Continuing Education (CE)

CE requirements – Nov. 16, 2023 through Nov. 15, 2024 (NDAC 70-02-04)
 

For -- North Dakota resident licensees who want to renew as active for 2025 (70-02-04-01)

Total CE hours required -- 12 CE hours total from NDREC-approved courses, including 3 hours on mandatory topics and 9 hours on elective topics. This cycle, salespersons have a different mandatory topic than broker associates and brokers. (70-02-04-02)

No limit on number of CE hours that can be taken in 1 day

CE cycle – Nov. 16, 2023 through Nov. 15, 2024 (70-02-04-02)

No grace period – There is no grace period to complete required CE. (70-02-04-02)

If required CE is not completed by Nov. 15 -- Licensees must renew as inactive for 2025 to avoid potential disciplinary action if CE was not completed as required. If the licensee renews as inactive due to late completion of CE, the licensee can transfer the license to active effective Jan. 1, 2025 or later, provided CE is completed. (70-02-04-01)

Salespersons licensed before Jan. 1, 2024 – Must complete mandatory 3 hours on contract law with a focus on purchase/purchase agreements, plus 9 hours on elective topics for a total of 12 hours

Broker associates – Must complete mandatory 3 hours on broker responsibility with a focus on earnest money, NDREC-required office policies, and advertising, plus 9 hours on elective topics for a total of 12 hours

Brokers -- Must complete mandatory 3 hours on broker responsibility with a focus on earnest money, NDREC-required office policies, and advertising, plus 9 hours on elective topics for a total of 12 hours

Salespersons first licensed in 2024 who completed the 90-hour pre-licensure course – Are exempt from CE requirements for their first renewal (70-02-04-15)

Brokers newly licensed after Nov. 15, 2023 – If new brokers passed the broker license exam this CE cycle, they are exempt from CE requirement for this CE cycle (70-02-04-15)

Non-resident licensees – Must meet CE requirements in their state of residence only (70-02-04-04)

Licensees who are CE course instructors – Can request 1 hour of CE credit for every hour as an instructor of a unique course, not to exceed 50 percent of CE required and not to replace any mandatory CE requirement (70-02-04-16)

Licensees who have been continuously licensed since Jan. 1, 1969 -- Are exempt from CE (43-23-08.2(3))

Approved courses – Licensees must take courses approved by the ND Real Estate Commission to earn mandatory and elective CE. (70-02-04-02) The ND Real Estate Commission also will accept CE credit for courses approved by other state real estate commissions. See a list of currently approved courses here: https://www.realestatend.org/licensees/education-2/approved-courses/

Course certificates of completion -- Licensees must receive and retain a certificate of completion from the course sponsor after each course, provided the licensee was present for at least 90% of the classroom hours. The certificate shall contain licensee's name, course title, course number, date, location of course, number of approved credit hours, and course sponsor or instructor. (70-02-04-21)

Licensees are responsible for their CE recordkeeping. -- The ND Real Estate Commission is not required to maintain a list of licensees and their CE. (70-02-04-21)