Kentucky Real Estate Education Requirements
Continuing Education - Required every year

Continuing Education Requirements

Kentucky real estate agents must complete 6 hours of approved continuing education every year to renew a real estate license.

• The continuing education calendar year is January 1-December 31.
• 6 hours of continuing education is required every calendar year.
• 3 hours of the 6 hours must be in an approved real estate legal topic such as: Agency, Anti-trust, Environmental Law, Fair Housing, Landlord-Tenant Law, Misrepresentation, 1031 Tax Exchanges, and Contract Law (as long as they are not state specific).
• The Kentucky Core Course is required once every four years, based on your birth date, as per the chart below:

  January, February, March birth dates:	1999, 2003, 2007, etc
  April, May, June birth dates:	2000, 2004, 2008, etc.
  July, August, September birth dates:	2001, 2005, 2009, etc.
  October, November, December birth dates:	2002, 2006, 2010, etc.

• If you have taken the Kentucky Core Course out of your designated year, then the next time to take the Core Course will be 4 years in the future. This is a 6-hour continuing education class developed by the Kentucky Real Estate Commission, covering federal, state, and common laws relating to real estate. The 2006 Core Course Schedule and Providers may be found at this link: www.krec.ky.gov/coreschd.htm.

This information is designed to provide a summary of the minimum education, experience, and examination requirements established by the Kentucky Real Estate Commission www.krec.ky.gov/. The information provided can be found on the Commission's website. You are advised to review the Kentucky Real Estate Commission website for more detailed information and for any changes which may have occurred.