What coursework is required if I want to apply for a license in NC?
According to North Carolina Real Estate Commission requirements, an applicant may qualify for the state’s real estate examination by successfully completing the Commission-approved 75-hour North Carolina broker pre-licensing course.
The 75-hour course pre-licensing course should cover real estate principles and fundamentals and consist of the following subject areas:
Basic real estate concepts
Property ownership and interests
Property taxation and assessment
Transfer of title to real property
Land use controls
Environmental issue in real estate
Brokerage relationships: laws and practice
Agency contracts and related practices
Basic contract law
Sales contracts and related procedures
Real Estate Financing
Closing a sales transaction
Real property valuation
Property insurance basics
Landlord and tenant
Property management
Fair housing
Federal income taxation of home ownership/sale
Basic construction
Basic real estate investment
Real estate license law and commission rules
Agent safety
Real estate mathematics
Related FAQs
No, you are not required to have a high school diploma in order to apply for a North Carolina provisional broker license.
According to North Carolina Real Estate Commission requirements, an applicant may qualify for the state’s real estate examination by successfully completing the Commission-approved 75-hour North Carolina broker pre-licensing course.
The 75-hour pre-license course may be completed via in-person classroom, synchronous distance (live online), distance learning or a combination of these. The NC Real Estate Commission has approved a number of providers for administering the required 75-hour pre-license course, including online course providers.
Yes, the 75-hour pre-license course concludes with a closed-book, proctored exam. This is true for online courses as well as in-person classroom learning. You must achieve a passing grade of at least 75%.
Approved North Carolina real estate schools will electronically report your successful completion of the 75-hour pre-licensing course automatically to the North Carolina Real Estate Commission to be paired with your online license application.
You will need to complete 75 hours of pre-licensure coursework before you will be able to submit your license application and be approved to sit for the state license exam. Once your application is complete and you have passed the state license exam, you will be issued an inactive provisional broker license.
You may request a waiver of the 75-hour North Carolina pre-licensing course if you can show completion of substantial real estate education equivalent to the pre-licensing course. You will need to provide a transcript showing a baccalaureate or higher degree that meets specific requirements.
As an attorney, you may receive a waiver of the required 75-hour pre-license coursework. A request to waive the pre-license education requirement should be made in writing and included with the application for license. In addition, a transcript and copy of your law degree should be included with the application.