Pre-Licensing & Continuing Education Courses

GPAR helps provide the necessary continuing education and pre-licensing courses required by the Pennsylvania Real Estate Commission by affiliating with a school operated by the Polley Associates School of Real Estate. For more than 40 years, Polley Associates has been one of the most successful real estate schools in the United States by offering real estate continuing education classes and pre-licensing courses. Polley Associates is certified by the Pennsylvania State Real Estate Commission. Scheduling options include weekend only classes, daytime classes, or evening classes to meet your schedule.

Pre-Licensing

A person wishing to acquire a Pennsylvania Real Estate License must be at least 18 years of age, have four educational credits in real estate from an approved education provider, submit a criminal background check, and have successfully completed the Pennsylvania State Licensing Examination.

Real Estate Fundamentals and Real Estate Practice are the mandatory courses that must be successfully completed before sitting for the exam. Each course is worth two educational credits. The Real Estate Fundamentals course provides foundational principles, language, and knowledge base about the laws that govern the practice of real estate in Pennsylvania. The Real Estate Practice course introduces ethics, techniques, procedures, regulations, and forms involved in a real estate transaction.

After passing the Pennsylvania State Licensing Exam, a sponsoring broker is required for the issuance of the salesperson’s license. After passing the exam, the licensee may wait up to three years before activating the license. After three years, the prospective licensee must retake the exam.

Continuing Education

For the 2022-2024 renewal cycle, the requirement is that a minimum of 3 hours of the required 14 hours of continuing education must be taken on a topic that covers the responsibilities of the broker and the responsibility of their licensees in regard to property management, advertising and general supervision, which would include, but not be limited to, commission and fees. The coursework must be completed between June 1, 2022, and May 31, 2024, in order to meet the requirement. New licensees who are completing their first continuing education cycle are exempt from these required topics but are still required to complete the mandatory courses for new licensees (General Module and choice between Residential or Commercial Module). Those holding a reciprocal license will not complete continuing education but are required to renew their reciprocal license.