All License Types

24 CE hours total

New broker associates must complete 60 hours of post-licensing education courses for first-time license renewal. New property managers must complete 30 hours of post-licensing education courses for first-time license renewal. WebCE does not currently offer post-licensing courses for South Dakota.

• Mandatory: 12 CE hours
• Electives: 12 CE hours

12/31 every two years

Courses cannot be repeated more than once in a 2 year license term.

Excess credit hours may not be carried forward to the next license term.

The SC Real Estate Commission will be sending out a mailing at the end of September notifying licensees who are due to renew that they may begin renewing online starting October 1. Applications for renewal are due November 30. All applications received after November 30 through June 30 will be subject to a late fee.

Renew online

• 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 60 percent before taking an closed-book non-monitored final exam. Students will not have access to the final exam until the student’s time in the course equals the number of approved credit hours for the course.
• No more than 8 CE hours can be completed in a 24 hour period
• Exam passing score: 80%
• If the final exam is not passed on the first attempt, students have an unlimited number of retakes.

12 months from the original date of purchase, unless otherwise posted on the course description page and student dashboard.

Every business day to the South Dakota Real Estate Commission. It takes up to 6 business days from the time we report your hours before the Commission updates website.

Online PDF certificates of completion are available to print immediately after the final exam is passed.

Nonresident brokers and salespersons who hold a South Dakota license are exempt from the continuing education requirements if the licensee meets the education requirements in the state of residence.

The SDREC office may make exceptions and grant extensions for continuing education for:

• Reasons of health, military service or other good cause if proof is provided to the commission office.