How many CE hours does a North Carolina Real Estate Broker need?

8 CE contact hours every year, per the North Carolina Real Estate Commission (NCREC). North Carolina licenses agents as brokers: 8 CE hours per YEAR (4 Update + 4 elective), due June 10. Always confirm with the board.

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North Carolina Real Estate Broker: CE & renewal requirements

8 CE contact hours every year

Annual (license year ends June 30; CE must be done by June 10). North Carolina has no 'salesperson' license — entry agents are provisional brokers.

Source: North Carolina Real Estate Commission (NCREC) · confirmed 2026-06. Requirements change — always verify with the board.

Required topics

4-hr Update course (General Update / GENUP, or BIC Update / BICUP for brokers-in-charge)
4-hr Commission-approved elective

First renewal & exemptions

No CE in the period your license is first issued (it must be met before your second renewal). Provisional brokers separately complete 90 hours of post-licensing within 18 months — that's not CE.

If your license lapses

CE incomplete by June 10 but fee paid by June 30 → the license goes inactive July 1; fee unpaid by June 30 → it expires.

How CE is tracked

Providers report completions to NCREC; online renewal is required by law.

Watch out: The real internal deadline is JUNE 10, not June 30 — no CE can be taken June 11–30 — and a 'provisional broker' isn't a salesperson; the 90-hour post-licensing runs in parallel with the 8-hour annual CE.

Are you on track? Check free

Enter your license expiration and CE hours completed — see what you still owe, the pace to finish, and your reminder schedule. No signup.

Informational only, based on the numbers you enter — not legal or licensing advice, and not an official record. Confirm your exact requirement and current status with the North Carolina Real Estate Commission (NCREC).