Yes. Real Estate Institute offers continuing education programs that are approved by the IDFPR and have been specifically designed to satisfy license renewal requirements.

Yes. Real Estate Institute reports all successful course completions to the appropriate regulatory authority. We report electronically (when permitted) to ensure timely and accurate reporting.

School policies, including our refund policy can be viewed here.

Yes. Managing Brokers licensed by the IDFPR are required to complete 24 credit hours of continuing education. This includes 12 credit hours of core and elective CE plus a 12-hour Broker Management CE course.

All Managing Brokers are required to complete 12 hours of Core & Elective education as part of their education requirement. In the past, this included:

• 3 Hours of Core A
• 3 Hours of Core B
• 6 Hours of Elective (or additional Core B)

Now, the IDFPR has transitioned into a new education format that includes the following:

• 4 Hour Core (No more A and B)
• 8 Hours of Elective

Included in the elective education must be at least 1 hour of Sexual Harassment Prevention training.

In addition to the changes listed above, the IDFPR will not permit Core or Sexual Harassment Prevention training to be offered in a self-study format.  It must only be offered in a live class, webinar or online distance education format.

Managing Brokers must complete the following:

• _{12 Hours: Broker Management - May only be completed in an interactive format (class, webinar or online distance education), not self-study.}
• _{4 Hours: Core - May only be completed in an interactive (class, webinar or online distance education) format, not self-study.}
• _{8 Hours: Electives - Must include at least 1 hour of Sexual Harassment Prevention training.}

Exception: Managing Brokers who completed the 45 hour Managing Broker Pre-License course during the current renewal period are exempt from the 12 hour Broker Management CE course.  12 hours of Core & Elective education is still required.  This must include:

• _{4 Hours: Core - May only be completed in an interactive (class, webinar or online distance education)  format, not self-study.}
• _{8 Hours: Electives - Must include at least 1 hour of Sexual Harassment Prevention training.}

Continuing education must be completed before license renewal. Managing Brokers renew every two years by April 30 (in odd years).

Yes. All Managing Broker licensees are subject to this education requirement.

Yes. To renew your license you must satisfy your continuing education prior to renewal. Although you may be inactive in the real estate business, you are not exempt from the requirement (if you intend to renew your license).

As a Managing Broker, you can certainly allow another licensee to sponsor your license so that you can act in the capacity of a Broker (without any management or supervisory responsibilities).

License law also provides an option for you to return your license to the IDFPR in exchange for a Broker’s license. In order to transfer your license, you must complete the Managing Broker to Broker Exchange Application and pay the associated fees. This form is available online at the IDFPR website.

There are some cases in which a licensee may not be required to complete the full continuing education requirement.

• Managing Broker licensees who completed the 45 credit-hour Managing Broker pre-license curriculum during the current license renewal period are exempt from the Broker Management continuing education requirement. These licensees are still required to complete 12 credit hours of core and elective continuing education.
• All attorneys who are currently registered to practice law in Illinois are exempt from the continuing education requirement, but must submit the required renewal fee and application to the IDFPR.

No.  IDFPR requires that some of the required education be completed in an interactive format like Broker Management CE or the 4 hour Core course.

Yes, with limited exceptions.  The IDFPR requires each Managing Broker to complete a 12 hour of interactive Broker Management CE course (as part of the total 24-hour requirement).

Note two exceptions:

1. Managing Broker licensees who completed the 45 credit-hour Managing Broker pre-license curriculum during the current license renewal period are exempt from the Broker Management continuing education requirement. These licensees are still required to complete 12 credit hours of core and elective continuing education.
2. All attorneys who are currently registered to practice law in Illinois are exempt from the continuing education requirement, but must submit the required renewal fee and application to the IDFPR.

Yes. Real Estate Institute offers Broker Management CE programs consistently throughout the year, not just a few months before the Managing Broker license renewal.

Yes. License law permits courses approved for interactive delivery via class or webinar, or courses offered via online distance education to not require a final exam. Therefore, if you enroll in our All Online or Flex Webinar Plus packages, no final exam is required.

Self-study courses allow you to define your own course of study and then demonstrate proficiency by passing a proctored final exam. Our self-study courses included printed materials that are mailed to you upon request.

Online distance education courses are presented strictly in an online format. You will complete the course in the sequence specified by the school and your progress will be tracked along the way. The course material is divided into section or modules of instruction, which are followed by knowledge checks that help ensure you retain and understand the course subject matter. No final exam is required for online distance education courses for Managing Broker CE.

No, online distance education courses are presented strictly in an online format. No printed materials are required or included. If you prefer to study from permitted materials, you should consider a self-study program.

All state-approved real estate continuing education self-study courses require a final examination that must be proctored by an impartial third party. Continuing education courses approved for interactive delivery via class or webinar, or courses offered via online distance education do not require a final examination.

You should have no problem passing the final exams exams for self-study courses, as long as you review our course materials. Our materials include online and printed practice questions. A score of 75% or higher is required by to pass. On the rare occasion that someone does not pass, one retake of the exam is allowed on a different day.

Yes, upon enrollment, log in to our website with your username and password to begin the process.

The online exam proctor must be a disinterested third party.  The school enforces these specific rules.

• Students may not proctor their own examination.
• Proctors may not be related by blood or marriage to the student.
• Proctors may not be enrolled in the same course as the student.
• Illinois Real Estate licensees may not proctor the exams for their sponsoring or managing broker and vice versa.
• Proctors may not be a colleague.  A colleague is someone with whom one works in a profession or business with.  (This includes anyone who works in a licensee's office or in any capacity at their brokerage firm.)
• The school may disapprove if a proctor for other reasons and retains the right to terminate our relationship with an approved proctor at any time for any reason.

Yes. Illinois permits late completion of your continuing education requirement (in conjunction with a late renewal of your license). Just let us know that you're completing "late CE." We'll report your completion to the IDFPR and also provide an embossed copy of your Certificate of Completion that you should include with your late license renewal paperwork and fees (which will be sent to the IDFPR for processing).

All Illinois licensees must complete the Illinois continuing education requirement during each two-year license renewal period regardless if you hold reciprocal licenses in multiple states.

Yes, at least 1 hour of Sexual Harassment Prevention training is required to be completed during each license renewal period.  This course must be completed live or online. Self-study is not permitted.

All attorneys who are currently registered to practice law in Illinois are exempt from all real estate education requirements, but must submit the required renewal fee and application to the IDFPR. Attorneys are also exempt from completing the new Sexual Harassment Prevention course.