First renewal (post-license): 30-hour post-license education program required of new salespersons.
Before you read
Test yourself first: 5 questions
Question 1 of 5
Continuing education and license renewal for Virginia real estate licensees are administered by:
Answer: A. License renewal and continuing-education requirements for Virginia licensees are set and administered by the Virginia Real Estate Board under DPOR.
Question 2 of 5
To keep a Virginia salesperson license active and in good standing after the initial renewal cycle, a licensee must do which of the following?
Answer: B. Virginia salespersons must satisfy the board's continuing education requirement and renew on schedule to maintain an active license; they do not retake the full pre-license course.
Question 3 of 5
A newly licensed Virginia salesperson is renewing for the first time. What additional education must be completed during that first license term?
Answer: A. For the FIRST renewal, a Virginia salesperson must complete 30 hours of post-license education. After that, renewals require standard continuing education rather than the one-time post-license curriculum.
Question 4 of 5
A salesperson asks why Virginia continuing education and conduct rules carry the force of law even though the legislature did not write each one. The best explanation is that:
Answer: B. The General Assembly enacted the enabling licensing statute and delegated to the Real Estate Board the authority to adopt regulations that carry out and enforce that statute. Properly promulgated Board regulations therefore have the force of law and bind licensees.
Question 5 of 5
In Virginia, a newly licensed salesperson must complete a specific education requirement before the FIRST license renewal that does not apply at later renewals. What is it?
Answer: B. Virginia requires 60 hours of pre-license education to obtain a salesperson license, and then a 30-hour post-license education curriculum that must be completed before the salesperson's first license renewal. After that first renewal, ongoing continuing education (not the post-license course) applies.
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Must-know rules
- Regulator: Virginia Real Estate Board, housed within DPOR (Dept. of Professional & Occupational Regulation).
- Salesperson pre-license education: 60 hours of approved coursework before sitting for the exam.
- Broker pre-license education: 180 hours plus active experience requirement set by the Board.
- First renewal (post-license): 30-hour post-license education program required of new salespersons.
- A salesperson must work under the supervision of a Virginia-licensed broker; no independent practice.
- Subsequent renewals: 16 hours of continuing education each two-year license cycle.
- Licenses are issued and renewed by the Real Estate Board through DPOR's online and mail processes.
Virginia Licensing & Continuing-Education Quick Sheet: FAQs
Is Virginia Licensing & Continuing-Education Quick Sheet on the real estate exam?
Yes. State License Law is a scored domain on the Virginia 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 Virginia test this differently?
Virginia applies its own license law on top of the national portion. This page covers the Virginia rules specifically, which is what the state section of your exam tests.
