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Washington Continuing Education Requirements:

Total Hours Core Elective
You Need: 30 3 27
We Offer: 30 3 27
LICENSE RENEWAL PERIOD: 2 YEARS

Washington State Requirement Details for Real Estate Continuing Education

Renewal Date: Every two years

Hours Required: 30 hours

Renewal for Brokers:

First Renewal:

  • 30-hour Advanced Practices Course
  • 30-hour Real Estate Law Course
  • 3-hour Current Issues in Washington Residential Real Estate Course
  • 6-hour Wasington Real Estate Fair Housing Course
  • 21 hours of other approved continuing education

You must start these hours after the date you're first licensed. If you haven't taken the initial 6-hour Washington Real Estate Fair Housing course, you must take it first.

  • Once you've taken the initial 6-hour course, you must take the 3-hour Washington Real Estate Fair Housing course each time you renew.

 

Subsequent Active Renewals:

  • At least 30 hours, including:
  • 3-hour Current Issues in Washington Residential Real Estate Course
  • 3-hour Washington Real Estate Fair Housing Course
  • At least 27 hours other approved continuing education
  • At least 15 hours must be completed within 24 months of your renewal date.
  • You may also use up to 15 hours of unused continuing education completed within 48 months of your renewal date.

Inactive renewals

  • No Continuing Education required to renew an inactive license.
  • If you want to activate your license, you may need to meet the education requirements for an active license.

Renewal for Managing Brokers:

  • At least 30 hours, including:
    • 3–hour Core Course
    • 3-hour Fair Housing Course
    • At least 24 hours other approved continuing education
  • At least 15 hours must be completed within 24 months of your renewal date.
  • You may also use up to 15 hours of unused continuing education completed within 48 months of your renewal date.
  • The hours must be started after the date of first licensure as a managing broker.

The CE Shop’s Offering: 30 hours

The CE Shop is an approved provider in Washington.

Provider Approval Number: S1633

Reporting: The state does not require schools to report course completions.

Expiration Date of Course: Course expiration dates vary by course but are generally one year after order date. Each individual course will have an expiration date listed in your account. 

Final Exams: Final exams must be passed with at least a 70% and may be taken as many times as necessary in order to pass.

Certificates: Immediately upon real estate course completion, The CE Shop will provide students with an electronic copy of the course certificate of completion. Certificates will remain in your account for a minimum of five years, should you need additional copies at a later time. Please refer to your renewal application to determine if you need to submit your certificate(s) of completion with your renewal. Course completion dates are recorded using Central Standard Time. Please note that the date on your certificate of completion will reflect this.

Please enter your individual license number correctly and fully when prompted in the registration process.

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Washington State Department of Licensing

Street Address: 2000 Fourth Avenue West, Olympia, WA 98502

Mailing Address (Forms with no payments): P.O. Box 9021, Olympia, WA 98507-9021

Mailing Address (Forms with payments): P.O. Box 3917, Seattle, WA 98124-3917

Telephone: 360.664.6488 

Fax: 360.586.0998

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