Link: https://youtu.be/KRH5wkIOc8k
Script: If you did not complete your continuing education before the deadline of June 10th, we’ll walk through the steps on how to reactivate your license. If a broker fails to complete their required continuing education by June 10th at 11:59 p.m., their license status will be inactive on July 1st.
The North Carolina Real Estate Commission’s continuing education rules do not allow exceptions to be made for circumstances that prevented you from completing CE.
Licensees with continuing education deficiencies can continue to practice real estate until 11:59 p.m. on June 30th. On July 1st, you must cease brokerage activity.
This includes communicating with clients, advertising, social media, etc. If you have clients or customers who need brokerage services, make arrangements with your BIC to transfer any current listings, buyers, or contracts to an active licensee.
Any payment depends entirely on your company’s policies and procedures. However, you may not receive any compensation for the work that you do while your license is inactive.
To reactivate after July 1st, complete the required CE for 2026 through 2027. You will need the General update and one elective. You must also make up the 2025 through 2026 deficiency with electives. You will need either 4 hours or 8 hours, depending upon whether you took any CE in the 2025-26 license year.
Submit the 2.08 activation form after all of the courses are complete. If you are a BIC or BIC eligible and your license expires or changes to an active status on July 1st, you’ll automatically lose BIC eligible status and in turn BIC designation.
If that happens and you wish to regain BIC eligible status, you must:
1) return the license to active status,
2) meet the experience requirements for BIC designation,
3) take the 12-hour broker in charge course before redesignation, and
4) complete and submit the request for BIC eligible status and/ or designation form REC 2.25.
Do not take the 12-hour BIC course before your license is on active status. Refer to rule 58A.0110 for detailed instructions regarding regaining BIC eligible status and BIC designation.
If your broker license has been on inactive status for more than 2 years and you have a deficiency in your continuing education record, you must make up the continuing education deficiency for the current license year and complete two post-licensing courses no more than 6 months before activation.
For more information, visit the Commission’s website.