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Continuing Education

Program Objective

Post-license and continuing education courses are offered to licensees to enhance their professionalism, thereby fostering the protection of the public, by:

• acquiring new knowledge, skills, and abilities relevant to the conduct of their duties,
• refreshing their knowledge of core principles and practices,
• advancing their knowledge of selected advanced topics, and
• acquiring updated knowledge of content topics that change over time.

The acquisition of the above listed Pre-license, Post-license, and Continuing Education information is provided in the context of and educational methodology that insures that the material is:

• understood at a conceptual level
• able to be used in a fluent manner by the learner
• able to be applied to practical situations

Finally, the courses are designed to document the attainment of mastery and evaluated objectively and quantitatively to insure that transfer of knowledge actually occurs.

Requirements:

Every two years a total of fifteen clock hours of state approved continuing education courses are required for renewal of an active license. The fifteen-hour continuing education course requirement is as follows:

1. Mandatory 3-hour "Risk Management" course
2. One of the following 3-hour mandatory courses:
   • "License Law/Trust Funds"
   • "Fair Housing/Equal Opportunity/ADA"
   • "RECAD"
3. Remaining nine hours may be elective courses

Courses & Registration:

We offer a variety of internet-based courses to satisfy the licensing requirements for continuing education. Some of the courses offered are:

• 3-Hour Courses:
  • "ADA, Equal Opportunity, and Fair Housing" $40
  • "Risk Management" $55
  • "Tax Free Exchanges of Residential Property" $40
  • "Real Estate Math" $40
• 6-Hour Courses:
  • "Commercial Finance and Investment Analysis" $65
  • "Pricing Property To Sell" $65
  • "Basic Real Estate Finance" $65
  • "Methods of Residential Financing" $65

Prices for these course range from $40 - $65. To view a complete listing of Continuing Education courses that are available or to register for a Continuing Education course, please go to www.statecourses.com and enter the referral code of "578".

To learn more about the Alabama Real Estate Commission's continuing education requirements, please visit the commission's website at www.arec.state.al.us.