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    • Home
    • Get SD Licence
      • Get SD Licence
      • Licensing Process
      • SD Law Review Materials
    • CE to Renew License
      • CE to Renew License
      • Upgrade Broker Associate
      • Responsible Licence
    • All online Classes
    • Property Management
  • Home
  • Get SD Licence
    • Get SD Licence
    • Licensing Process
    • SD Law Review Materials
  • CE to Renew License
    • CE to Renew License
    • Upgrade Broker Associate
    • Responsible Licence
  • All online Classes
  • Property Management
Carol's Classes ,LLC

Getting a Broker License

Starting January 1, 2023 you will need to meet three requirements:


  1. Have a Broker Associate license
  2. Actively serve under a Broker for at least two years
  3. Take the new 24-hour Responsible Broker class and pass the test at the end of the class
  4. Apply for Broker license within six months of passing the class.


Yes – it counts as 24 hours of required credit for renewing your license. However, you must apply for a broker license within six months of taking the class for it to count for getting your broker license.


To receive a Broker’s license, you need


  • Have been an active broker-associate for at least two years
  • Take the Responsible Broker 24-hour class
  • Apply for your license within six months of passing the class


Responsible Broker Class

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Can be Used for CE and for PL education - $439

Class needed to obtain Broker’s License

The 24-hour Responsible Broker class is the class needed for getting a broker license. It can also be used for Continuing Education (CE). The class is three days, 8:00 am – 5:00. It can be attended in-person. It can also be attended on Zoom as long as the student is in front of video camera during all sessions. Students will need high-speed internet access.

Students who have attended this class once, taught and sponsored by Carol’s Classes LLC can request a $100 discount when they take it sponsored by Carol's Classes LLC in the future. They will need to provide proof they previously took it sponsored by Carol's Classes LLC.

Course includes these modules:


  • Real Estate. Business Planning for Brokers and Teams module. Includes agency choices, compensation planning and exit strategy planning. Four-hour module.
  • Policies and Procedures module includes information on business ethics and HR processes. Four-hour module does not count as an NAR Code of Ethics compliance.
  • Broker Supervision module includes need to train agents on state required forms. Four-hour module.
  • Risk Management module on planning processes to reduce consequences of possible foreseeable risks including legal violations. Four-hour module.
  • Property Management law review for broker who may wish to operate a property management company. Three-hour module.
  • Trust Accounts and Best practices and final test. Five-hour module.

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Responsible Broker Class Registration Links

Registration and Dates Link

NOTE: Free parking without time limit on 2nd Street

Carol's Classes

201 Main Street, Suite #203, Rapid City, SD 57701

Business: (605) 390-2338 | (605) 593-7202 Email Us: carol@carolsclasses.com | scott@carolsclasses.com

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