Alabama Real Estate Continuing Education Requirements

All License Types

15 CE hours total

Salespersons

• Risk Management Mandatory – Initial Contact to Accepted Offer: 3 CE hours
• Electives:12 CE hours

Brokers

• Risk Management Mandatory – Initial Contact to Accepted Offer: 3 CE Hours
• Qualifying Broker Mandatory: 3 CE hours
• Electives: 9 CE hours

Online license renewal will start mid-June 2026. License renewal postcard notices will be mailed mid-July 2026. Remember to check your CE credit to ensure accuracy.

• WebCE courses are classified as online distance education courses.
• Students must read the course material and answer each set of end-of-chapter quizzes with a score of at least 80 percent.
• No more than 8 CE hours can be completed in a 24 hour period.
• Final exams are not required for CE.
• If the end-of-chapter quiz is not passed on the first attempt, students have an unlimited number of retakes.

Every business day. Licensees can check course credit on the Commission Website.
Note: For timely course completion reporting, courses must be completed by 3PM on 9/30 during renewal years.

The following are exempt from Alabama CE requirements:

• Licensees who were both 65 years old prior to October 1, 2000 and held a real estate license continuously from October 1, 1990 – September 30, 2000.
• Licensees who have complete post licensing in their first renewal cycle
• Reciprocal licenses issued in the second year of the license period are not required to have CE at the first renewal regardless of whether or not the license remains active in their original state.
• Licenses in inactive status. Inactive licenses must still be renewed and renewal fee must be paid. CE must be completed to return to active status.