Reminder: Satisfy Your NC Broker Continuing Education Requirement Before the June 10 Deadline

As we approach the end of the 2024–2025 license year, it’s a great time to make sure you’ve satisfied your North Carolina broker continuing education (CE) requirements. Every year, thousands of brokers wait until the last minute—don’t be one of them!

What Are the CE Requirements?

In accordance with Rule 58A .1702, all North Carolina brokers must complete eight (8) hours of CE each license year to maintain an active license. These hours are broken down into:

• Four (4) hours of an Update course:
  • Brokers-in-Charge (BICs) and BIC-Eligible Brokers must take the Broker-In-Charge Update (BICUP) course.
  • All other brokers must take the General Update (GENUP) course.
• Four (4) hours of a NC Commission-approved elective course,

The deadline to complete CE for this license year is June 10, 2025, at 11:59 PM EST.

How to Check Your CE Status

If you’re unsure whether you’ve completed your CE for the year:

1. Visit the Commission’s website: www.ncrec.gov
2. Click on Licensing, then select Licensee Login
3. After logging in, select “CE License Information”

There, you’ll see your current CE status. If the “Update Hours” or “Elective Hours” show a zero, you still need to complete that part of your requirement before the deadline.

How to Find and Register for CE Courses

To search for in-person or synchronous (live online) CE courses:

1. Go to www.ncrec.gov
2. Click on Education in the top menu
3. Select Search CE Course Schedules

You can filter results by course (number), provider, instructor, or location.

• Synchronous GENUP course number: 5925
• In-person GENUP course number: 9925
• Synchronous BICUP course number: 5825
• In-person BICUP course number: 8825

Update courses must be taken “live,” either in person or via synchronous instruction. Elective courses, however, are offered in multipleformats including self-paced online (asynchronous distance education).

To find self-paced elective providers:

1. Visit www.ncrec.gov
2. Click Education
3. Select List of Distance CE Providers

After Completing Your CE Courses

After you complete a CE course, the education provider is required to issue you a course completion certificate and report your completion to the Commission within seven (7) days.

It’s your responsibility to:

• Save your course completion certificate, and
• Verify your CE credit is posted to your license record

If your course hasn’t appeared within 10 days, contact the education provider promptly to ensure it’s submitted.

Don’t Forget to Renew Your License

You can renew your license online between May 15 and June 30, 2025. While CE does not need to be completed before you renew, it must be completed before June 10 to avoid your license status changing to inactive.