National Association of REALTORS® Quadrennial Requirement Overview

National Association of REALTORS® Ethics Requirement

Quadrennial Periods
(Two-and-a-half hours of Code of Ethics training required)

REALTOR® member of the Association shall be required to complete quadrennial ethics training of not less than two hours and thirty minutes of instructional time. This requirement will be satisfied upon presentation of documentation that the member has completed a course of instruction conducted by this or another association, the State Association of REALTORS®, the National Association of REALTORS®, or any other recognized educational institution or provider which meets the learning objectives and minimum criteria established by the National Association of REALTORS® from time to time.  The quadrennial periods are as follows:

January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2008

January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2012 (current period)

January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2016

 Different Ways to Complete This Requirement.

1.      The MORe Education Dept. recommends Realtors® take an Ethics course as part of their state continuing education requirement.  Not only will you receive “elective” continuing education credit; the Ethics course will coincide with NAR’s requirement.  Click on the two links below for a current classroom/homestudy CE Schedule.

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2.      Visit www.REALTOR.org.  Click from the home page “Take Code of Ethics Training”.  This is a complimentary 2.5 hr. online course.  You will take an exam at the end of the course.  Once passing the exam with an 80% or better, an e-mail of completion will be sent to you.  Your Mainstreet membership records will be updated the 1st week of the month following your course completion.

3.      For MORe new members, completing the 1.5 day orientation class will comply with the NAR mandate for that particular quadrennial period.

Failure to satisfy this requirement shall be considered a violation of a membership duty for which REALTOR membership shall be suspended until such time as the training is completed.