Continuing Education Requirement Overview
Licensees are required to complete 12 clock hours of continuing education every two years. Of these 12 hours, at least "6" hours must be in designated subject matter. These courses are indicated with the letter "R" in the four-digit course content number that is assigned to the course. (See Meeting the Designated Subject Matter Requirement for more information.)
Continuing Education Credit will not be granted when activities or substantial activity content is duplicated within 4 years. However, "R" courses are an exception to this rule and may be duplicated in subsequent continuing education periods but NOT in the same continuing education period. The course content number is used to determine duplication of content between courses.
Broker - Approved Training Requirement
The Legislature has now mandated that real estate licensees who wish to maintain an active license will need to complete 12 hours of continuing education AND 6 hours of broker-approved training every two years. This requirement will not be enforced on those whose continuing education is due at the end of 2011 but will be required of those in a 2011-2012 continuing education period and thereafter. Continuing education periods will remain as they have been i.e. two-year intervals starting the January following licensure.
Consult your broker with regard to broker-approved training opportunities OR you may meet the training requirement by taking the additional 6 hours in approved continuing education activities. [Please note: while continuing education activities will meet the broker-approved training requirement the reverse is NOT true; broker-approved training will NOT meet the continuing education requirement.]