Real Estate Continuing Education Requirements By State

Find your State below to determine the appropriate real estate continuing education requirements.

Alabama
15 real estate continuing education hours every 2 years
Uniform Renewal - September 30th even years
Mandatory Courses - Risk Management

Alaska
20 real estate continuing education hours every 2 years
Uniform Renewal - January 31st even years
Mandatory Courses - Sales (Req. Topics: Licensing Relationships; Prohibited Conduct; Prop. Disclosures & Insp. & Ethical Decision Making), Commercial Sales (Req. Topics: same as above), Community Association Management (same topics as above), Property Management (same topics as above)

Arizona
24 real estate continuing education hours every 2 years
Varied Renewal
Mandatory Courses – Agency Law, Contract Law, Disclosure, Commissioners Standards, Legal Issues, and Fair Housing.  Designated Brokers are required to also complete a Broker Management Clinic class.

Arkansas
6 hours every year
Uniform Renewal - September 30th every year
Mandatory Courses - None

California
45 hours every 4 years
Varied Renewal
Mandatory Courses - Ethics, Trust Fund Handling, Agency, Fair Housing, Risk Management

Colorado
24 real estate continuing education hours every 3 years
Varied Renewal
Mandatory Courses - Colorado Real Estate Commission Update

Connecticut
12 real estate continuing education hours every 2 years
Uniform Renewal - March 31st even years
Mandatory Courses - Current issues in Real Estate I, Current Issues in Real Estate II

Delaware
15 real estate continuing education hours every 2 years
Uniform Renewal - April 30th Even years
Mandatory Courses - Required Salesperson's Core Course, Legislative Update

Washington D.C.
15 real estate continuing education hours every 2 years
Uniform Renewal - February 28th odd years
Mandatory Courses - Fair Housing, DC Legislative Update, Ethics

Florida
14 real estate continuing education hours every 2 years
Uniform Renewal - March 31st even years
Mandatory Courses - Florida Core Law Update, Florida 45-Hour Salesperson Post-License

Georgia
24 real estate continuing education hours every 4 years
Varied Renewal - Birth Month odd/even years
Mandatory Courses - None

Hawaii
10 hours every 2 years
Uniform Renewal - November 30th even years
Mandatory Courses - Hawaii Real Estate Law Update & Agency Overview Part A, 2008 Hawaii Real Estate Law Update & Disclosure Overview Part B

Idaho
20 real estate continuing education hours every 2 years
Varied Renewal - Last Day of the Birth Month odd/even years
Mandatory Courses - Idaho RE Commission Core,

Illinois
12 real estate continuing education hours every 2 years
Uniform Renewal - April 30th Even years
Mandatory Courses - License Law, Agency, Escrow, Fair Housing

Indiana
16 real estate continuing education hours every 2 years
Uniform Renewal - June 30th even years
Mandatory Courses - Indiana Licensure & Escrow Law, Indiana Agency Law, Fair Housing and Civil Rights Law, Listing Contracts and Purchase Agreements, Settlement Procedures, Antitrust, Environmental Issues, Ethics and  Standards

Iowa
36 real estate continuing education hours every 3 years
Uniform Renewal - December 31st every year
Mandatory Courses- Law Update, Ethics

Kansas
12 real estate continuing education hours every 2 years
Varied Renewal - Based in the first letter of the licensee's last name
Mandatory Courses - Required Salesperson and Broker Core

Kentucky
6 real estate continuing education hours every year
Uniform Renewal - December 31st every year
Mandatory Courses - Approved Legal Topic, Kentucky Core Course (must be taken in a classroom setting - due every 4 years)

Louisiana
12 real estate continuing education hours every year
Uniform Renewal - December 31st every year
Mandatory Courses - Residential Agreement to Buy or Sell, Forty-Five Hour Post Licensing Course (For initial licensees-one time only)

Maine
21 real estate continuing education hours every 2 years
Varied Renewal - DOL odd/even years
Mandatory Courses - New Laws and Rules Core Course, What Am I & Why Is It Important? Core Course

Maryland
15 real estate continuing education hours every 2 years
Varied Renewal
Mandatory Courses - Legislative (For Residential & Commercial licensees), Ethics (For Residential & Commercial licensees), Fair Housing (Residential licensees)

Massachusetts
12 real estate continuing education hours every 2 years
Varied Renewal
Mandatory Courses - None

Michigan
6 real estate continuing education hours every year
Uniform Renewal - October 31st every year
Mandatory Courses - None

Minnesota
30 real estate continuing education hours every 2 years
Special Renewal
Mandatory Courses - Laws or regulations on agency representation and disclosure, State &  federal fair housing law, regulations, & rules, antidiscrimination laws, or housing needs of immigrant & under-served populations.

Mississippi
16 real estate continuing education hours every 2 years
Varied Renewal - DOL even/odd years
Mandatory Courses - MS RE Law, Contract Law, Agency Law

Missouri
12 real estate continuing education hours every 2 years
Uniform Renewal - June 30th even years
Mandatory Courses - Representation Options in the State of Missouri

Nebraska
12 real estate continuing education hours every 2 years
Uniform Renewal - November 30th every year
Mandatory Courses - Fair Housing (Basic), NE RE Law (Basic), Nebraska Landlord and Tenant Act (Basic), Real Estate Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct

Nevada
24 real estate continuing education hours every 2 years
Varied Renewal - End of the MOL (Month of Licensure)
Mandatory Courses - Agency Law, Contract Law, Ethics, Laws & Legislation

New Hampshire
12 real estate continuing education hours every 2 years
Varied Renewal - DOL even/ odd years
Mandatory Courses - None

New Jersey
No real estate continuing education required
Uniform Renewal - June 30th odd years
Mandatory Courses - None

New Mexico
30 real estate continuing education hours every 3 years
Varied Renewal - DOB
Mandatory Courses - New Mexico Real Estate Commission Core Course

New York
22.5 real estate continuing education hours every 2 years
Varied Renewal - DOL even/odd years
Mandatory Courses - Fair Housing

North Carolina
8 real estate continuing education hours every year
Uniform Renewal - June 10th every year
Mandatory Courses - 4 hour Broker-in-Charge Annual Review Course

North Dakota
16 real estate continuing education hours every 2 years
Uniform Renewal - December 31st every year
Mandatory Courses - Contract Law, Agency Law

Ohio
30 real estate continuing education hours every 3 years
Varied Renewal - DOB (Date of Birth)
Mandatory Courses - Ohio Core Law, Contract Law, Fair Housing, Ohio Ethics: Canons & Code Together, Agency Law, Ohio Civil Rights

Oklahoma
21 real estate continuing education hours every 3 years
Varied Renewal
Mandatory Courses - Fair Housing, Liens, Taxes and Foreclosures, Oklahoma Brokerage Relationships, Oklahoma Real Estate License Code, Real Estate Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct, RESPA, Risk Management

Oregon
30 real estate continuing education hours every 2 years
Varied Renewal - DOB even/odd years
Mandatory Courses - Highlights of Real Property Law, A Concise Guide to Real Estate Taxes, Agency Law, Fair Housing, Contract Law, The Appraisal Process for Agents & Broker, RE Ethics & Standards of Professional Conduct, Tax Advantages of Home Ownership, Taxation of Real Estate Capital Gain

Pennsylvania
14 real estate continuing education hours every 2 years
Uniform Renewal - May 31st even years
Mandatory Courses - 14 hr Course (Salespersons to satisfy 1st CE Requirement)

Rhode Island
18 real estate continuing education hours every 2 years
Uniform Renewal - April 30th even years
Mandatory Courses - Law of Agency, Law of Contracts, Fair Housing, Lead Hazard Mitigation, RI License Law and Ethics

South Carolina
8 real estate continuing education hours every 2 years
Varied Renewal - June 30th odd/even years
Mandatory Courses - South Carolina State and Federal Law

South Dakota
24 real estate continuing education hours every 2 years
Varied Renewal - November 30th odd/even years
Mandatory Courses - National USPAP Update Course, Agency Law, Buyer Agency, Fair Housing, Fair Housing

Tennessee
16 real estate continuing education hours every 2 years
Varied Renewal
Mandatory Courses - Real Estate Law/Rule/Policy Update, Agency and Representation, Contract Issues

 
Texas
15 real estate continuing education hours every 2 years
Varied Renewal
Mandatory Courses - Texas Real Estate Commission Ethics, Texas Real Estate Commission Legal Update

Utah
12 real estate continuing education hours every 2 years - EFFECTIVE 1/1/10 Continuing Education requirements will change from 12 hours to 18 hours
Varied Renewal
Mandatory Courses - Agency Law, Real Estate Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct, state approved forms/contracts, prevention of real estate and mortgage fraud, federal and state real estate laws, brokers' trust accounts, new agent sales

Vermont
16 real estate continuing education hours every 2 years
Uniform Renewal - March 31st even years
Mandatory Courses - Real Estate Statues

Virginia
24 real estate continuing education hours every 2 years
Varied Renewal
Mandatory Courses - 8 hours of Broker Management and Agent Supervision, 3 hours of Ethics and Standards of Conduct, 2 hours of Fair Housing, 1 hour of Legal Updates/Law, 1 hour of Real Estate Agency, 1 hour of Real Estate Contracts, 8 hours of Real Estate Related Subjects, 2 hour course in Limited Service Agency

Washington
30 real estate continuing education hours every 2 years
Varied Renewal
Mandatory Courses - Current Issues in Washington Residential Real Estate

West Virginia
7 real estate continuing education hours every year
Uniform Renewal - May 30th every year
Mandatory Courses - None

Wisconsin
18 real estate continuing education hours every 2 years
Uniform Renewal - December 14th even years
Mandatory Courses - Wisconsin Core Course I (issues re: listing agreements, agency agreements, legal advice, binding contracts, defaults), Core Course II (Issues re: offer to purchase, confidentiality of offers, inspection, 72 hour clause, contingencies, financing, unlicensed practice), Core Course III (New Developments: new agency law, condo law, environmental issues, land use & development)

Wyoming
45 real estate continuing education hours every 3 years
Uniform Renewal - December 31st every year
Mandatory Courses - Buyer and Seller Relationships, Risk Management, Selling and Closing Transactions
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