MD CE Requirements – Maryland Real Estate Commission

Maryland State Requirements

Real Estate Salesperson & Associate Broker
(non-team leader or manager)

State Required Hours: 15 Credit Hours (No Duplicate Classes). 10.5 Hours Of Required Courses And 4.5 Hours Of Elective Courses.

MD Salespersons & Associate Brokers (Residential)

  • 3.0 Credit Hours | MD Legislative Update (Category: A)
  • 3.0 Credit Hours | MD Ethics, Flipping, & Predatory Lending (Category: D)
  • 3.0 Credit Hours | BRAD: Brokerage Relationships & Disclosures formerly MREC Agency – Residential (Category: H)
  • 1.5 Credit Hours | MD Fair Housing (Category: C)
  • 4.5 Credit Hours | Electives of Your Choice

Real Estate Broker, Team Leader, or Office/Branch Manager

State Required Hours: 15 Credit Hours (No Duplicate Classes). 13.5 Hours Of Required Courses And 1.5 Hours Of Elective Courses.

MD Brokers, Team Leaders, or Office/Branch Managers (Residential)

  • 3.0 Credit Hours | MD Legislative Update (Category: A)
  • 3.0 Credit Hours | MD Ethics, Flipping, & Predatory Lending (Category: D)
  • 3.0 Credit Hours | BRAD: Brokerage Relationships & Disclosures, formerly MREC Agency – Residential (Category: H)
  • 1.5 Credit Hours | MD Fair Housing (Category: C)
  • 3.0 Credit Hours | MREC Supervision (Category: I)
  • 1.5 Credit Hours | Elective of Your Choice

CE Credit Uploading: CE Credits are uploaded electronically directly to the DLLR Real Estate Commission website. Once the credits are uploaded, you receive an email receipt of your CE credit completion. The State requires Real Estate Educators to upload the completed CE credit within five to seven days after the completed class date. The State no longer requires certification of completion to be issued. Tristar Academy uploads the completed credits within 24 hours after completion along with a certificate of completion.

Tristar Academy is an Approved Real Estate Education Provider by the Maryland Real Estate Commission. School License ID: 1805. Click Here to View the List of Approved Education Providers

License Renewal Date: Every Two Years From The Date The License Was Issued To The Licensee. You Can Find Your Expiration Date On The Bottom Of Your License Or Click Here to Find Your License Expiration Date On The DLLR Website


Effective 08/17/2023
Due to the overwhelming number of CE audits, the Commission voted at last month’s meeting to not allow a licensee to renew unless all 15 hours of continuing education are showing in their licensing records. There will no longer be an option to certify completion of CE and proceed with renewing.  

What does this mean?
A licensee that logs in and all 15 hours of continuing education are not showing will be met with an error message advising they will not be allowed to renew because they have insufficient hours. The system will list what category(ies) they are missing hours in and instruct them to contact the education provider to have them submit the data to MREC’s system.
The Commission will not accept a copy of a certificate of completion from the licensee. All CE taken from a Maryland-approved provider must be electronically submitted by the education provider. 
If the licensee holds a license in another state and wishes to use those hours towards their electives, instructions on how to submit that request can be found at  https://www.labor.maryland.gov/license/mrec/mreceducreq.shtml

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Charlene Faison, Education Director Maryland Real Estate Commission: [email protected]


Classes can be rescheduled up to one time. If registered for a class and does not attend without notice, there is no refund. Tristar Academy gives a 24-Hours window for cancellation or one reschedule via email.

Elective Credit For DC: The Below Classes are Available for DC Elective Credits for $10 Per Class. You may add this to your course at the time of registration online or over the phone

  • BRAD: Brokerage Relationships & Disclosures formerly MREC Agency – Residential
  • MD Ethics, Flipping, & Predatory Lending

CE Credit Uploading: CE Credits are uploaded electronically directly to the DLLR Real Estate Commission website. Once the credits are uploaded, you receive an email receipt of your CE credit completion. The State requires Real Estate Educators to upload the completed CE credit within five to seven days after the completed class date. The State no longer requires for a certification of completion to be issued. Tristar Academy uploads the completed credits within 24 hours after completion along with a certificate of completion.

Tristar Academy is an Approved Real Estate Education Provider by the Maryland Real Estate Commission. School License ID: 1805.

View the List of Approved Education Providers

License Renewal Date: Every Two Years From The Date The License Was Issued To The Licensee. You Can Find Your Expiration Date On The Bottom Of Your License or find your license expiration date on the DLLR website