California Real Estate Continuing Education

Renewing your California real estate license? Rockwell Institute has what you need!

• Competitive pricing!
• It's Easy! Rockwell offers convenient online courses that fit any schedule.
• Start your classes immediately after you register, complete them at your own pace (from any computer or tablet).
• Take all your CE classes from Rockwell and all your records will be easy to find when it's time to renew your license (we maintain your records online for five years). You can even print your certificates from your home computer!
• We'll send you a reminder when your renewal is coming up, so you're always on top of things!

SALESPERSON First Renewal Requirements

You must complete the following courses in order to renew your salesperson's license for the first time:

• Five separate three-hour DRE-approved continuing education courses in Ethics, Agency, Trust Fund Handling, Fair Housing, and Risk Management;
• A minimum of 18 clock hours of consumer protection courses; and
• The remaining clock hours required to complete the 45 hours of continuing education may be either consumer service or consumer protection courses.

BROKER First Renewal Requirements

You must complete the following courses in order to renew your broker's license for the first time:

• Six separate three-hour DRE-approved continuing education courses in Ethics, Agency, Trust Fund Handling, Fair Housing, Risk Management, and Mangement and Supervision;
• A minimum of 18 clock hours of consumer protection courses; and
• The remaining clock hours required to complete the 45 hours of continuing education may be either consumer service or consumer protection courses.

Second and All Subsequent Renewals

Rockwell also offers all the courses you need for your second and subsequent renewals. Every four years, all real estate brokers and salespersons must complete 45 clock hours of DRE-approved continuing education that meet the following requirements:

• Either 18 hours of continuing education courses in the following subjects: Ethics, Agency, Trust Fund Handling, Fair Housing, Risk Management and Management and Supervision OR one eight-hour survey course that covers the six mandatory subjects (Ethics, Agency, Trust Fund Handling, Fair Housing, Risk Management, and Management and Supervision);
• At least 18 clock hours of consumer protection courses; and
• The remaining clock hours required to complete the 45 hours of continuing education may be related to either consumer service or consumer protection courses.