Pre-license: salesperson must complete a 75-hour approved pre-license course and pass the state exam.
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Test yourself first: 5 questions
Question 1 of 5
Continuing education in Georgia is primarily required for a licensee in order to:
Answer: B. Georgia licensees must complete approved continuing education to renew and keep their license active during each renewal cycle.
Question 2 of 5
To keep a Georgia real estate license active over time, a licensee must:
Answer: A. Georgia licensees keep their licenses active by completing required continuing education and renewing the license on time; trade-association membership is not a state licensing requirement.
Question 3 of 5
Aside from first-year post-license education, Georgia licensees must complete ongoing continuing education to renew. What is the standard continuing-education requirement per renewal cycle?
Answer: B. After the first-year post-license requirement, Georgia licensees must complete 24 hours of approved continuing education during each four-year renewal period to keep the license active. Continuing education is an ongoing obligation, not a one-time event.
Question 4 of 5
A Georgia salesperson lets a license lapse for several years and now wants to return to practice. Which is generally true about reinstating or reactivating a long-lapsed Georgia license?
Answer: B. A lapsed Georgia license is not simply revived by showing up to work. Depending on how long it has lapsed, the licensee must cure continuing-education deficiencies and pay required fees, and after a longer lapse may need to repeat education or re-examine. The burden is on the licensee.
Question 5 of 5
How many hours of pre-license education are required for a Georgia salesperson license?
Answer: B. Georgia requires a 75-hour approved salesperson pre-licensing course before taking the licensing exam.
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Must-know rules
- Regulator: Georgia Real Estate Commission (GREC) licenses and oversees agents.
- Pre-license: salesperson must complete a 75-hour approved pre-license course and pass the state exam.
- Post-license: a 25-hour post-license course is required during the FIRST year of licensure (year one).
- Failing to complete the year-one post-license course causes the license to lapse.
- A Georgia salesperson must work under and be affiliated with an active Georgia broker.
- Continuing education is required each renewal cycle to keep the license active.
- Licensees must keep their address and affiliation current with GREC.
Georgia Licensing & Continuing-Education Quick Sheet: FAQs
Is Georgia Licensing & Continuing-Education Quick Sheet on the real estate exam?
Yes. State License Law is a scored domain on the Georgia real estate licensing exam, and this topic appears in the state license-law portion.
Is this cheat sheet free?
Yes — every page on Cinna RE's resource library is free to read, print and share. The app adds practice questions, mock exams and a readiness score.
Does Georgia test this differently?
Georgia applies its own license law on top of the national portion. This page covers the Georgia rules specifically, which is what the state section of your exam tests.
