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CIRC is pleased to announce that we have partnered with the New Castle County Board of REALTORS (NCCBOR) as our real estate School and Education Provider. NCCBOR is working together with CIRC and our Approved Instructors to get our classes approved for credit in Delaware, Pennsylvania and Maryland. Our 2025 schedule and registration is shown below and registration is open. We plan to schedule additional class days prior to April 30, 2026.

State License Renewal and Continuing Education Dates:
Delaware renewal and credits are due by April 30, 2026 (even years),
Pennsylvania renewal and credits are due by May 31, 2026 (even years) - * New Mandatory classes (Fair Housing 2-hours and Agency Relationships 3-hours) (see below),
New Jersey credits are due by April 30, 2025 and renewal is due by June 30, 2025 (odd years), and
Maryland  renewal and credits are every two years from the initial date of licensing.
-  In-person classes are for those licensed prior to October 1, 2023. Initial licensees after October 1, 2023 must follow MD's requirements
-  NOTE: During this renewal cycle, CIRC/NCCBOR will not be able to provide MD licensees with the following required classes:
-  MD Salesperson/Associate Broker (Residential) and (Commercial Only):
    -  Brokerage Relationships & Disclosure (BRAD) (Topic H, 3.0 cr. hrs.)
-  MD Brokers, Designated Branch Office Managers or Team Leads:
-  Brokerage Relationships & Disclosure (BRAD) (Topic H, 3.0 cr. hrs.)
-  Supervision (Topic I, 3.0 cr. hrs.)

State Licensing Requirements: 
Scroll down for more details about each state's licensing requirements for Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New Jersey.

In-Person Class Schedule is shown below.

Online education is offered through our affiliation with The CE Shop. Enter: CIRCDelaware.TheCEShop.com to gain access to our monthly discounts and flash sales - all while helping to support CIRC's CE program. Use the Promo Code in the box below.

If you have questions, contact us at ExecDirector@circdelaware.com. 

Register for In-Person CE Classes Below

New Classes and updates will be added as new information is available.


In-Person Classes:

CIRC will host in-person classes in conjunction with our education provider, NCCBOR, at the DuPont Country Club on the same days that we are holding monthly CIRC membership meeting & luncheons, as we have done in the past.


Our classes are in-person only and do not have an online component.  See classes posted below entitled "In-Person Continuing Education."

Register for Online Classes

You must use our affiliated URL for our monthly discounts and flash sales:

CIRCDelaware.TheCEShop.com

Promo Code: MARKETING

Save 35% - May 2025


Online Classes: Start by entering this URL: CIRCDelaware.TheCEShop.com

CIRC has a new education resource partnership with online real estate educator, The CE Shop. This exciting new partnership offers exclusive access to a one-stop shop education platform featuring Continuing Education (as well as Pre-Licensing, Exam Prep, Post-Licensing, and Professional Development packages for all 50 states and D.C.). We ask that you always use our affiliated URL as CIRC will benefit by your classes purchased, which will help with our overall CE Program.


Multi-State Certificates: after you place the course or package in your shopping cart, and before you leave the cart, click the blue "Add additional certificates for other states" link, then select the states you need which may offer reciprocity. If you have already taken a course, you may have up to one year to select the button "Purchase certificates for another state" and proceed through the process. For detailed instructions, go to circdelaware.theceshop.com/faq#section-5. Not all courses offer multi-state accreditation.


In-Person Class Schedule & Registration

Classes that are noted as "Pending Approval" are in the process of being prepared for submittal by our education provider, NCCBOR, or are in the process of review and approval by the appropriate state real estate approving agencies. We expect all class approvals to be in place by the date of each class. NOTE: the classes below are only offered in-person and do not have approval for online accreditation. Online courses are available at: circdelaware.theceshop.com/

May 14, 2025 (Wednesday)

Location: DuPont County Club

Christiana Ballroom


REGISTER

Register for ANY or ALL of the events on this date, including the

8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. classes and "optional" CIRC lunch

8:30 a.m. - DE Mod. 2

Professional Standards: Ethics in Real Estate

Instructor: W. Duncan Patterson, CCIM


DE Module 2 - Ethics in Real Estate - 3.0 cr. hrs.

PA Elective - Ethics in Real Estate - 3.0 cr. hrs.

MD MCE- Code of Ethics, Predatory Lending & Flipping - 3.0 cr. hrs.


NAR Ethics requirement:

If you belong to a Board of REALTORS, please let us know.

1:30 p.m. - DE Mod. 4

Office Management - Risk Management

Instructor: W. Duncan Patterson, CCIM


DE Module 4 - Risk Management - 3.0 cr. hrs.

PA Elective - Risk Management - 3.0 cr. hrs.

MD Elective - Risk Management - 3.0 cr. hrs.


September 11, 2025 (Thursday)

Location: DuPont County Club

Christiana Ballroom


REGISTER

Register for ANY or ALL of the events on this date, including the

8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. classes and "optional" CIRC Lunch

8:30 a.m. - DE Mod. 3

Contract Law-Termination, Formation and Law

Instructor: W. Duncan Patterson, CCIM


DE Module 3 - 3.0 cr. hrs.

PA Elective - 3.0 cr. hrs.

MD Elective - 3.0 cr. hrs. *Pending Approval

1:30 p.m. - DE Mod. 6

Understanding 1031 Exchanges and Opportunity Zones

Instructor: W. Duncan Patterson, CCIM


DE Module 6 - 3.0 cr. hrs.

PA Elective - 3.0 cr. hrs.

MD Elective - 3.0 cr. hrs. *Pending Approval

October 7*, 2025 (Tuesday) *Note Date has changed

Location: DuPont County Club

Christiana Ballroom


REGISTER

Register for ANY or ALL of the events on this date, including the

8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. classes and "optional" CIRC lunch

8:30 a.m. - DE Mod. 1

Agency & Fair Housing

Instructor: Andrew P. Taylor, Esq.


DE Module 1 - Agency & Fair Housing - 3.0 cr. hrs. *Pending Approval

PA Mandatory - Fair Housing - 2.0 cr. hrs. *Pending Approval

MD Mandatory - Fair Housing - 1.5 cr. hrs. *Pending Approval

1:30 p.m. - DE Mod. 5

Legislative: Real Estate Hot Buttons

Instructor: Andrew P. Taylor, Esq.


DE Module 5 - Real Estate Hot Buttons - 3.0 cr. hrs. *Pending Approval

PA Elective - Real Estate Hot Buttons - 3.0 cr. hrs. *Pending Approval

MD Mandatory - Real Estate Hot Buttons (Topic A) - 3.0 cr. hrs. *Pending Approval

DATE TBA (2026)

Location: DuPont County Club

Christiana Ballroom


Register for any or all of the events on this date, including the

8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. classes and "optional" CIRC lunch

8:30 a.m. - DE Mod. 7

Agency Relationships

Instructor: Andrew P. Taylor, Esq.


DE Module 7 - Agency Relationships - 3.0 cr. hrs. *Pending Approval

PA Mandatory - Agency Relationships - 3.0 cr. hrs. *Pending Approval

1:30 p.m. - TBD

Class TBD

Instructor: Andrew P. Taylor, Esq.


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State Requirement Details for Real Estate Continuing Education

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Delaware
Delaware

DE State Requirement Details for Real Estate Continuing Education

Renewal Date: April 30 every even-numbered year


Hours Required: 21 hours

  • 3 hours in Module 1 (agency and fair housing)
  • 3 hours in Module 2 (professional standards)
  • 3 hours in Module 3 (real estate documents)
  • 3 hours in Module 4 (office management)
  • 3 hours in Module 5 (legislative issues)
  • 3 hours in Module 6 (practices of real estate)
  • 3 hours in Module 7 (electives)

Note: courses approved for Modules 1 – 6 automatically qualify for credit as Module 7


Information is listed on our partnership with The CE Shop. Click HERE for more information and online class offerings.


Required Content for First Renewal:

  • If you are a newly-licensed Broker or Associate Broker or if you are a Salesperson licensed by reciprocity, the content of your CE must be based on the required Module Course Contents, click here for more details and online class offerings from our partnership with The CE Shop.


State Education Information at:

Delaware Real Estate Commission

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Pennsylvania (NEW Mandatory CE for 2025)
Pennsylvania (NEW Mandatory CE for 2025)

PA State Requirements for Real Estate

Renewal: May 31 every even-numbered year


Hours Required: 14 hours

  • 2 hours – Fair Housing *
  • 3 hours – Agency Relationships *
  • 9 hours – elective hours


* The Pennsylvania Real Estate Commission, at their July 10, 2024 board meeting, voted to approve mandatory topics for the 2024-2026 renewal cycle. Of the required 14 hours, a minimum of 2 hours in Fair Housing and 3 hours in Agency Relationships must be completed.


Information is listed on our partnership with The CE Shop. Click HERE for more information and online class offerings.


State Education Information at:

Pennsylvania Real Estate Commission

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Maryland
Maryland

MD State Requirement Details for Real Estate Continuing Education

Renewal Date: Two years from the date of original licensure

Hours Required: 15 hours


Information is listed on our partnership with The CE Shop. Click HERE for more information and online class offerings.



INITIAL LICENSEES - Effective 10/1/2023 

All first time licensees who were issued an initial real estate associate broker or salesperson license on or after 10/1/23, the subject matter of continuing education courses must include at least one 3-clock hour course for each of the following topics:

  • Contract Writing
  • The Principles of Real Estate Brokerage 
  • The Principles of Real Estate Practice
  • Property Management and Landlord and Tenant Laws

Additionally, the licensee must complete at least one 1.5 clock hour course for each of the following topics:

  • Professionalism as it relates to the Maryland Code of Ethics
  • Real Estate Financing 


SALESPERSONS AND ASSOCIATE BROKERS

RESIDENTIAL - Salespersons and Associate Brokers:

• 15 hours which includes 3.0 Legal & Legislative Update, 1.5 Fair Housing, 3.0 Ethics, 3.0 Brokerage Relationships and Disclosures, and the remaining 4.5 hours are Electives.

COMMERCIAL Only - Salespersons and Assoc. Brokers:

• 15 hours which includes 3.0 Legal & Legislative Update, 0 Fair Housing, 3.0 Ethics, 3.0 Brokerage Relationships and Disclosures, and the remaining 6 hours are Electives.


BROKERS AND DESIGNATED BRANCH OFFICE MANAGERS OR TEAM LEADERS

RESIDENTIAL - Brokers, Branch Office Managers or Team Leaders:

• 15 hours which includes 3.0 Legal & Legislative Update, 1.5 Fair Housing, 3.0 Ethics, 3.0 Brokerage Relationships and Disclosures, 3.0 Supervision, and the remaining 1.5 hours are Electives.

COMMERCIAL Only - Brokers, Branch Managers or Team leaders:

• 15 hours which includes 3.0 Legal & Legislative Update, 0 Fair Housing, 3.0 Ethics, 3.0 Brokerage Relationships and Disclosures, 3.0 Supervision, and the remaining 3 hours are Electives.


*State Education Information:

Maryland Dept of Labor - Continuing Education Requirements

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New Jersey
New Jersey

NJ State Requirement Details for: Real Estate Broker, Broker-salesperson, and Salesperson Continuing Education

Renewal Date: June 30th of odd-numbered years. Continuing Education must be completed by April 30th of odd-numbered years.

Hours Required: 12 hours


Information is listed on our partnership with The CE Shop. Click HERE for more information and online class offerings.


Hours Required: 12 hours

6 hours in core topics

1 hour in Fair Housing & New Jersey Law Against Discrimination

2 hours in Ethics

1 hour in Agency

the remaining hours in any core topic

Agency

Disclosure

Legal issues

Ethics

Fair Housing

Rules and regulations

Real estate licensee safety

Financial literacy and planning

6 hours of elective courses - A mix, or all of the same, of any of the following four CE types: ELECTIVES or ETHICS or CORE or FAIR HOUSING


*State Education information at:

New Jersey Real Estate Commission

Our Course Provider

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New Castle County Board of REALTORS (NCCBOR)
New Castle County Board of REALTORS (NCCBOR)

The New Castle County Board of REALTORS has a real estate school that is currently licensed as an education provider in Delaware and Pennsylvania, and is researching Maryland for us. CIRC will host the classes, utilizing the approved instructors of our choice in the same format that we have been providing CE in the past. We plan on continuing to coordinate CE classes with the dates of our membership luncheons held at the DuPont Country Club.

NAR Requirements for REALTORS®

REALTORS® are now required to complete Fair Housing / Anti-Bias Training upon becoming a member, and every 3 years thereafter, coinciding with the Code of Ethics training timeline. This requirement is in addition to the Code of Ethics training. Qualified training must be of not less than 2 hours of instructional time. The training must meet specific learning objectives and criteria established by the National Association of REALTORS®. This requirement will begin January 1, 2025 with a deadline of December 31, 2027. 

NAR Fair Housing / Anti Bias Training Requirements for REALTORS®: click here 
NAR Code of Ethics Training Requirement for REALTORS®: click here