Iowa Admin. Code r. 193E-16.4 - Continuing education criteria
(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 criteria of license renewal in an active status, each real estate licensee
completes a minimum of 36 hours of approved programs, courses or activities.
The continuing education is completed during the three calendar years of the
license term and cannot be carried over to another license renewal term.
Approved courses in the following subjects are completed to renew a license to
active status:
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Law Update ................................................................. |
8 |
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Ethics ...................................................................... |
4 |
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Electives ................................................................... |
24 |
(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/online
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 need to 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 :
a.
Credits earned in a state which has a continuing education criteria for renewal
of a license if the course is approved by the real estate licensing board of
that state for credit for renewal. However, state-specific courses are not
acceptable.
b. Courses sponsored by
the National Association of Realtors (NAR) or its affiliates.
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