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How many continuing education hours do I need to renew my Arizona real estate license?
If your Arizona real estate salesperson license is active, you renew it on time with twenty-four credit hours of continuing education (CE) from the last license period, or fewer if the commissioner prescribes. A designated broker needs thirty. An associate broker needs twenty-four, or thirty in some cases where a designated broker employs them. An inactive license needs none.
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The rule, fact by fact
- Course hours
- Twenty-four credit hours for salespersons, thirty for designated brokersThe statute allows a lesser number if the commissioner prescribes one.
- Verified. www.azleg.gov (opens state website) · checked Nov 13, 2026
- Valid for
- Credit hours accrue during each twenty-four-month period of licensureAn associate broker employed by a designated broker under section 32-2151.01, subsection G is counted at the thirty-hour rate.
- Same source and date as above
- Who needs it
- An inactive license needs no continuing education hours while it is inactiveThe commissioner may require hours before the license is made active again.
- Same source and date as above
How to get it done
Step 1. Check which number applies to you. A salesperson takes twenty-four credit hours and a designated broker takes thirty. An associate broker takes twenty-four, or thirty if a designated broker employs them under section 32-2151.01, subsection G. Cemetery and membership camping brokers and salespersons are exempt from the education requirements, and an inactive license needs no hours while it stays inactive.
Step 2. Pick a course from the department's current list of approved courses. You don't have to attend a course the department produces or sponsors when approved courses are otherwise available. Ask the provider whether the course counts for Arizona hours before you pay.
Step 3. Take the hours during your license period, at the rate that applies to you. The commissioner sets the content of the hours by rule, and it may include the commissioner's current topics, among them short sales.
Step 4. Renew on time. If you renew within one year after your license expired, you may apply hours you completed after it expired toward renewal. Within that year, unless section 32-4301 applies, the department renews without an exam if your license wasn't canceled or suspended when it expired. It terminates a license that has been expired for more than one year.
Before you pay
This page rests on Arizona's renewal statute alone. We haven't confirmed which providers are on the department's list, a course price, or whether an online course counts.
Before you pay, find the course on the department's list of approved courses and ask the provider whether it counts for Arizona hours.
Questions
Can the commissioner excuse me from CE?
Yes, for good cause. The commissioner may waive all or a portion of the continuing education requirement for good cause shown.
What if my license has been inactive for years?
If the license has been inactive for more than fifteen years, the commissioner shall require you to pass an examination specific to the laws of this state relating to the licensing chapter before activating the license.
Can I work while my license is expired?
No. Between expiration and renewal, the rights under the license expire, and acting as a real estate broker or salesperson is unlawful. If an employing broker's license expires, the licenses of the people they employ are severed from the broker on that date.
What is a short sale?
The statute defines a short sale as a real estate transaction in which the sales price is insufficient to pay the loan encumbering the property in addition to the costs of sale, and the seller is unable to pay the difference.
What to do next
Start with the Arizona renewal statute. Then look for the department's own pages and its list of approved courses.
Sources we read
- www.azleg.gov › 02130 · read Nov 13, 2026