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

A West Virginia real estate licensee who is not exempt completes 7 hours of CE for each fiscal year, in courses the West Virginia Real Estate Commission has approved, to keep an active license. Brokers and associate brokers include 3 broker-level hours among the 7. Exempt licensees include those on inactive status and some first renewals.

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The rule, fact by fact

Course hours
7 hours of Commission-approved CE for each fiscal year, to maintain an active licenseCourses count only if the Commission approved them.
Verified. rec.wv.gov (opens state website) · checked Nov 13, 2026
Broker-level hours
From fiscal year 2024, brokers and associate brokers take 3 broker-level hours of the 7The rest of the seven can come from any course the Commission has approved.
Same source and date as above
Who is exempt
Exempt: licenses held since 07/01/1969, inactive status and some first renewalsThe first-renewal exemption applies only if the licensee renews on or before June 30 of that fiscal year.
Same source and date as above

How to get it done

  1. Step 1. Check whether you are exempt. If not, you owe 7 hours for the fiscal year. Brokers and associate brokers take 3 broker-level hours of the 7.

  2. Step 2. Pick a course from a Commission-approved provider and instructor. The Commission has to approve each provider, instructor and course before it is advertised or offered.

  3. Step 3. Take the hours in the fiscal year before the fiscal year you renew for. Each hour equals 50 minutes.

  4. Step 4. Keep your course records. When you renew an active license, you furnish satisfactory evidence of the approved hours, in the form the Commission sets.

Before you pay

This page rests on the West Virginia Real Estate Commission's continuing education page and the West Virginia statute on continuing professional education. We haven't confirmed course prices.

Before you pay, check that the provider and the course are Commission-approved.

Questions

Can I take West Virginia real estate CE online?

Yes, if the Commission approved the distance education course in advance.

Do courses from other state agencies count?

Yes, some do. The statute recognizes real estate CE courses that the real estate appraiser licensing and certification board, the Division of Highways, the West Virginia State Bar or another state agency provides or approves.

What does it take to activate an inactive license?

A licensee who applies to revert from inactive to active status furnishes satisfactory evidence to the Commission of the approved CE that would have been required for active status when the license was last renewed.

Do non-resident licensees need West Virginia CE?

Non-resident licensees must comply. The Commission accepts CE earned in another jurisdiction if that state has a comparable CE rule and recognizes West Virginia credits as meeting its own.

What to do next

Start with the West Virginia Real Estate Commission's continuing education page. The statute itself is on the West Virginia Legislature's code site.

rec.wv.gov

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