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NEWTOWN SQUARE PA – Of the several thousand people who obtained real estate sales licenses in Pennsylvania after Dec. 1, 2007, more than half live and work in the eight-county Greater Philadelphia area. All of them, each and every one, will need special continuing education to renew their licenses before May 31, 2010.
That’s a lot of licensees, and a lot of cumulative classroom hours.
Fortunately, Polley Associates has a lot of classes already scheduled.
The Pennsylvania State Real Estate Commission issued new rules during October 2008 for what is known as post-licensing continuing education. It’s requiring persons who received real estate sales licenses after Dec. 1, 2007, to take two special 7-hour courses (14 hours total) to renew their licenses.
The courses are known by the titles “Required Course: General Module” and “Required Course: Residential Module” OR “Required Course: Commercial Module.” With the new courses, the Commission hopes to broaden newcomers’ knowledge of real estate, consumer service, and professional ethics.
Course content strictly adheres to Commission-developed outlines. Importantly, no other continuing or broker-level education satisfies the requirement. In short, if you’re a “new” licensee, you must take the general module – and either the residential or commercial module – to continue do business after next June 1.
Schedules for these classes through May 2010 in Eastern Pennsylvania were revised and expanded Friday (Sept. 4, 2009) on the Polley Associates website. They represent a “first wave,” meaning others could be added later. Currently, required continuing education is scheduled for:
- Sept. 10, 2009, in Newtown Square PA, Residential Module;
- Sept. 24, 2009, in Newtown Square PA, General Module;
- Oct. 1, 2009, in Newtown Square PA, Residential Module;
- Oct. 6, 2009, in Blue Bell PA, General Module;
- Oct. 13, 2009, in Blue Bell PA, Residential Module;
- Oct. 14, 2009, in Lionville PA, General Module;
- Oct. 21, 2009, in Lionville PA, Residential Module;
- Nov. 5, 2009, in Blue Bell PA, General Module;
- Nov. 6, 2009, in Southampton PA, General Module;
- Nov. 11, 2009, in Newtown Square PA, General Module;
- Nov. 12, 2009, in Blue Bell PA, Residential Module;
- Nov. 13, 2009, in Southampton PA, Residential Module;
- Nov. 17, 2009, in Newtown Square PA, Residential Module;
- Feb. 10, 2010, in Southampton PA, General Module;
- Feb. 13, 2010, in Newtown Square PA, General Module;
- Feb. 17, 2010, in Southampton PA, Residential Module;
- Feb. 20, 2010, in Newtown Square PA, Residential Module;
- March 20, 2010, in Blue Bell PA, General Module;
- March 27, 2010, in Blue Bell PA, Residential Module;
- April 10, 2010, in Southampton PA, General Module;
- April 17, 2010, in Southampton PA, Residential Module;
- May 1, 2010, in Lionville PA, General Module; and
- May 8, 2010, in Lionville PA, Residential Module.
Anyone licensed before Dec. 1, 2007, also may take the courses for continuing education credit.
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