Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 193E - REAL ESTATE COMMISSION
Chapter 16 - PRELICENSE EDUCATION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION
Rule 193E-16.4 - Continuing education requirements
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 19, March 20, 2024
(1) All individual real estate licenses are issued for three-year terms, counting the remaining portion of the year of issue as a full year. All individual licenses expire on December 31 of the third year of the license term.
(2) As a requirement of license renewal in an active status, each real estate licensee shall complete a minimum of 36 hours of approved programs, courses or activities. The continuing education must be completed during the three calendar years of the license term and cannot be carried over to another license. Approved courses in the following subjects shall be completed to renew a license to active status:
Law Update ................................................................. 8 hours
Ethics ...................................................................... 4 hours
Electives ................................................................... 24 hours
(3) During each three-year renewal period a course may be taken for credit only once. A course may be repeated for credit only if the course numbers and instructors are different.
(4) A maximum of 24 hours of continuing education may be taken by distance learning each three-year renewal period.
(5) A licensee unable to attend educational offerings because of a disability may make a written request to the commission setting forth an explanation and verification of the disability. Licensees making requests must meet the definition of a person with a disability found in the Americans with Disabilities Act as amended by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA).
(6) In addition to courses approved directly by the commission, the following will be deemed acceptable as continuing education:
