Hours of CE Classes Required:

Salespeople:
16 hours (8 core, 8 elective) every 2 years (due on last day of initial month of licensure). The core must include at least:

3 hours in Ethics & Standards of Conduct
2 hours in Fair Housing
1 hour in Legal Updates and Emerging Trends
1 hour in Real Estate Agency
1 hour in Real Estate Contracts

Brokers:
24 hours (16 core, 8 elective) every 2 years. The core must include at least:

6 hours in Broker Management
2 hours in Broker Supervision
3 hours in Ethics & Standards of Conduct
2 hours in Fair Housing
1 hour in Legal Updates and Emerging Trends
1 hour in Real Estate Agency
1 hour in Real Estate Contracts

1st time renewals have 30 hr post-licensing requirement (not currently offered by Training Cove)

IMPORTANT: Beginning with license cycles expiring July 2026 or later, the mandated hours for Legal Updates, Agency & Contracts will expand to 2 hrs in each topic.

Maximum CE hours allowed per day:

Virginia does not limit the number of CE classes you can take each day.

Quiz Requirements:

To help improve learning, most courses have a short 5 question quiz at the end of each section plus a 20 question final exam to help improve your learning. If you score less than 70% on a quiz, you must retake the quiz before proceeding. There is no limit on the number of times you can re-take a quiz.

After Completing Courses:

Immediately after finishing a course, you can view or print your Course Completion Certificate directly from the website by clicking on MY CLASSES. You will also be provided with a Notarized Affidavit form, which the Virginia Real Estate Board requires you to complete and maintain for your records. Training Cove® will report completion records to the Virginia Real Estate Commission at least once every 5 days. It may then take them up to 48 hours to update their system. You can view or manage your license using their License System

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