Continuing Education
Broker In Charge Update (BICUP) 4 hours
Register for the BICUP if you have BIC eligible status only.
Elective Courses:
4 hours
All brokers must take one 4 hour elective course. (Starting July 1)
Process and Requirements
ALL BROKERS must take 8 hours of continuing education during each July 1 – June 10 license period.
Our commission approved, engaging update and elective courses will prepare you with the knowledge you need to avoid common pitfalls in real estate as well as satisfying your education requirements with the North Carolina Real Estate commission.
Enroll now in our on demand (self paced) or our live online courses!
Attention New Licensees
You DO NOT have to take continuing education courses during the license period in which your license is issued. However, you must satisfy your CE requirement prior to the second renewal of your license.
Basic CE Requirements
1. In order to renew your license on active status, you must complete eight (8) hours of continuing education (CE) during each July 1 to June 10 license period.
• For brokers who DO NOT HAVE BIC Eligible Status, (4) of the required CE credit hours must be obtained by completing the General Update course prescribed by the Commission. The subject matter of this course will be changed by the Commission each license year.
• For brokers who HAVE BIC Eligible Status, (4) of the required CE credit hours must be obtained by completing the Broker-in-Charge Update (BICUP) course each license period.
• The remaining (4) CE credit hours may be obtained by taking a Commission approved elective course. Elective courses may address a wide variety of real estate topics.
2. The maximum amount of CE credit awarded for any single course is four (4) hours.
• You must attend 90% of a CE course and comply with student participating standards in order to receive credit for the course.
3. You DO NOT have to take continuing education courses during the license period in which your license is issued. However, you must satisfy your CE requirement prior to the second renewal of your license.