All real estate licensees except for cemetery association broker, cemetery broker, cemetery broker (multi-licensee), cemetery salesperson, rental listing referral agent, campground membership salesperson, builder-owner salesperson, timeshare salesperson, and reciprocal licensees must complete Continuing Education requirements. Real Estate licensees are required to complete 14 hours of continuing education by May 31st of every even-numbered year.

All newer licensees that were licensed on or after 12/1/21, are required by the State of PA to attend two 7-hour module CE classes for licensure renewal. The 7-hr General Module is the state-mandated class all new licensees must attend. The other 7-hr module needed to complete the 14 hours of required continuing education requirement can be one of the following classes: the 7-hour Residential Module or the 7-hour Commercial Module.

How many hours of continuing education must a licensee complete?

Real Estate licensees are required to complete 14 hours of continuing education.
 

Can a student be late for class or leave early?

The short answer is no. The Rules and Regulations of the PA State Real Estate Commission allow a student to miss a very minimal amount of classroom time. Real Estate Educators strictly abides by the classroom times set by the Commission. If a student is late for class over the amount of time permitted by the Rules and Regulations of the Commission, the student will not be admitted into the classroom. The student will not be charged a fee for the class. We encourage all students to be ontime for class and not to plan on leaving early.
 

What is the deadline for completing Continuing Education?

Classes must be completed by May 31, 2024 to renew a real estate license.
 

Are there any required Continuing Education Classes?

All newer licensees that were licensed on or after 12/1/21, are required by the State of PA to attend two 7-hour module CE classes for licensure renewal. The 7-hr General Module is the state-mandated class all new licensees must attend. The other 7-hr module needed to complete the 14 hours of required continuing education requirement can be one of the following classes: the 7-hour Residential Module or the 7-hour Commercial Module.

Experienced Licensees (licensed on or before 11/30/21) are REQUIRED to attend a 3.5-hour CE class on Understanding the Roles & Responsibilities of the Broker and Their Licensees. New licensees who are renewing for the first time are exempt from this one time requirement and are still required to meet the mandatory courses for new licensees as stated in the preceding paragraph.
 

Can a Broker Course be used to fulfill the 14 hour Continuing Education Requirement?

All Broker classes, whether 15 hours or 30 hours in length, can only be counted for 10.5 hours of continuing education credit since the state requires that all licensees attend the state-mandated 3.5-hour class (Understanding the Roles and Responsibilities of the Broker and their Licenses).