North Carolina Real Estate Agent CE Requirements (2026)

North Carolina Real Estate Agent CE at a glance

Total CE hours: 8 hours
Cycle length: Every 1 year
Cycle anchor: Renews on a fixed calendar date

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Mandatory topics

General Update (Provisional Brokers)
North Carolina Real Estate Commission required 4-hr General Update course — topic varies per year, published by NCREC. Required for all licensees annually
4 hours
Broker-in-Charge Update (BIC)elective
Required for Broker-in-Charge designees instead of the standard General Update
4 hours
Electives
North Carolina REC-approved electives
4 hours

Notes

8 hrs annually. Licenses expire June 30. One of the few annual-CE states. All licensees take 4-hr General Update + 4 hrs electives each year; Broker-in-Charge designees take a different 4-hr BIC Update instead of General Update. NCREC is notably rigorous in CE auditing.

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Sources

https://www.ncrec.gov

Last reviewed: 2026-04-18

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