consumer service or consumer protection
California Real Estate CE Courses
Colorado
Renewal Period: Three (3) years
Salespersons and Brokers
- Total Hours Required: 24
- Mandatory Hours: 12
- Elective Hours: 12
Colorado Real Estate Brokers must complete 24 hours of continuing education every 3 years.
License renewal dates vary depending on initial license date. Licenses expire December 31, every three years beginning with the year the license was first issued.
Twelve (12) of those hours are approved elective credit courses. The other 12 hours are comprised of the 4-hour Annual Commission Update Course. This annual course is updated every year and each version must be taken every year.
Colorado Real Estate CE Courses
Connecticut
Renewal Period: Two (2) years
Continuing Education Requirements for Salespersons and Brokers
Every two years, the State of Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection's Real Estate Commission requires licensees to complete a minimum of 12 hours of continuing education (CE). Continuing Education is due on the even-numbered renewal years and must be completed PRIOR to renewing your license in all even-numbered years.
For 2022:
The State of CT DCP has announced that a 100% audit will be performed on all Salespersons and Brokers licensed in CT to determine that all licensees have complied with and satisfied the requirements stated below:
Two 3-hour 2022 mandatory courses — (both are required):
- CT Real Estate Law for Brokers & Salespersons; and
- Understanding and Preventing Racial Bias in Real Estate
Plus Six (6) hours of real estate elective courses.
OR
You may elect to pass a 40-question Connecticut Continuing Education Examination administered by PSI. Contact the testing company (PSI) directly at 1-800-733-9267 or visit www.psiexams.com. When calling PSI to schedule, be sure to specify that you want to take the “Connecticut Continuing Education 40-question exam in order to renew your CT License”.
CE courses must be completed before the expiration of your license:
- Broker licenses expire on March 31, 2022
- Salesperson licenses expire on May 31, 2022
Connecticut Real Estate CE Courses
Delaware
Renewal Period: Two (2) years
Broker and Salesperson Post-License
On or after 5/1 even years but before 11/1 even years | 18 Hours |
On or after 11/1 even years but before 5/1 odd years | 12 hours |
On or after 5/1 odd years but before 11/1 odd years | 6 hours |
On or after 11/1 odd years but before 1/1 even years | 0 hours |
On or after 1/1 even years but before 5/1 even years | 21 hours |
During each licensure renewal period, licensees must complete 21 hours of continuing education (CE) in seven required modules. Each module must be at least three hours in length.
If you are a newly-licensed Salesperson in Delaware who was not previously licensed in another jurisdiction, the content of your CE must meet the following requirements:
- You must complete the four Newly-Licensed Salesperson Modules, totaling 12 CE hours, within the first 12 months after your license is issued. These 12 hours will be applied to the required amount of CE hours based on the table above.
- If your CE requirement is 21 hours based on the chart above, you must complete core modules 1, 5, and 6 listed in Module Course Contents.These three modules are in addition to the required four Newly-Licensed Salesperson Modules that you must complete in your first 12 months of licensure.
- If your CE requirement is 18 hours based on the chart above, you must complete any two of core modules 1, 5 or 6 listed in Module Course Contents. These two modules are in addition to the required four Newly-Licensed Salesperson Modules that you must complete in your first 12 months of licensure.
- If your CE requirement is 12 or 6 hours based on the chart above, you will meet your CE requirement by completing Newly-Licensed Salesperson Modules.
Subsequent Renewals
Active Real Estate Professionals (Broker, Associate Broker, Salesperson) must complete 21 hours of approved CE during each full licensure renewal periods between May 1 and April 30 even-numbered years (2016-2018, 2018-2020, etc.). The content of your CE must be based on the required Module Course Contents
Delaware Real Estate CE Courses
Florida
Renewal Period: Two (2) years
First-Time Renewal Requirements
Before your license expires during the first renewal cycle, you must complete and pass a state-approved 45-hour post-license curriculum that builds on the knowledge you acquired during the pre-licensing education courses.
All Subsequent Continuing Education Requirements
After the first post-license renewal period, you’re required to take 14 hours of Florida Real Estate Commission (FREC)-approved continuing education (CE) classes during each two-year license renewal period.
Georgia
Renewal Period: Four (4) years
Salespersons and Brokers
Salespersons and Brokers in Georgia must complete 36 hours of continuing education each four-year license cycle. Three (3) of the thirty-six (3)6 hours must be in Georgia License Law.
Hawaii
Renewal Period: Two (2) years
Salespersons and Brokers
Licensees are required to complete 20 hours of approved continuing education courses for each two-year license period (January 1 of odd-numbered years through December 31 of even-numbered years); also referred to as the licensing biennium.
Licensees intending to renew their license on an active status by the renewal deadline of November 30 (even-numbered years) must complete 20 hours of approved continuing education courses during the biennium. The required continuing education hours include six (6) hours for the commission designated core course and fourteen (14) hours of elective credit hours.
Georgia Real Estate CE Courses
Idaho
Renewal Period: Two (2) years
Salespersons and Brokers
Licensees are required to complete 20 hours of approved continuing education courses for each two-year license period (January 1 of odd-numbered years through December 31 of even-numbered years); also referred to as the licensing biennium.
Licensees intending to renew their license on an active status by the renewal deadline of November 30 (even-numbered years) must complete 20 hours of approved continuing education courses during the biennium. The required continuing education hours include six (6) hours for the commission designated core course and fourteen (14) hours of elective credit hours.
Illinois
Renewal Period: Two (2) years
Salesperson
Each Leasing Agent licensee shall complete a minimum of 8 CE hours from a single core curriculum recommended by the Board and approved by the Department. Renewal period is 2 years.
All licenses issued by DRE will be required to complete a one-hour course in sexual harassment prevention training.
Broker
Continuing Education and Renewal Date: April 30th even years.
Hours Required by DRE: 12 hours
- 4 mandatory hours
- 8 elective hours
- 1-hour Sexual Harassment Prevention Training course
Indiana
Renewal Period: Every year
Agents and Brokers
Each year, July 1st through June 30th, twelve (12) hours of continuing education is required.
Iowa
Renewal Period: Three (3) years
Salespersons and Brokers
All salespersons and all brokers renewing to active status must complete the following 36 hours of continuing education courses prior to December 31st of their renewal year. Must be renewed every three (3) years.
- 8 hours Law Update
- 4 hours Ethics
- 24 hours Commission approved Electives
Kansas
Renewal Period: Every two (2) years
Salespersons and Brokers
Must complete 12 hours to renew their license, including at least 3 mandatory hours in an approved course titled: "Kansas Required Core."
Kentucky
Renewal Period: Must be completed by December 31 of each year
Agents and Brokers
All actively licensed agents are required to attend six (6) hours of continuing education courses sponsored or approved by the Commission. Of the six (6) hours, three (3) hours must be in courses approved for law credit. All licensees, unless otherwise exempt, shall complete the mandatory continuing education requirement by December 31 of each calendar year.
Louisiana
Renewal Period: One year
Salespersons and Brokers
Renewal of a pre-license instructor certificate shall require annual completion of 12 hours of approved continuing education during the current certification period. The 12 hours shall include four hours in the mandatory topic prescribed by the Commission.
Maine
Renewal Period: Two (2) years
Salespersons an Brokers
Active associate brokers, brokers and designated brokers are required to complete 21 clock hours of approved continuing education, which includes the 3 clock hour core course that is mandatory at the time of renewal, as a prerequisite to the renewal of a license.
Maryland
Renewal Period: Two (2) years
Salespersons and Associate Brokers
Residential Salespersons and Associate Brokers: 15 hours which includes 3.0 legislative, 3.0 Brokerage Relationships and Disclosure, 3.0 ethics, 1.5 fair housing (required classes); the remaining 4.5 hours are electives
Commercial Designation (SOLELY - NO RESIDENTIAL BUSINESS) Salespersons and Associate Brokers: 15 hours which includes 3.0 legislative, 3.0 MREC Agency-commerical, 3.0 ethics (required classes); the remaining 6.0 hours are electives
Brokers and Designated Branch Office Managers or Team Leaders
Residential Brokers, Branch Office Managers or Team Leaders: 15 hours which includes 3.0 legislative, 3.0 Brokerage Relationships and Disclosure, 3.0 ethics, 3.0 supervision, 1.5 fair housing (required classes); the remaining 1.5 hours are electives
Commercial Designation (SOLELY - NO RESIDENTIAL BUSINESS) Brokers, Branch Managers or Team Leaders: 15 hours which includes 3.0 legislative, 3.0 MREC Agency-commerical, 3.0 ethics, 3.0 supervision (required classes); the remaining 3.0 hours are electives
Massachusetts
Renewal Period: Two (2) years
Salespersons and Brokers
Massachusetts Licensees are required to take 12 continuing education hours every 24 months.
Michigan
Renewal Period: Three (3) years
Salespersons and Broker
As a condition of renewal, a licensee must complete at least 18 clock hours of CE courses that involve any subjects that are relevant to the management, operation, and practice of real estate or any other subject that contributes to the professional competence of a licensee, and at least 2 of those hours of CE must be completed in each license cycle year that involve law, rules, and court cases regarding real estate. A licensee must retain evidence acceptable to the Department that demonstrates he or she has met the CE requirements for at least 4 years after the date of that certification, and must produce that evidence at the request of the Department.
Minnesota
Renewal Period: Two (2) years
Brokers
As a real estate licensee, you will have continuing education requirements that must be completed before June 30 each year (except for the first June 30 that occurs after you become licensed for the first time or become newly relicensed after your license was inactive for more than two years). In general, real estate brokers must complete 30 hours of real estate continuing education before their June 30 license renewal deadline, and at least 15 of those hours must be completed before the previous June 30. Continuing education must be taken in the appropriate license period; extra hours or courses do not carry over into the next period or satisfy future renewal requirements.
As part of the 15 hours each license year, a real estate broker must complete a specific general module continuing education course and a specific broker module continuing education course (if one is required for that year). As part of the 30 hours required for license renewal, a real estate broker must successfully complete at least one hour of training in courses in laws or regulations on agency representation and disclosure (“Agency Laws”), and at least one hour of training in courses in state and federal fair housing laws, regulations, and rules, other anti-discrimination laws, or courses designed to help licensees to meet the housing needs of immigrant and other underserved populations (“Fair Housing”).
Salespersons
As a real estate licensee, you will have continuing education requirements that must be completed before June 30 each year (except for the first June 30 that occurs after you become licensed for the first time or become newly relicensed after your license was inactive for more than two years). In general, real estate salespersons must complete 30 hours of real estate continuing education before their June 30 license renewal deadline, and at least 15 of those hours must be completed before the previous June 30. Continuing education must be taken in the appropriate license period; extra hours or courses do not carry over into the next period or satisfy future renewal requirements.
As part of the 15 hours each license year, a real estate salesperson must complete a specific general module continuing education course. As part of the 30 hours required for license renewal, a real estate salesperson must successfully complete at least one hour of training in courses in laws or regulations on agency representation and disclosure (“Agency Laws”), and at least one hour of training in courses in state and federal fair housing laws, regulations, and rules, other antidiscrimination laws, or courses designed to help licensees to meet the housing needs of immigrant and other underserved populations (“Fair Housing”).
Mississippi
Renewal Period: Two (2) years
Hours Required by MREC: 16 hours
- 8 mandatory hours
- 2 hours in MS License Law
- 2 hours in Contract Law
- 4 hours in Agency Law
- 8 elective hours
Missouri
Renewal Period: Two (2) years
Each Real Estate licensee who holds an active license shall complete during the two (2)-year license period prior to renewal a minimum of twelve (12) hours of real estate instruction approved for continuing education credit by the Missouri Real Estate Commission.
At least three (3) of the twelve (12) hours of approved instruction shall be taken in a course approved by the Missouri Real Estate Commission as core credit.
Montana
Renewal Period: Every year
Salespersons and Brokers
For Salespersons and Brokers, each active licensee is required to complete a minimum of 12 hours of continuing education every licensing year. The licensing year is from November 1 through October 31. The required hours shall be in real estate related courses. For supervising brokers, 4 of those hours must be in supervising broker courses.
For Property Managers, each active licensee is required to complete a minimum of 12 hours of continuing education every licensing year. The required hours shall be in property management or real estate education.
New property management licensees are required to complete their 12 hours by the second renewal date, and four of those hours must consist of a course in property management trust accounts.
Nebraska
Renewal Period: Two (2) years
Licensees
Nebraska real estate licensees are required to complete 18 clock hours of real estate continuing education every two (2) years in order to renew a real estate license. 12 hours must be in continuing education activities approved by the Nebraska Real Estate Commission, of which 6 hours must be in designated subject matter.
Property Managers
In addition to the above requirements, Property Managers must complete three hours of CE coursework which shall be required in each two year period in a property management course or courses approved and designated by the Commission as meeting this requirement for all licensees who provide property management services during such two year period, or who supervise a licensee or licensees who provide property management services during such two year period.
Supervisors
All team members, team leaders, and designated brokers who supervise teams are required to complete three hours of CE coursework on teams or team leadership which are approved and so designated by the Commission for all team members, team leaders, and designated brokers who supervise teams. Courses must be completed within 180 days after being designated a team member or team leader or designated broker supervising a team or teams.
Nevada
Renewal Period: Two (2) years
Salesperson - First-Time Renewal
- 30 Hours Post-Licensing of modules A-O. Proof of completion MUST be submitted to the Division.
- Permit-holders: Property Managers and/or Business Broker permit holders must include 3 hours of continuing education for each permit.
Subsequent Renewals
- 24 hours of continuing education is required
- The education requirement is as follows:
- 3 hours Agency
- 3 hours Contracts
- 3 hours Ethics
- 3 hours Law & Legislation
- 12 hours of General courses (Property managers or Business Broker permit holder must include 3 hours of continuing education for each permit)
Broker
- 24 hours continuing education consisting of:
- 3 hours Agency
- 3 hours Contracts
- 3 hours Ethics
- 3 hours Law & Legislation
- 3 hours Broker management
- 9 hours of General courses.
New Hampshire
Renewal Period: Two (2) years
Salespersons and Brokers
New Hampshire Real Estate Professionals are required to complete 15 continuing education hours every 2 years including a 3-hour core course.
New Jersey
Renewal Period: Two (2) years
Salespersons and Brokers
Complete of 12 credit hours of CE applicable to the license term. At least six of the twelve credits must be obtained in courses within the “core topics”. The six shall include at least 2 credit hours on ethics. The remaining 6 credits can be electives or core.
New Mexico
Associate Broker - Non Property Management (non-first-time renewal)
- 4 hours of Ethics
- 4 hours of Core Elective topics
- 16 hours of any Elective, Core Elective, Ethics, or up to 4 hours attending NMREC meetings/hearings
- 12 hours of Core Courses completed in classroom setting (4 hours annually)
Associate Broker - With Property Management (non-first-time renewal)
- 4 hours of Ethics
- 4 hours of Core Elective topics
- 10 hours of any Elective, Core Elective, Ethics, or up to 4 hours attending NMREC meetings/hearings
- 6 hours of NM UORRA or Commercial Property Management (not offered by Empire Learning)
- 12 hours of Core Courses completed in classroom setting (4 hours annually)
Qualifying Broker - Non Property Management
- 8 hours of Core Elective topics
- 4 hours of Ethics
- 6 hour Qualifying Broker Refresher Course (not offered by Empire Learning)
- 3 hours attending NMREC meeting or disciplinary hearing
- 9 hours of any Elective, Core Elective, Ethics, or up to 1 additional hour of meeting/hearing attendance
- 12 hours of Core Courses completed in classroom setting (4 hours annually)
Qualifying Broker - With Property Management
- 12 hours of Property Management topics (of which 8 must be Core Elective)
- 4 hours of Ethics
- 6 hour Qualifying Broker Refresher Course (not offered by Empire Learning)
- 6 hours of NM UORRA (not offered by Empire Learning)
- 12 hours of Core Courses completed in classroom setting (4 hours annually)
- Attend NMREC meeting or disciplinary hearing (up to 4 hours CE)
New York
Renewal Period: Two (2) years
Salespersons and Brokers
All licensees submitting a renewal for a license are required to successfully complete 22.5 hours of approved continuing education, including at least 3 hours of instruction pertaining to fair housing and/or discrimination in the sale or rental of real property or an interest in real property and at least one hour of instruction pertaining to the law of agency except in the case of the initial two-year licensing term for real estate salespersons, two hours of agency related instruction must be completed within the two-year period immediately preceding a renewal.
Any salesperson who successfully completes an approved broker qualifying course (which requires passing the final exam), within their current term, will receive continuing education credit for completion of that course.
North Carolina
Renewal Period: Every year
Basic Requirements
- In order to renew your license on active status, you must complete eight (8) hours of continuing education (CE) during each July 1 to June 10 license period.
- For brokers who DO NOT HAVE BIC Eligible Status, four (4) of the required CE credit hours must be obtained by completing the General Update course prescribed by the Commission. The subject matter of this course will be changed by the Commission each license year.
- For brokers who HAVE BIC Eligible Status, four (4) of the required CE credit hours must be obtained by completing the Broker-in-Charge Update (BICUP) course each license period.
- The remaining four (4) CE credit hours may be obtained by taking a Commission approved elective course. Elective courses may address a wide variety of real estate topics.
- The maximum amount of CE credit awarded for any single course is four (4) hours.
- Licensees must attend 90% of a CE course and comply with student participating standards in order to receive credit for the course.
- A person who is issued a broker license (either by examination or reinstatement) does NOT have to take continuing education courses during the license period in which the license is issued. However, they must satisfy the CE requirement prior to the second renewal of the license.
North Dakota
Renewal Period: Two (2) years
Salespersons and Brokers
A total of 24 hours of continuing education credits must be taken every two (2) year license cycle. At least 12 credits must be in a state-required subject matter
Ohio
Renewal Period: Three (3) years
Salespersons and Brokers
Each active licensee is required to submit to the Ohio Real Estate Commission proof of completing 30 hours of continuing education every three years due on or before the licensee’s date of birth. Nine hours must be dedicated to the following topics: 3 hours in Core Law 3 hours in Ethics 3 hours in Civil Rights All salespersons/brokers and management level licensees will also be required to complete a 3-hour Broker Responsibility course for a total of 12 required core courses.
Each active licensee who is 70 years of age or older on their renewal birthday shall submit proof they have completed the 3 required courses (total of 9 hours) in Civil Rights, Core Law and Ohio Cannons of Ethics. Additionally, all active brokers and management level licensees must submit the 3-hr Broker Responsibility course.
Oklahoma
Renewal Period: Three (3) years
Sales Associate or Broker Associate License Renewal Requirements
Sales Associates (SA) or Broker Associates (BA) are required to complete 21 hours of real estate CE every 3 years. Associate licenses must take 6 required subjects, of at least 1 clock hour in length in:
- Broker Relationships (BRA)
- Contracts (CON)
- Professional Conduct (PSC)
- Fair Housing (FHR)
- License Code & Rules (CAR)
- Hot Topic (HOT)
15 clock hours may be in elective credit as approved by the Commission.
Broker Manager, Proprietor Broker, or Branch Broker License Requirements
Every three (3) years a total of 21 clock hours of real estate CE must be completed in order to renew and maintain an active license in Oklahoma. Broker types listed (with the exception of nonresident broker licenses) must take a 15 clock hour Broker in Charge (BIC) course and two (2) of the six (6) required subject matter courses of: Broker Relationships (BRA), Contracts (CON), Professional Conduct (PSC), Fair Housing (FHR), License Code & Rules (CAR), and Hot Topics (HOT). The required subject matter courses must be at 1 clock hour in length.
Oregon
Renewal Period: Two (2) years
Broker
First-time renewal requirements
Take the following from Certified Continuing Education Providers before renewal date:
- 3-hour Law and Rule Required Course
- 27-hour Broker Advanced Practices
Subsequent years
For all active renewals after your first active renewal, you must:
Take the following from Certified Continuing Education Providers within 2 years before renewal:
- 3-hour Law and Rule Required Course.
- A minimum of 27 additional hours of continuing education in required topics.
Principal Broker
First-time renewal requirements
Take the following from Certified Continuing Education Providers before your first renewal of your active principal broker license:
- 3-hour Law and Rule Required Course
- 27-hour Principal Broker Advanced Practices Course
Subsequent years
Take the following from Certified Continuing Education Providers within 2 years before renewal:
- 3-hour Law and Rule Required Course (LARRC).
- A minimum of 27 additional hours of continuing education in required topics.
Pennsylvania
Renewal Period: Two (2) years
Brokers and Salespersons
Real estate brokers and salespersons must complete fourteen (14) hours of Commission-approved continuing education during each two-year license period. If you are a new salesperson licensee and you are renewing your license for the first time, you are required to complete a specific set of continuing education courses.
Rhode Island
Renewal Period: Two (2) years
Salespersons and Brokers
Licenses issued before January 1, 2020 shall be renewed every two (2) years on May 1 of each even numbered year. Licenses issued after January 1, 2020 shall be renewed every two (2) years on the anniversary of the date the license was issued.
Rhode Island Real Estate professionals are required to complete 24 hours of Continuing Education to renew their real estate license.
At least six (6) of the twenty-four (24) course hours must come from the following subject areas
- Rhode Island law defining relationships between licensees and consumers;
- Rhode Island law pertaining to real estate licensure;
- Rhode Island landlord-tenant law;
- The law of contracts;
- Federal, Rhode Island, and local law pertaining to fair housing and the treatment of any individual in a protected class as designated in the Rhode Island Fair Housing Practices Act;
- Lead hazard mitigation or other environmental issues pertaining to real property;
- Local ordinances and regulations pertaining to residential real estate;
- Financing the purchase of real estate
- Ethical considerations in real estate transactions; or
- Coastal real estate, wetlands, flood plains and sea-rise.
There is a one-time requirement for all licensees to take a lead poisoning/lead hazard mitigation course of not less than 3 hours if they didn’t already take it to gain licensure. The Rhode Island Lead Paint Mitigation course may be taken again for mandatory credit in a separate cycle if desired.
South Carolina
Renewal Period: Two (2) years
Salespersons and Brokers
The South Carolina Continuing Education and Renewal Date is June 30th every 2 years. Licenses expire June 30th every two years beginning with the year in which the license was first issued.
There are 10 hours of Continuing Education credits required by the SCREC. Four (4) of those hours are mandatory courses and six (6) of those hours are elective courses.
South Dakota
Renewal Period: Two (2) years
Every two (2) years, South Dakota real estate professionals are required to take twenty-four (24) hours of Continuing Education courses. Twelve (12) of those hours are required subjects and the remaining courses are elective hours.
Tennessee
Renewal Period: Two (2) Years
Tennessee real estate professionals are required to complete sixteen (16) hours of continuing education courses every two (2) years to renew their licenses. Six (6) of the required hours must be a required CORE course. The remaining ten (10) hours are elective courses.
Texas
Renewal Period: Two (2) years
First-Time Renewal
To renew your salespersons license the first time, you must fulfill the Salespersons Annual Education (SAE) requirement, which consists of:
Subsequent Salespersons And Brokers
Active salespersons and brokers in Texas must complete eighteen (18) hours of approved Continuing Education courses.
- 8 hours of TREC Legal Update I and II
- 3 hours of contract-related coursework
- 7 hours of elective CE
If you have been made a supervisor by your broker, you must complete the 6-hour Broker Responsibility course as part of your 18 hours of CE.
Utah
Renewal Period: Two (2) years
Salespersons and Brokers
Utah real estate professionals must complete 18 hours of certified Real Estate Continuing Education Courses (CE) every renewal cycle. from a combination of Core Topic and Elective CE courses.
- A minimum of 9 of the 18 hours must be Core Topic Courses, (and 3 of the 9 required Core Topic Course hours must be satisfied by completing a Division approved 3-Hour Mandatory Course).
- Elective CE hours can be used to satisfy any remaining required nine (9) hours.
- b. All new Real Estate Agents are required to take the 12 Hour New Agent Course, the 3- Hour Mandatory Course, and an additional 3 hours of CE (either Core Topic or Elective hours).
Vermont
Renewal Period: Two (2) years
Vermont Real Estate professionals are required to complete sixteen (16) continuing education hours every two (2) years. Four (4) hours must be in a subject designated by the Commission for that licensing period.
Virginia
First-Time Renewal
Within your first year of having a Virginia real estate license, you will need to complete post-license education approved by the Virginia Real Estate Board. The requirement consists of 30 credit hours (online or on-campus).
The 30-hour PLE program will consist of 9 courses:
- Fair Housing, ADA and Civil Rights (2 hours)
- Real Estate Law and Regulations (6 hours)
- Ethics and Standards of Conduct (3 hours)
- Current Industry Issues and Trends (2 hours)
- Agency Law (3 hours)
- Contract Writing (6 hours)
- Risk Management (3 hours)
- Escrow Requirements (3 hours)
- Real Estate-Related Finance (2 hours)
Salesperson Renewals
Salesperson CE requirements consist of 16 credit hours. Of those 16 hours, 8 hours of coursework must cover certain mandatory topics. The continuing education has to include:
- 2 hours on fair housing laws
- 3 hours on ethics and standards of conduct
- 1 hour on legal updates and emerging trends (including flood zone areas and the National Flood Insurance Program)
- 1 hour on real estate agency
- 1 hour on real estate contracts
For the remaining 8 hours, you can choose from different real estate topics and find what interests you most.
Broker Renewals
Brokers have to take 24 hours of CE per two (2) year renewal period. Of those 24, 16 hours of coursework must cover certain mandatory topics.
Broker continuing education must include:
- 8 hours on supervision and management of real estate agents and brokerage firms
- 2 hours on fair housing laws
- 3 hours on ethics and standards of conduct
- 1 hour on legal updates and emerging trends (including flood zone areas and the National Flood Insurance Program)
- 1 hour on real estate agency
- 1 hour on real estate contracts
For the remaining 8 hours, brokers can take their pick of any other real estate CE courses as elective credits.
Washington
Renewal Period: Two (2) years
First-Time Renewal For Brokers
At least 90 hours of Continuing Education courses, including:
- 30-hour Advanced Practices Course
- 30-hour Real Estate Law Course
- 3-hour Core Course
- At least 27 hours other approved continuing education
Subsequent Renewals for Brokers
At least 30 hours of Continuing Education courses, including:
- 3-hour Core Course
- At least 27 hours other approved continuing education
- At least 15 hours must be completed within 24 months of your renewal date
- You may also use up to 15 hours of unused continuing education completed within 48 months of your renewal date
Renewal For Managing Brokers
At least 30 hours of Continuing Education courses, including:
- 3-hour Core Course
- At least 27 hours other approved continuing education
- At least 15 hours must be completed within 24 months of your renewal date
- You may also use up to 15 hours of unused continuing education completed within 48 months of your renewal date
- The hours must be started after the date of first licensure as a managing broker
West Virginia
Renewal Period: One (1) year
Salespersons and Brokers
To maintain an active license, every licensee is required to complete seven (7) hours of continuing professional education for each fiscal year in courses approved by the commission. To receive credit, the courses must be taken during the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the licensee is applying for license renewal.
Wisconsin
Renewal Period: Two (2) hours
Salespersons and Brokers
18 hours of continuing education courses. The six (6) courses consist of 3-hour modules with specific course content approved by the Real Estate Examining Board.
Wyoming
Renewal Period: Three (3) years
Associate Broker and Salespersons Requirements
Associate Broker and Salesperson Licensees must complete forty-five (45) total hours of continuing education during each three-year cycle.
- Twenty-four (24) hours of required coursework
- Twenty-one (21) hours of elective coursework
Managing Broker Requirements
Responsible Broker Licensees must complete fifty-three (53) total hours of continuing education during each three-year cycle.
- Twenty-four (24) hours of required coursework
- Twenty-one (21) hours of elective coursework
- Eight (8) hours of Wyoming Broker Management
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