CE to Renew License
CLASS DATES BY MONTH. COURSE DESCRIPTIONS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE
FAQS
Your license renewal period is a two-year period. You can take your education anytime during that period.
For each of the first two renewal cycles you need 30 hours of classes. The state calls these renewal periods post licensing (PLI and PLII). The classes are the same as the ones called continuing education (CE) however the only ones which count as PL credits have to be approved as ‘Required’. They can be any required courses you like.
You need 24 hours of continuing education (CE). Of the 24-hours at least 12 hours must be ‘Required’. The remaining 12 hours can be any combination of ‘Required’ or ‘Elective’
On the home page of the real estate commission website choose the Licensee log in button which takes you to the login page at this link: https://sdrec.sd.gov/registration/login.aspx. Follow the instructions to sign in. Choose ‘View Education Summary’ then push ‘GO’ at bottom of list.
2025-2026 Upcoming Classes
Responsible Broker
24 hours Required, $439
Possible discount if student took class from Carol’s Classes before
Real Estate Planning for Brokers and Teams
4 hours Elective, $65
Policies, Procedures, and HR
4 hours Required, $65
Broker Supervision
Taught by Scott Lawhun and Carol Lawhun
4 hours Required, $65
Risk Management
4 hours Required, $65
A2A Property Management Laws
3 hours Required, $49
(NEW CLASS) Why, What and When of Fair Housing
3 hours Required, $49
Negotiating Friendly Real Estate Deals
In-person only
Taught by Scott Lawhun
3 hours Elective, $49
Avoid Critical Complaints
ZOOM only
3 hours Required, $49
Preparing Clients to See Clues
3 hours Required, $49
Disclosures - Protecting You & Your Clients
3 hours Required, $49
(NEW CLASS) Agency working with owners
3 hours Required, $49
Residential Contracts
3 hours Required, $49
(NEW CLASS) Working with buyers and tenants
3 hours Required, $49
January 5, 6, and 7, 2026
Responsible Broker
8:00am - 5:00 PM Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
24 hours Required, $439
Possible discount if student took class from Carol’s Classes before
January 5, 2026
Real Estate Planning for Brokers and Teams
8:00am - 12:00 PM Monday
4 hours Required, $65
January 5, 2026
Policies, Procedures, and HR
1:00pm - 5:00 PM Monday
4 hours Required, $65
January 6, 2026
Broker Supervision
8:00am - 12:00 PM Tuesday
4 hours Required, $65
January 6, 2026
Risk Management
1:00pm - 5:00 PM Tuesday
4 hours Required, $65
January 7, 2026
A2A Property Management Laws
8:00am - 11:00 AM Wednesday
3 hours Required, $49
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS - REQUIRED CLASSES
All classes are Mountain Time. Classes in this section may be attended on zoom camera (real time) or in person.
(NEW 2025) WORKING WITH OWNERS (SELLERS AND LANDLORDS)
3 Hours Required, $49
Review of working with owners of properties including:
- Understand agency duties, NAR compliance, ownership verification, and disclosure requirements
- Understand agency duties, NAR compliance, ownership verification, and disclosure requirements
- Identify risk, Short Term Rental issues, appraisal concepts, and relationship Short Term Rental strategies
For dates and registration links please see Upcoming Classes Schedule above
(NEW 2025) WORKING WITH BUYERS AND TENANTS
3 Hours Required, $49
- Understand agency roles and duties; explain buyer agency agreements; identify compensation and cooperation issues.
- Recognize duties owed to unrepresented buyers; explain limited agency and transaction brokerage; manage direct offers ethically.
- Recognize duties owed to unrepresented buyers; explain limited agency and transaction brokerage; manage direct offers ethically.
For dates and registration links please see Upcoming Classes Schedule above
CODE OF ETHICS FOR REALTORS, 3 HOURS REQUIRED, $49
Code of Ethics for REALTORS class Works as CE and Post-license renewal credits.
It also works as NAR ethics requirements. We will send a Certificate of Completion to you and your board of REALTORS.
We will be using the 2024 Code of Ethics from NAR.
2025 Schedule TBD – will be taught during the fall session of 2025:
December 6, 2024, 1 pm – 4 pm
(Also, it is included in 24 Required Hours in a Week October 14-17)
For dates and registration links please see Upcoming Classes Schedule above.
RESIDENTIAL CONTRACTS, 3 HOURS REQUIRED, $49
Residential Contracts focuses on reviewing a residential property purchase agreement and typical clauses included. Works as CE and Post-license renewal credits for 2024.
2025 Schedule TBD – This will be taught during the Oct 20-23 ’24-in-a-week’ as well as an additional date later in the year:
November 20, 2024, 1 pm – 4 pm
(Also, it is included in 24 Required Hours in a Week October 14-17)
For dates and registration links please see Upcoming Classes Schedule above.
PREPARING CLIENTS TO SEE CLUES, 3 HOURS REQUIRED, $49
Review of basic items real estate agents can look at to help their clients in transactions.
2025 Schedule TBD – This will be taught during the Oct 20-23 ’24-in-a-week’ as well as an additional date later in the year:
October 25, 2024, 1 pm – 4 pm
December 5, 2024, 1 pm – 4 pm
(Also, it is included in 24 Required Hours in a Week October 14-17)
For dates and registration links please see Upcoming Classes Schedule above.
AVOID CRITICAL COMPLAINTS, 3 HOURS REQUIRED, $49
Class was written after reviewing five years of SDREC newsletter disciplinary actions.
2025 Schedule TBD – This will be taught during the Oct 20-23 ’24-in-a-week’ as well as an additional date later in the year:
October 7, 2024, 1pm – 4pm
For dates and registration links please see Upcoming Classes Schedule above.
DISCLOSURES - PROTECTING YOU AND YOUR CLIENTS, 3 HOURS REQUIRED, $49
Using disclosures to protect your client and as risk management for you. Create your own checklist of clarifying questions for client discussions about risks in real estate transactions.
2025 Schedule TBD – This will be taught during the Oct 20-23 ’24-in-a-week’ as well as an additional date later in the year:
November 13, 2024, 1pm – 4 pm
(Also, it is Included in 24 Required Hours in a Week October 14-17)
For dates and registration links please see Upcoming Classes Schedule above.
(NEW 2025) WHY, WHAT AND WHEN OF FAIR HOUSING, $49
New fair housing course for everyone. It does meet NAR requirements for REALTORS.
For dates and registration links please see Upcoming Classes Schedule above.
RESPONSIBLE BROKER, 24 HOURS REQUIRED, $439
Broker training covers leadership, items to consider when starting a brokerage, and SD License Law.
This course, along with two years active experience, allows a Broker Associate licensee to request a Broker license during 2024. Starting 2024 a Broker Associate will need two years active experience, a 24-hour Responsible Broker class within six months of requesting Broker license.
Students must attend both days, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm mountain time. Students can attend in-person or using Zoom. All students need to use online device (computer, laptop, tablet, or smartphone) for final test.
2025 Schedule:
- January 8, 9, 10
- May 20, 21, 22
- Aug 20, 21, 22
- Nov 5, 6, 7.
A2A Property Management Laws (Agency to Audits)”, 3 hours Required, $49
This is an updated version of the SD Law for Property Management. It includes an overview of SD laws for property managers include leases, evictions and agency. It is a module of the Responsible Broker class and is taught during that class as CE/PL license renewal credits as well as by itself. This will be taught during the Oct 20-23 ’24-in-a-week’ Session is Mountain time
2025 Schedule:
- January 10, 8-11 am. Taught simultaneously with the Responsible Broker class
- May 22, 8-11 am. Taught simultaneously with the Responsible Broker class
- August 22, 8-11 am. Taught simultaneously with the Responsible Broker class
- This will be taught as one of the sessions during the Oct 20-23 ’24-in-a-week’
- November 7, 8-11 am. Taught simultaneously with the Responsible Broker class
Policies, Procedures, Ethics and HR, 4 hours Required, $65
A look at the importance, and looking at processes for company policies, procedures, HR and intentional ethics. It is a module of the Responsible Broker class and taught during that class as CE/PL license renewal credits. Session is 1:00-5:00 pm Mountain time
2025 Schedule 1:00-5:00 pm:
- January 8
- May 20
- August 20
- November 5
Broker Supervision, 4 hours Required, $65
A review of a look at the skills and areas where brokers supervise agents. Includes training agents on the agency options a brokerage uses, compliance for advertising and Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). A look at forms needed for transactions in SD. It is a module of the Responsible Broker class and taught during that class as CE/PL license renewal credits. Session is 8:00 am- noon pm Mountain time
2025 Schedule 8:00 am - noon:
- January 9
- May 21
- August 21
- November 6
Policies, Procedures, Ethics and HR, 4 hours Required, $65
A look at the importance, and looking at processes for company policies, procedures, HR and intentional ethics. It is a module of the Responsible Broker class and taught during that class as CE/PL license renewal credits. Session is 1:00-5:00 pm Mountain time
2025 Schedule 1:00-5:00 pm:
- January 8
- May 20
- August 20
- November 5
Trust But Verify, 3 hours Required, $49
Not your normal CE. This is a class which includes an overview of trust accounts and then quickly goes into a hands-on exercise of manually creating and maintaining fictional trust accounts for one month for two clients with apartment buildings. At the end of the month the exercise concludes with the student manually doing trust account reconciliations for both an ‘Owners Rents’ trust account and a ‘Tenant Security Deposit’ trust account. It is a module of the Fundamentals of Property Management class and taught during that class as CE/PL license renewal credits. Session is 1:00-4:00 pm Mountain time
2025 Schedule 1:00-4:00 pm:
- March 21
- June 13
- September 16
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS - ELECTIVE CLASSES FOR CE
All classes are Mountain Time. Classes in this section, other than the Negotiating class, may be attending on zoom camera (real time) or in person.
Negotiating Friendly Deals, 3 Hours Elective, $49
This course is in-person only and not available on Zoom. Normally taught by Scott Lawhun. Use curiosity in basic negotiation techniques to create win-win deals for agents who want happy clients without needing to be super negotiators. Come away with tools to build your business to a five-star level.
For dates and registration links please see Upcoming Classes Schedule above.
Real Estate Planning for Brokers and Teams, 4 hours Elective, $65
A look at the importance and process of business planning. It is a module of the Responsible Broker class and taught during that class as CE license renewal credits. Does not work for PL credits. Session is 8:00 am – noon Mountain time
2025 Schedule 8:00 am - noon:
- January 8
- May 20
- August 20
- November 5
