PA Real Estate Continuing Education

PLEASE NOTE: We provide the following renewal information as a courtesy and it may change at any time. It is the individual licensee's responsibility to be sure that he or she meets the requirements for his or her own particular license renewal circumstance(s).

Pennsylvania Licensee Renewal Requirements

Total Hours: 14
Required Topic: 5
Elective: 9
Renewal Cycle: 2 years

14 continuing education hours every 24 months. Licenses expire May 31 of every even-numbered year.

For the 2024–2026 renewal cycle, the Pennsylvania Real Estate Commission now requires every licensee to complete 14 hours of continuing education, including 2 hours of Fair Housing and 3 hours of Agency Relationships. These five hours are mandatory for this cycle and must be taken in approved topics. New licensees renewing for the first time are exempt from this one time requirement and will instead complete the standard new licensee modules.

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Pennsylvania First-time Renewal Requirements

Total Hours: 14
Mandatory/Core: 14
Post-License: 0

Because this is your first Pennsylvania license renewal, the state requires you to complete the Commission developed 14 hour First Time Renewal Program. This includes a 7 hour General Module and a 7 hour Residential or Commercial Module.

The 14 hour CE package offered on CBTRealEstate.com applies only to standard renewals. First time renewals are exempt from the 5 hour Fair Housing/Agency requirement and must take the state specific modules instead.

We do not offer the First Time Renewal Modules, so you will need to complete those with another provider.

Receiving Credit for Completed Courses

Pennsylvania is an audit state, meaning neither licensees nor education schools send notice of course completions to the Department of Licensing; instead, the DOL requires that licensees can provide proof of course completions in the event they are audited.

NOTE: Each time you complete a course on the CBT website, you will receive a courtesy email to validate notice of your completion.

After you've completed all your courses, navigate to the Pennsylvania Licensing System (PALS) website to renew your license: https://www.pals.pa.gov/#/page/default

Regulation of Online CE Courses

Seat timers are not required by the Commission; therefore, timers are NOT included in our courses. Final exams are not required.

PA Approved School

Registered at the state under our school name CBT Alliance (provider# RU003270). To verify our school with the state please visit http://www.pals.pa.gov/verify . Perform a Facility Search on the page that loads using the provider name CBT Alliance. You should select "Real Estate Commission" as the Board/Commission.

We are a Pennsylvania approved real estate school offering flexible online PA real estate continuing education courses. Our Pennsylvania real estate license renewal courses can be taken anytime day or night.

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Contact Commission

For specific questions about your particular license situation, please contact:

State Real Estate Commission
PO Box 2649
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2649
(717) 783-3658
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