What is the direct answer?
Which official Georgia topic does this cover?
Continuing education and license-law education under GREC Rule 520-1-.05.
What is the Georgia-specific distinction?
The Rule
The standard active-license requirement is 36 hours, including at least three hours of Georgia license law. Brokers and associate brokers also need at least 18 hours of broker education within the total. The current text retains July 1, 2025 as that requirement's start date, despite the later September 2026 amendment history. Check exemptions and inactive-status catch-up requirements against your record.
What you need to know
Plan nine hours per year as a simple pace. The rule measures the renewal period, not an annual quota, but spreading the work prevents a last-week renewal problem.
Confirm both school approval and course approval. The Commission electronic record, not a certificate stored in a drawer, is what should be checked before renewal.
Inactive status can change when education is needed to reactivate. A long inactive period may require education that would have been due while active, unless the licensee maintained the required CE. Check the current rule before planning a return.
What should you do, in order?
- Find the exact renewal deadline in GREC online services.
- Track 36 total hours and three license-law hours separately.
- Use GREC-approved schools and courses.
- Verify each completion has posted.
- Resolve any shortfall before the renewal window closes.
Worked example: Total hours versus category hours
Chris has completed 36 CE hours but none of the certificates identify an approved Georgia license-law course.
Common traps
- Using the obsolete 24-hour figure.
- Counting an unapproved webinar.
- Reaching 36 total hours while missing the license-law category.
Check yourself
1. How many CE hours are required in the standard Georgia four-year cycle?
- 18
- 24
- 30
- 36
Show answer and explanation
36 The current rule requires at least 36 hours.
2. How many of those hours must cover Georgia license law?
- At least 3
- Exactly 6
- At least 12
- None
Show answer and explanation
At least 3 At least three approved hours must address Georgia license law.
Before you move on
- □ I know the 36-hour total and three-hour category.
- □ I verify course posting in the regulator record.
- □ I understand inactive return may require separate analysis.
Where to go next
Complete the renewal process. Follow the route that matches your current decision instead of reading licensing pages at random.