Salespeople Renewing For The First Time If you were licensed prior to October 1, 2007, your continuing education requirements for a first time real estate salesperson renewal are different from the renewal requirements for all other real estate licensees. These individuals are NOT required to complete the full 45 hours of continuing education for their first renewal. A salesperson renewing for the first time must complete 5 separate DRE approved 3-hour courses in the mandatory subjects of Agency, Ethics, Trust Fund Handling, Fair Housing and Risk Management in order to qualify for renewal. The 15-Hour package below fulfills the requirement for a salesperson renewing for the first time provided they received their license before October 1, 2007. 15-Hour Package—Price: $35 For first time renewal licenses issued before October 1, 2007 (Agency, Ethics, Trust Fund, Fair Housing & Risk Management)   General Renewal Requirements All real estate brokers, all salespersons renewing for the 2nd time (you have had your license approximately 8 years) or salespersons licensed after October 1, 2007 are required to complete 45 hours of continuing education each license renewal period. For the renewal, licensees are required, as part of the 45 hours of continuing education, to complete separate 3-hour courses in the following mandatory subjects: Agency, Ethics, Trust Fund Handling Fair Housing and Risk Management. These licensees are also required to complete at least 18 additional hours of courses related to consumer protection. The remaining 15 hours of the 45 hour requirement may be related to either consumer service or consumer protection, at the option of the licensee. 45 Hour Continuing Education Package—Price: $49 Includes: Listing Agreements- Consumer Protection—12 hrs Disclosure Obligations- Consumer Protection—12 hrs Investment Property Analysis- Consumer Protection—6 hrs Agency—3 hrs Ethics—3 hrs Trust Fund Handling—3 hrs Fair Housing—3 hrs Risk Management—3 hrs Back to Top   How Online Courses Work Quizzes All of Clare Institute's online continuing education courses (Ethics, Agency, Fair Housing, Trust Fund, Risk Management, Listing Agreements, Disclosure Obligations and Investment Property Analysis) include online quizzes for each lesson. Quizzes must be completed to advance within the online course material, however no passing grades are required to proceed to subsequent levels. Immediately after each quiz is submitted you will receive a summary of how you answered the quiz questions, plus links to relevant text within the reading material, and passwords for the next lesson of the course. The questions are sequentially related to the reading in the text. The answer to question 1 will be found at the beginning of the assignment. The answer to question 2 will follow the answer to question 1. The answer to question 3 will follow that of question 2, etc. Final Examination - Online Passing each course is dependent upon you receiving a score of 60% or better (70% or better as of April 1, 2008 - per DRE) on each final examination. These tests may be taken OPEN BOOK. You will find that the final exam questions are similar to those in the mini-quizzes and they also follow the textbook reading in sequence. If you choose to take our online continuing education courses you will be able to take the final examination ONLINE, without the need for monitored testing. Our online courses do not require books, you can do the reading directly online. However, if you choose, you can purchase printed course booklets and still take the final examination online. This is another great reason to register for the Clare Institute's online continuing education courses. Online Completion Certificates/Transcripts For all online students, your Certificate of Completion/Transcript is issued by our office, via email, within one business day of completion of the courses. This email will contain a link to your signed certificate, with printing directions. Since we have the capability to send you a signed copy in email, you will NOT receive a hard copy in the U.S. Mail. Please save the link to this email should you need to print additional copies at a later date. Important: It is your responsibility to send the proper renewal forms (with fees) to the Department of Real Estate. We do not do this on your behalf. We recommend using the eLicensing feature through the Department of Real Estate's website @ www.dre.ca.gov Please contact Clare Institute @ 619-794-0055 if you have further questions. Back to Top Continuing Education Course Descriptions Copyright © 1997-2008 Clare Institute. - All rights reserved