Licensing Requirements

To become a licensed real estate agent in Vermont, you must complete the following:

  1. 40-hour pre-licensing course (education providers can be found on OPR’s online course search);
  2. National exam (through PSI/AMP https://schedule.psiexams.com/);
  3. State exam (administered through the online application process); and
  4. Affiliation with a Vermont-licensed principal broker/office.

License renewal follows a 2-year cycle. If you have not held a licensure for the full two-year cycle, you are not required to provide 16 credits for your first renewal. You ARE required to show proof of your 8 hour post licensure education (Code of Ethics and New Agent Orientation or CE post licensure package), and the 4 Hour Mandatory Course. Continuing Education Credits and Renewal Dates vary between brokers and salespersons.

 

Brokers

Salespersons

Mandatory CE Hours

4

4

Elective CE Hours

20

12

Total CE Hours

24

16

Renewal Deadline

March 31, 2024

May 31, 2024

Please note: NVRA does not track individual continuing education credits.  The Vermont Office of Professional Regulation has an online system you can use to track your credits. If you have questions about the renewal process, contact sos.renewalclerk@vermont.gov.

Important Facts about your Continuing Education

NVRA does not regulate real estate licensing. For information about license regulations, contact the Vermont Real Estate Commission (VREC).

NVRA does not track continuing education credits. It is the responsibility of the real estate professional to track credits.

Continuing education certificates do not need to be submitted to VREC for license renewal. However, you must keep copies/records of certificates in the event you or your business is audited.

NVRA can provide information and certificates for any class that the Association sponsors.

Licensing and Education Links

Post Licensure Education

Newly licensed salespeople must complete within 90 days from the issuance of an initial salesperson license, eight (8) hours of instruction addressing topics specified by the Vermont Real Estate Commission related to the salesperson’s practice of the profession post-licensure.

 

Here are a couple ways you can achieve these required 8 credits:

NVRA’S New Agent Orientation/NAR Code of Ethics – The quarterly New Agent Orientation offered by NVRA is a one-day course which is currently being offered virtually through Zoom. This class is free to all NVRA members. When taken in conjunction with the NAR Code of Ethics training for new members, the Orientation fulfills the 8-hour post-licensure education requirement. Check the NVRA Calendar of Events for the next New Agent Orientation.

The CE Shop – The CE Shop is an online provider that has an 8-hour package that will meet the qualifications for your post-licensure requirements. (The package includes the Code of Ethics course.)