Real Estate Continuing Education

The Michigan Real Estate Academy offers Real Estate Continuing Education (CE) courseswhich are CE Marketplace Certified. Attendees must sit for the entire course to receive credit. No partial credit is available.

For non-Member registration, please email MREA@gkar.com.

UPCOMING 2021 virtual COURSES:

September 1^st, 2021 - Alpha
- 2-hour course
- 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

September 8^th, 2021 - Bravo
- 2-hour course
- 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

September 28^th, 2021 - Alpha
- 2-hour course
- 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
- 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

September 29^th, 2021 - Charlie
- 2-hour course
- 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

October 6^th, 2021 - Bravo
- 2-hour course
- 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
- 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

October 28^th, 2021 - Charlie
- 2-hour course
- 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
- 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Please note: Attendees must be present for the entire course in order to receive credit for the course. Partial credit is not available. A $10 No-Show fee will be charged to anyone who makes a reservation, but does not attend - OR - does not cancel or transfer by the final refund/transfer deadline. View Continuing Education Policies (PDF)

UPCOMING 2021 self-directed COURSES:

NEW THIS FALL - Starting in the third quarter, you will be able to take up to 6 hours of self-directed (online) CE through The CE Shop as part of your complimentary CE GKAR Member Benefit!

Registration with GKAR first is required to receive your unique CE Shop GKAR Member Code.

Continuing Education and License Renewal for Current Cycle:

The Licensing cycle lasts three (3) years and license renewals are issued every three (3) years. Every licensee is subject to the same cycle. Regardless of when you obtain your license, you will enter the existing cycle.

For Example:

The current cycle began on November 1^st, 2018 and will continue until October 31^st, 2021. Within that time, licensees must complete 18 hours of Continuing Education credits. If you obtain your license after June, you will need to contact LARA to determine what credits you will need to complete in order to keep your license current.

Year Licensed

1^st year* (2019)
2^nd year (2020)
3^rd year (2021)

Hours Per Year

2 legal credits | 4 additional credits
2 legal credits | 4 additional credits
2 legal credits | 4 additional credits

Total Hours Required to Renew

18 (includes 2 legal credits per year)
12 (includes 2 legal credits per year)
6 (includes 2 legal credits per year)

*1st Year requirements apply to current licensees / those who obtained their license in 2019 or before.

Continuing Education and License Renewal for After 2021:

LARA has made a change to license expiration dates since transferring Real Estate licenses to the MiPlus database:

New Licensees

Going forward, all new licensees will have an expiration date reflecting three years from the month their license was issued.

Current Licensees

For current licensees, when you renew your license this year, by October 31st, 2021, your new license expiration date will coincide with the month your license was originally issued.

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