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How many continuing education hours do I need to renew my Minnesota real estate license?

Minnesota real estate salespersons and brokers need 30 hours of continuing education (CE) in their first license period. Then they need 30 in each 24-month period. Each license year, 3.75 or 7.5 of the hours are module training. If you work only in commercial real estate and file a verification of that, the module rules don't apply to you.

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The rule, fact by fact

Course hours
30 hours during the initial license period and each succeeding 24-month license periodAt least 15 of the 30 credit hours must be completed during the first 12 months of the 24-month licensing period.
Verified. www.revisor.mn.gov (opens state website) · checked Nov 13, 2026
Rule
Either 3.75 or 7.5 hours of module training every license year, within the 30 hoursThe commissioner determines which modules are required for each license year.
Same source and date as above
Online accepted
No approval for unsupervised home courses, except accredited new-technology coursesNew delivery technology includes interactive technology and the Internet.
Same source and date as above
Valid for
Renewal is timely if all requirements, continuing education too, are done and reportedWithout notice of approval of renewal, you may not keep working as a real estate broker, salesperson or closing agent after June 30 of the renewal year until approval arrives.
Verified. Minnesota Statutes · Section 82.62, license renewal (opens state website) · checked Nov 13, 2026

How to get it done

  1. Step 1. Check whether you work only in commercial real estate. If you do and you file a verification of that status with the commissioner, the module rules and the agency and fair housing hours don't apply to you. The 30 hours still apply to all real estate salespersons and brokers.

  2. Step 2. Pick a course the commissioner approved. The commissioner can't approve courses in motivation, salesmanship, psychology or time management for credit. A course you can finish at home without an instructor's supervision isn't approved either, unless it is an accredited course using new delivery technology.

  3. Step 3. Take either 3.75 or 7.5 hours of module training in each license year. They are part of the 30 hours, not extra.

  4. Step 4. In each license period, take at least one hour on agency representation and disclosure laws or regulations, and at least one hour on state and federal fair housing laws, other antidiscrimination laws, or housing needs of immigrant and other underserved populations. In a given period, the commissioner may decide that the module covers these hours in whole or in part.

  5. Step 5. If you're a broker, include a module of at least one hour each license year that is designed for broker issues. It counts within your 30 hours.

  6. Step 6. Finish and report your hours before you apply to renew. Renewal is timely if every requirement, CE included, is completed and reported. Without notice of approval of renewal, you may not keep working as a real estate broker, salesperson or closing agent after June 30 of the renewal year until approval arrives.

Before you pay

This page rests on two Minnesota statutes, which cover CE and renewal. We haven't confirmed a course price, this year's module topics, or the commissioner's rules on approving courses.

Before you pay a school, ask whether the commissioner approved the course for the hours you need.

Questions

Can I earn credit by teaching a course?

Yes, in a course the commissioner approved. The 30 hours can be completed either as a student or as a lecturer. You can't earn credit for the same course twice in one licensing period, whether you took it as a student or taught it.

Does my prelicense broker course count?

It can. An approved prelicense 30-hour broker course may be used for CE credit by a salesperson or a broker if you complete it during the appropriate licensing period.

My broker handles my renewal. Which deadline matters?

A broker renews each eligible salesperson who is and will continue to be associated with the broker. An eligible salesperson is one who has demonstrated compliance with all renewal requirements before June 15 of the renewal year.

How is a module test given?

It is a written test, on paper or on a screen. You take it at the end of the module as part of the module's credit hours. The test can't be given credit of more than one-sixth of the time allocated to the module.

What if I let my license go for two years?

You must take an examination again. A licensee who held a Minnesota broker or salesperson license and fails to renew it for two years has to retest.

What to do next

Start with the Minnesota statute on real estate CE. Then ask a school which of its courses the commissioner approved for the hours you need.

www.revisor.mn.gov

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