Navigating Real Estate Salesperson Continuing Education Requirements
Maintaining a real estate license involves more than just passing the initial exam. Agents and brokers must participate in defined amounts of continuing education (CE) each year or recurring time period to stay up-to-date with industry changes and maintain their licenses. These requirements are set forth in state laws and are administered by state real estate commissions. The specific requirements, time frames, and due dates vary considerably across states-as do the requirements for obtaining a license, called pre-licensing, and supplemental one-time novice training, called post-licensing.
Understanding Continuing Education (CE)
To maintain their real estate licenses in the state(s) where they operate, agents and brokers need to participate in defined amounts of continuing education (CE) each year or recurring time period. These requirements are set forth in state laws and are administered by state real estate commissions. The specific requirements, time frames, and due dates vary considerably across states-as do the requirements for obtaining a license, called pre-licensing, and supplemental one-time novice training, called post-licensing.
State-Specific Information
Select your state from the list below to get a link to the state's real estate commission. The linked page has information on state-specific CE real estate requirements.
Arkansas Example
Designed for Arkansas real estate agents, a three-hour course focuses on the skills needed to specialize in farm and ranch transactions. Participants will explore essential topics such as land valuation, contract negotiation, water rights and zoning regulations. This 1 hour course will provide Arkansas real estate licensees with training that meets the Safety course requirements. This course is designed to assist real estate professionals in Arkansas with renewing their professional license. This course is designed to provide real estate professionals with 3 hours of educational instruction about agency representation and compensation. This course contains 3 hours of educational content on both broker supervision and agency relationships. Complete your continuing education to renew your AR real estate license today. All of our courses can be completed At Your Pace online in order to help you maintain your license.
Florida-Specific Information
In Florida, maintaining your salesperson real estate license means all licensees must comply with education requirements and pay necessary renewal fees to DBPR. As a licensee, you are responsible for maintaining your continuing education status with DBPR. You can also pay your license fee online as well.
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Exemptions
Any active member in good standing with The Florida Bar and who is otherwise qualified under the real estate license law is exempt from the continuing education requirements for real estate licensees. If you are approved to practice law in Florida, you are exempt from the pre-license education requirement. You may take the sales associate’s examination by affixing a copy of your current Bar card to the examination application.
Post-Licensing Education
Newly licensed agents are required to take 45 hours of Sales Post Licensing education in the initial licensing period. If the applicant holds a Florida real estate sales associate license, he or she must fulfill the sales associate post-licensing education requirements before being eligible to obtain a broker license.
Instructor Definition
A school instructor is described as an individual who instructs persons in the classroom in noncredit college courses in a college, university, or community college, or courses in an area technical center or proprietary real estate school.
Local Associations
Suncoast Tampa Association of REALTORS® has established an agreement with Gold Coast Schools to promote online course information to consumers and real estate licensees. Suncoast Tampa Association of REALTORS® is not the developer of these courses and is simply providing a referral. We’re one of a few associations that have become a real estate school and a continuing education provider. We did this in order to assist you with as many options for post-licensing and continuing education credits as possible. Many of the classroom-style courses that we offer our members have been approved for continuing education credits and the GRI 100 series also offers the entire 45 hour post-licensing credits needed for license renewal in your first two years. STAR also understands that you may not be able to easily make a lengthy time commitment away from your business. Visit our Education & Events Calendar to see continuing education courses (and more!) that you can attend live via Zoom.
Additional Considerations
Brokers will not receive credit for taking the required Salesperson’s course.
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Extensions
90 days from the expiration date to furnish the evidence showing compliance of completing continuing education. extension cannot be completed online at this time.
eLicensing
period in order to use eLicensing to renew your license.
Exemptions
request the exemption again for subsequent license renewals. education with future license renewals.
Course Availability
Your on demand video courses will be available to you as soon as you check out! You will receive a single certificate when you complete all of the courses. Whether you need a single two hour course or need your full 12 hours of CE credits, you can access them right here.
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