Continuing education classes

REAL ESTATE CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR RENEWAL

As a condition of renewal, a licensee must complete at least 18 clock hours of CE courses that involve any subjects that are relevant to the management, operation, and practice of real estate or any other subject that contributes to the professional competence of a licensee, and at least 2 of those hours of CE must be completed in each license cycle year that involve law, rules, and court cases regarding real estate. A licensee must retain evidence acceptable to the Department that demonstrates he or she has met the CE requirements for at least 4 years after the date of that certification, and must produce that evidence at the request of the Department.

Licenses expiring October 31, 2022:

The current license cycle runs November 1, 2021 to October 31, 2022. Each year of the license cycle starts on November 1 through October 31.

Effective December 30, 2020, MCL 339.2504a was amended to extend the license cycle year beginning November 1, 2019 to December 31, 2020, allowing an additional 2 months to complete the required 2 hours of legal credit.

If you:

• Renewed your license in 2018 – or –
• Were issued a new license between 7/1/2018 to 10/31/2019 – or –
• Were relicensed between 7/1/2018 to 10/31/2019
  Then you need:
• 6 hours of legal credit
  o 2 hours required between 11/1/2018 – 10/31/2019 o 2 hours required between 11/1/2019 – 12/31/2020 o 2 hours required between 1/1/2021 – 10/31/2021
• 12 additional credits of CE that may be taken at any time during the licensing cycle
• A total of at least 18 credits prior to renewal on 10/31/2021
  If you:
• Were issued a new license between 11/1/2019 and 8/24/2020 – or –
• Were relicensed between 11/1/2019 – 8/24/2020
  Then you need:
• 4 hours of legal credit
  o 2 hours required between 11/1/2019 – 12/31/2020 o 2 hours required between 1/1/2021 – 10/31/2021
• 8 additional credits of CE that may be taken at any time during the licensing cycle
• A total of at least 12 credits prior to renewal on October 31, 2021

New Salesperson and Associate Broker Licenses and Relicensures Issued After 8/24/2020 in MiPlus:

If you were issued a new license or relicensed after 8/24/2020, you may need 6, 12 or 18 total credits depending on the license expiration date indicated on your pocket card.

Example:

If you were issued a new license or relicensed 8/25/2020 and expire on 10/31/2021, then you need:

• 2 hours of legal credit before 10/31/2021
• 4 additional credits of CE before 10/31/2021
• A total of at least 6 credits prior to renewal on 10/31/2021
  If you were issued a new license or relicensed 8/25/2020 and expire on 8/25/2022, then you need:
• 4 hours of legal credit
  o 2 hours required each license cycle year between 8/25 - 8/25
• 8 additional credits that may be taken anytime between 8/25/2020 – 8/25/2022
• A total of at least 12 credits prior to renewal on 8/25/2022
  If you were issued a new license or relicensed 8/25/2020 and expire on 8/25/2023, then you need:
• 6 hours of legal credit
  o 2 hours required each license cycle year between 8/25 – 8/25
• 12 additional credits that may be taken anytime between 8/25/2020 – 8/25/2023
• A total of at least 18 credits prior to renewal on 8/25/2023
  NOTE:
  You do not need to send proof of CE to the Department unless you are being audited and have been asked to submit the information.

THIS INFORMATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE THROUGH MICHIGAN LARA BUREAU OF PROFESSIONAL