Approved Postlicensing Period 1 Courses
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Postlicensing Education Requirements
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Postlicensing Education Requirements
(for new broker associates only)
Postlicensing education is required of new broker associates to build on the basic real estate principles and practices acquired during the pre-licensing education courses.
Persons receiving initial licensure as a broker associate shall complete 60 hours of postlicensing education in topics prescribed by the commission.
Thirty hours must be completed during the initial licensing period and shall include a minimum of six hours in each of the following areas:
- Agency
- Contracts
- Fiduciary duties/trust accounting/earnest money
- Business planning/etiquette; (Setting up a corporation or LLC, customer service, etc.)
- Ethics/professional liability (Risk management, errors and omissions insurance, etc.)
Thirty hours must be completed during the 2nd licensing period and shall include a minimum of six (6) hours in each of the following areas:
- Negotiation
- Real estate license law
- Technology (website development, social media, e-mail, etc.)
- Marketing/advertising (Marketing strategies, fair housing as it applies to advertising, etc.)
- Property issues (Inspections, environmental issues, property disclosures, etc.)
- Broker associates required to complete postlicensing education do not also need continuing education hours.
Continuing education courses are divided into three categories based on the method of delivery — classroom, distance learning or independent study. These delivery methods are defined as follows:
Classroom — The instructor providing the course material is located physically in the same location as the student.
Distance Learning — The instructor and student are in physically separate locations, and instructional methods include interactive video-based instruction, computer conferencing, interactive audio, interactive computer software, and Internet-based instruction. An example of this type of delivery method is an Internet course.
Independent Study — No interaction with an instructor is planned or implied as part of the learning process. An example of this type of delivery method is a VHS/DVD video or printed material such as books. No more than six hours of independent study courses may be used for continuing education requirements during a renewal period.
It is the responsibility of the course provider, not the licensee, to report completion of continuing education to the SDREC office. Licensees will receive a certificate of completion from the course sponsor. Do not send this certificate in to the SDREC office; licensees should keep these certificates for their records.
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221 W. Capitol, Suite 101
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: 605.773.3600
Fax: 605.773.4356
e-mail: dlr.realestate@state.sd.us
221 W. Capitol Ave., Suite 101
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: 605.773.3600
Fax: 605.773.4356
