[Broker’s Authority and Duties – Postlicensing Requirements] Which statement about postlicensing education requirements for North Carolina…

The North Carolina Real Estate Commission (NCREC) mandates that all provisional brokers complete a 90-hour postlicensing education program to remove the provisional status from their license. This program is specifically structured into three 30-hour courses: Post 301 (Broker Relationships and Responsibilities), Post 302 (Contracts and Closing), and Post 303 (NC Law, Rules, and Legal Concepts). This requirement must be fulfilled within 18 months of initial licensure to maintain an active license.

A. A provisional broker license can be activated upon affiliation with a broker-in-charge; postlicensing education is completed after activation to maintain the license and remove the provisional status.

B. A provisional broker has 18 months from the date of initial licensure to complete all three postlicensing courses, not two years.

D. Failure to complete postlicensing education by the deadline results in the license being changed to inactive status. Revocation is a more severe disciplinary action for serious violations of license law.

1. North Carolina Administrative Code, 21 NCAC 58A .1902 (Postlicensing Education Requirement). This rule explicitly states: "(a) ...a provisional broker shall complete, within 18 months following initial licensure, a postlicensing education program consisting of 90 classroom hours of instruction... The 90-hour program shall consist of three 30-hour courses..." It also clarifies in section (d) that failure to complete a course by the deadline will result in the license being placed on inactive status.

2. North Carolina General Statute § 93A-4(a1). This statute establishes the legal foundation for the postlicensing education requirement, stating that a provisional broker must satisfy the education requirements prescribed by the Commission to terminate the provisional status of the license.

3. North Carolina Real Estate Commission. (2023). North Carolina Real Estate Manual. In Chapter 2, "Real Estate License Law and Commission Rules," the manual details the postlicensing education program, confirming the 90-hour requirement is divided into three 30-hour courses and that the consequence for non-completion is the license becoming inactive.